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 ...

Leftover ham and ham bones can be used to make split pea soup. Split pea soup is an inexpensive and easy meal to make. The soup can be made in a slow cooker or on the stovetop in a few hours. Easter ...

You may be shocked to learn that I don’t read every single book for my book club meetings and it’s usually because I’m reading other things. I need at least half an hour of quiet reading every morning ...

During the month of December the invitations — to buttered rum-fueled cocktail parties with friends, obligatory office gatherings and cookie swaps — come fast and furious. The casualty of all this ...