• Split Pea and Ham Soup

    Winter is quickly approaching here in Australia.  I love winter cooking!  It gets colder and you want to turn the stove and oven on and you crave the hot bowls of soup and stew.

    Last week we had a rainy coldish day and I jumped right on it with an easy one pot winter meal.  Split pea and ham soup did the trick!  Pea and ham soup is a great one to make when you’ve had a big family ham dinner and have a bone left over.  However, no need to wait until then to whip up a pot.  Check with your butcher for ham hocks (I’ve seen them call bacon hocks here too) or go to the deli and ask there.  Many times they will have ham bones on hand.  I found mine at Queen Vic Market in the deli hall.  He was quite happy to sell it to me and there was still a fair bit of meat on the bone.Split Pea and Ham Soup ~ Living the Savory Life