My mother use to serve pea soup every new year's day. She said it would guarantee we'd have money throughout the year. Guess it worked. We always had money.
2 C. dried split peas
3 C. vegetable broth or filtered water
2 tsp. sea salt
1 tsp. cumin
3 stalks of celery, with leaves, diced
1 onion, diced
4 large carrots, diced
3/4 bag of frozen, organic peas
* Boil
6-8 cups of water in a large pot.
* Pick through the peas and discard anything besides peas.
* After the water boils, turn off the heat and add peas to soak for at least two hours.
* After the peas are soaked, add the rest of the ingredients except frozen peas. * Cover and bring the water to a boil and simmer for about an hour or until the peas are soft.
* Puree in a high-powered blender.
* Reheat and once hot, add the frozen peas.
