Zoup

 Apparently I haven't made split pea soup for about 6 years! It's one of my favorites. However, there were several years that I couldn't get the peas when I had a ham bone. And there was the hike.

I used the pan drippings for part of the stock, so it's much browner and hammier than sometimes.

I also made a complete mess in the kitchen. The blender got put away without the gasket (do I recall that it tore? not sure. Not even sure when I last used the blender). So when I poured in the stock and vegetables it ran right out the bottom. I looked around, but didn't find it. Well, I've ordered a new gasket.

Mashed up the veggies by hand. That works fine.

I did some editing, and worked on a couple of things. Mostly, I'm not happy with myself because there are some projects I need to be working on that I'm ignoring.

But the soup is yummy!

See Pea Soup and Hail