People are often surprised when I tell them the most-popular spots at The Purple Onion are the herb-and-spice rack and the bean counter. It makes sense to me, though, because the beans are great, ...

Unless otherwise noted, recipes that appear in Idea Alley have not been tested by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Our recent slate of lentil recipes got me wondering, what exactly is the difference ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. LENTIL AND SPLIT PEA SOUP Yield: About 9 cups 8 ounces red or brown lentils, sorted and well-rinsed 8 ounces split peas, sorted ...

I discovered split green peas long after I left India. While you can find many variations of yellow split peas there, the green ones were not as common or as popular as they are in this country. Here ...

While beans often steal the show, their legume cousins—lentils and peas—are just as mighty when it comes to nutrition. According to a new US government healthy eating advisory report, these small but ...

It was early December when my weather app predicted snow. I called my mom. “What’s your split pea soup recipe?” “Oh, hmm,” she said, “I always started ...