Q I've been using a lot of dried legumes in my cooking lately, but I am stumped by one kind -- yellow peas. What can I do with them? A Whole yellow peas (botanic name, Pioum sativum) and split yellow ...

Let’s talk about yellow split peas. Not the kind of talk where we politely nod and smile at their nutritional value. No, this is a heart-to-heart, a love-hate saga of culinary suspense. If you have ...

As the cold and rainy weather lingers on and on (and on), nothing seems to warm me up more than a comforting soup. This yellow split pea and carrot soup is my antidote to chilly weather. I add an ...

INGREDIENTS: • 1 cup yellow split peas (chana dal), picked over for stones • 1 tablespoon coriander seeds • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds • 4 fresh green Thai, cayenne or serrano chiles, stems removed, ...

Kik Alicha (aka Ethiopian split pea stew) is low-key the hero of Ethiopian cooking. If you think stews have to be heavy or complicated, this one proves otherwise. It's rich without being overwhelming, ...

Life can have unexpected twists, as Veronica Musie has certainly learned. An Eritrean by birth, raised in Addis Ababa in neighboring Ethiopia, a geology student in college, and now a U.S. citizen, she ...

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