Cook 'em
Mash 'em
Mix 'em
Blend 'em
Heat 'em
Prep 'em
Toast 'em
I have been on a homemade food kick lately. The other day it was semi-homemade Snickerdoodle cookies (the dry mix kind, out of a box) that I shared with two of our elderly neighbors across the street. Then I made, for the first time, and from complete scratch, white bread by recipe. And tonight I mastered Split Pea soup without recipe. I just had dried peas I needed to use, and a bag of carrots in the fridge to accompany them. I cooked the peas as directed (3 cups water to 1 cup dry peas), salted & steamed the carrots until fork tender and mashed them after they softened. I mixed the cooked peas into the seasoned carrots (and also added the water I used to steam the carrots, to hold onto as much of the nutrients as possible) before blending them in my food processor. I incorporated the desired amount of milk needed, to thin it out into a creamy consistancy. I am aware there are several variations to split pea soup, but I was just starting out with a basic goal of, well, EDIBLE ; ) {Next time I make this, I will play around with adding ham and maybe some garlic.} Once I was content with the taste & texture of the soup I transferred it to a sauce pan to warm up & serve. While it was heating up I sliced some of the homemade bread and buttered it so the parmesan cheese I sprinkled over it would stick well, plus it gives the bread succulent flavor. I broiled the bread for a few minutes just to make it crusty and give it a golden brown finish.
Dinner... was... served ; )
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