For a while I’ve been thinking that I needed to feed Hannah some more dinner like foods. I’ve made a whole bunch of desserts which are delicious, but as Hannah said the other day; with all the sweet food I've been making her, I'm going to make her fat. Now I don't want that, besides I want to be able to feed Hannah at all times, providing her with a well-rounded diet. I mean she eats great already, but I don’t want my contribution to her diet being only the sweet stuff. So I started wracking my head for new dinner ideas
From time to time I find myself craving some of my food growing up. One of which I particularly crave when it is especially cold and raw out, split pea soup. A few times now I have suggested to Hannah that we make split pea soup for dinner and every time I suggest it she was excited, although perhaps not as crazy about it as for French toast or cake. But I was never able to get around to making it, probably because we never had split peas on hand or we were just too lazy to go out and get some. Well one week into February I decided to make her a delicious dinner, complete with split peas soup, fake'in (fo bacon), and dinner rolls (not containing any corn). It was perfect and I was really excited to finally be able to share my love of split pea soup with Hannah.
My love of split pea soup goes back to memories eating it at home when I was younger. When my mother used to make it, she would stew the peas in a crock pot with ham hocks and all the necessary herbs and spices, giving it the right amount of porky, smoky, delicious flavor. Add a fresh dinner roll and I was in heaven. So warm and tasty, a soup that could really fill you up.
Since I left my parent’s house I have not had split pea soup with ham hocks, but thanks to my ingenuity I have been able to make some pretty good split pea soups sans the ham flavor. Although not going to lie, split pea soup is always better with the ham… But since my girlfriend is vegetarian and will not eat anything that comes from an animal with four legs I had to forego it yet again. Luckily split pea soup is still delicious without the ham.
So as I have never written down any of my recipes except a few that my mother gave me when I left the house the first time, I had to go to my favorite recipe book, the internet. Luckily there are millions of vegan split pea soup recipes out there. This is the one I chose:
Vegan Split Pea Soup
2 c split peas
8-10 c water
1 large onion
2 cloves of garlic
2 medium potatoes
2 large carrots
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp sage
Salt and pepper to taste
4 strips of Fake'in precooked and cut into bits (optional)
Rinse peas in order to remove any impurities or rocks
Place peas and water in a large pot on stovetop, bring to a boil. Once at a boil add remaining ingredients and let simmer for 1-2 hours.
Peas should be soft and easily dissolvable when done
Add salt or pepper for taste
Serve with a fresh roll or slice of bread
When I made this for Hannah I was also making it for guests and as this was the first time I had made it I was a little nervous. What if it didn’t taste that good and nobody liked it… It’s not that bad when I am just feeding Hannah, but when there are also other people on the line, it becomes a different story. In the end my first try at an all vegan split pea soup came out good. I almost completely forgot the salt and only remembered to put a bit in when I put the soup on the table. But surprisingly it wasn’t that bad. Needed some salt, but other than that everyone devoured it. At least next time I will remember to put the salt in ahead of time.
From time to time I find myself craving some of my food growing up. One of which I particularly crave when it is especially cold and raw out, split pea soup. A few times now I have suggested to Hannah that we make split pea soup for dinner and every time I suggest it she was excited, although perhaps not as crazy about it as for French toast or cake. But I was never able to get around to making it, probably because we never had split peas on hand or we were just too lazy to go out and get some. Well one week into February I decided to make her a delicious dinner, complete with split peas soup, fake'in (fo bacon), and dinner rolls (not containing any corn). It was perfect and I was really excited to finally be able to share my love of split pea soup with Hannah.
My love of split pea soup goes back to memories eating it at home when I was younger. When my mother used to make it, she would stew the peas in a crock pot with ham hocks and all the necessary herbs and spices, giving it the right amount of porky, smoky, delicious flavor. Add a fresh dinner roll and I was in heaven. So warm and tasty, a soup that could really fill you up.
Since I left my parent’s house I have not had split pea soup with ham hocks, but thanks to my ingenuity I have been able to make some pretty good split pea soups sans the ham flavor. Although not going to lie, split pea soup is always better with the ham… But since my girlfriend is vegetarian and will not eat anything that comes from an animal with four legs I had to forego it yet again. Luckily split pea soup is still delicious without the ham.
So as I have never written down any of my recipes except a few that my mother gave me when I left the house the first time, I had to go to my favorite recipe book, the internet. Luckily there are millions of vegan split pea soup recipes out there. This is the one I chose:
Vegan Split Pea Soup
2 c split peas
8-10 c water
1 large onion
2 cloves of garlic
2 medium potatoes
2 large carrots
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp sage
Salt and pepper to taste
4 strips of Fake'in precooked and cut into bits (optional)
Rinse peas in order to remove any impurities or rocks
Place peas and water in a large pot on stovetop, bring to a boil. Once at a boil add remaining ingredients and let simmer for 1-2 hours.
Peas should be soft and easily dissolvable when done
Add salt or pepper for taste
Serve with a fresh roll or slice of bread
When I made this for Hannah I was also making it for guests and as this was the first time I had made it I was a little nervous. What if it didn’t taste that good and nobody liked it… It’s not that bad when I am just feeding Hannah, but when there are also other people on the line, it becomes a different story. In the end my first try at an all vegan split pea soup came out good. I almost completely forgot the salt and only remembered to put a bit in when I put the soup on the table. But surprisingly it wasn’t that bad. Needed some salt, but other than that everyone devoured it. At least next time I will remember to put the salt in ahead of time.
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