Dinner for tonight on a cold day.

[hobbit709]

1.Take ham bone out of freezer
2. Put in crockpot
3. Add split peas, water, onion and garlic.
4. Spices of your choice
5. Put on high and forget about it all day.

Make fresh croutons about 5 PM

Enjoy while the dogs drool on your feet.

[GoCubsGo]

1. You forgot the potatoes and carrots

I hope you will let the dogs have the bone after it's done.

I like my pea soup with garlic, instead of ham. Just mince and saute it in a little butter before you add the rest of the ingredients.

[azmouse]

2. I'm making a chicken mushroom soup.

I love soup on any day.

[GoCubsGo]

3. That's all I have for dinner on most nights during the winter

Right now, I'm finishing up some of Wolfgang Puck's tortilla soup:

http://www.wolfgangpuck.com/recipes/view/4866/Tortilla-Soup

Except for the portion I put in the freezer for some other night, that is. I added a can of black beans for extra protein. I think the next pot will be pea soup...

[MissMillie]

4. lots of ingredients missing there (though you did say spices of your choice)

but I love the sentiment, and I LOVE homemade pea soup

[mnhtnbb]

5. We're having chicken soup! Just put the water on to boil

with three big chicken breasts (on sale all white meat less than a whole chicken)two bay leaves,
secret herbs and spices. Two hours to cook the chicken. Debone and put chicken back in the pot; remove bay leaves. Add frozen corn, two hard-boiled eggs and noodles, pepper to taste and boil until
noodles are cooked.

Serve with Garlic bread! Yum-yum.