split pea it is

for those of you who stayed up late wondering who won the cook off, I defiantly heard a lot more BUZZ around the home about the split pea soup. In celebration of my victory, I shall post the cheapestsouptomakeforlargegroupgatheringsinyourhome recipe

24 servings

6 cups green split peas
3 cloves garlic (or 1tsp.garlic powder)
3 onions chopped
4 carrots chopped
4 potatoes cubed
8 stalks celery chopped
24 cups cold water
1 cup butter
salt and pepper to taste

wash peas. place peas and all vegetables in large soup pot. Bring to a boil. Turn down heat, cover and simmer for 2 hours. Season to taste.

option: you can use 1 Tbs. of coriander powder instead of garlic; it gives a robust flavor.

serve with croutons.

( this is a recipe from the Wellspring silent retreat center: church of the savior Washington DC)

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Wellspring Mission Group
11411 Neelsville Church Road
Germantown, MD 20876

"People do not live by bread alone but also do not live long without it. To eat is to acknowledge our dependence both on food and on each other. It also reminds us of other kinds of emptiness that not even the 'blue plate special' can touch."-Frederick Buechner | Wishful Thinking