Pea soup without dried peas!

Much of my life I have had to be an improviser, not such a bad thing when I think about it really...all due to it being someone who thinks out of the box due to usual or unusual need. 

That said, Hubby enjoys pea soup, and most people, not all because not all people in life do things the so-called conventional route of using dried split peas for a soup of this nature. Although, nature? Fresh peas would make the ultimate finest specimen of this hearty soup with ham and healthy, full of iron and other necessary components that we all seem to need in life 11 grams of protein, 4.1 grams of dietary fiber ,245 mcg. of vitamin A,potassium 305 milligrams, vitamin k 18 mcg. and when homemade you control the sodium so not as high as in commercial brands or eating out. Using Kosher salt too because it is lower in sodium. Good stuff!

Below you see my ingredients in the cup I chopped my stalk and half of celery including leaves, and a handful of baby fresh carrots also chopped, on the cutting board are garlic and onions that I started in the microwave on a paper towel for one and half minutes makes them translucent, making them easier to chop or not even bother since they will be emulsified along with everything else once sauteed in the olive oil, butter and flour after the peas about two cups worth of frozen and three sodium free chicken bouillons are added, two show here, but I added another with more water, and thyme too. Cook all items well then use your emulsifier to make smooth, do not add ham until finished emulsifying that I had chopped our leftover from a ham-steak that was our dinner for two last night for our Christmas.

  

 Oh I do spray even my pots with PAM for easier clean up, although I do have bartenders cleanser for tough spots on the stainless pots and pans, works great too!

The dark picture is of my homemade croutons, a baguette that became so hard that you could crack it on the counter top and it would nearly smash into pieces, I had continued the process by cutting them into more uniform sizes! So I took the pieces and I seasoned them with extra virgin olive oil, garlic powder, Parmesan, parsley, rosemary, and sea salt, and baked in a square metal dish on 350 degrees oven for about ten minutes. They were the perfect go-with for my soup! I saved the remainder in a Ziploc, kept in my veggie bin in the fridge, since they go great on salads too!  

That's all I got for you tonight; I do hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas's yesterday; that is those who celebrate it! We do Hanukkah and Christmas here. 

Now onto Kwanzaa!

Sadly not one of ours... oh well.

But for those who celebrate Happy Kwanzaa!