Last night late, I came home hungry and the plan was one of my favorites: Split Pea & Potato Soup!Only, I didn’t have anything for protein.
So, I started cooking in Joy-the-MH (motorhome, used for living not recreating) in the dark, just didn’t bother to start up my lights. Half way through, I noticed among all my mess (yes, it had been an… interesting… week) someone had left some groceries. Only two people have a key, so…
Thank you, Jesus! And there were some turkey sausages which I quickly, sliced, browned and added to the soup.
First cook the split peas, then add some sliced taters, spice it up with a little oil, a few chicken boullion granules, a few grinds of pepper and some sea salt. (Forgot the onion.) Mash and stir with a potato masher for smooth, silky texture (or press through a sieve, or process in a food processor or blender). YUM!! It was delish! I had two big bowls last night and just finished off the last bowl tonight.
Today lunch (late) was a WONDERFUL Reuben sandwich with my favorite kinda pickle spear, thanks to a kind friend, with ginger ale (it showed up with the sausages). And tonight I just finished off that soup.
Also today, tried on some favorite pants from the turn of the millenium, which I wore to Israel in 2001. I remember they were a little too tight then, and, they are fitting me the same way today. Okay, so I may be just a few pounds heavier now than I thought. These are still good but need some mending.
If I lose a handful of pounds and sew up my pants I’ll have some new spiffy gray slacks to wear! WooHoo! Next stop, new black shoes…
And yes, thankfully, I got the mess cleaned up today (whew!) So Joy-the-MH and I are both feeling a lot better.
Play along: Do you have a favorite soup?
