It rained cats and dogs again today, so I continued with my soups and made a creamed split pea soup.If it's raining where you are, or cold at all, this is the easiest most comforting soup.
It's ever so velvet-y and sweet and with some fresh bread and butter it's true happiness.
But as much as I recommend it have and already made it and yes, enjoyed it and will post the recipe.
This post is really about how this food translates into soul moments.
In this one particular day of my life it is about asking myself, not at the end of the day (when it's too late), but throughout, if possible, at any given moment. What kind of 'you' am I being with my Georgia and my Wylder and my Daniel today?
As it has not been easy around here lately, and the pressure does not seem to be about to relent anytime soon. It has been all too easy to fall into a pattern of being agitated, inattentive and with a growing desire exit through the front door,
and not come back.
Yes, it's been a pressure cooker lately and I'm naturally inclined to claustrophobia anyway.
So I made creamed split pea soup and I thought that compared to all the soups I had made lately this was the easiest one.I did premeditate on it in advance because I craved it and because the peas require 2-3 hours to soak in water, but that's the only 'hitch' about this recipe, I promise.
I do find, and this happens every time, that once I start translating a simple impulse to make something into instructions, they seem endless, as does the ingredient list.
But just think of it this way,
it's just some vegetables (whatever you have, really) simmered in good oil for 10 minutes.
then you throw in the soaked peas and 5 cups of water and that's it.
Keep this in mind when you read my instructions bellow and you'll be enjoying your soup in no time.
And look at this now, don't you want to eat it?
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She found the joy
it wasn't premeditated
there was no sign of its arrival in advance
in the real time experience of things she has learned
that whatever she planned, or hoped for, was sure not to happen.
it must be in the art of surprise.
the fickle art of how not hope for what she hoped for?
how not to think, or imagine, or worst of all, yearn..../
this is what she found out:
as she had been disillusioned - many a time
as she had been disappointed- many a time
and now had lost her patience to a point numbness.
she may not have been aware of this, but finally she had
let go,
was floating.
In this unknown abyss
she had to relax her the soul muscles.
take a truly deep breath
(an art in its own right)
and then, and only then
when completely unprepared
without a thought of any kind
in the depth of sleep
it came upon her.
unexpectedly.
A warmth
enveloping her sleeping self.
a sweet breath.
a soothing touch and
all her defenses
fancy armor
fences of "touch me nots"
melted away
just like that
her conscious self
absent
and then
A blossom,
a shy bloom of a rare kind
to be known only by the touch of he who attends to her all year round
all day every day
who has and who holds
the moments
of the years
known in this twosome
her knight
in shining armor
her love
Recipe for creamy split pea soup.
21/2 dry cups of soaked split peas (before soaked in water)
4 cups of broth (chicken is my choice)
1 Tbls Miso dissolved in 1 cup water(or just another cup of liquid - water is fine)
1 medium onion.
3 cloves of garlic
3 leeks, (optional) if big two will do.
2 carrots.
4 celery stalks.
3-4 strips of bacon, or 5 Tbls of olive oil if you must.
1 tsp of dry or fresh Thyme
salt and pepper to taste.
allow the bacon to render its lovely fat
throw in the vegetables and cook for 10 minutes,
Don't let the veggies cook through, you want to leave them recognizable and bite-able.
Add the peas the chicken broth and Miso water.
Add Thyme and some salt, add more later and also the pepper in the end.
Allow to come to a light boil.
Then turn down the stove and allow to simmer covered for 1:30- 2 hours.
When done mash the peas and vegetables with a hand electronic mixer.
I do it very carefully when soup is still hot cause I can't wait to have some.
If you are using a blender you will have to wait for the soup to cool down.
when ready to serve drizzle some good Extra Virgin Olive oil.
And don't forget fresh country bread and butter.
Now, and this is completely optional.
while cooking it is recommended to have a glass of wine in hand (red or white - up to you).
And for main course,
A wonderful home made lasagna, the epic preparation of which will be on my next post.
Because this was one of those fun dishes that eveyone wanted to be involved in.
So the soup is really an appetizer if you will,
But there's a long interval between the two courses (even a day).
and for desert, cake is coming. . .
Very nice! The soup looks good, too.
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