Soup. What better to eat on a chilly fall day? It warms you from the inside out, and it’s tasty! Here is my favorite split pea soup recipe, perfect for blustery, busy days!

Ingredients

2 cups dried, split peas
1 ½ pounds ham hock or shank
3 carrots, sliced
3 celery stocks, sliced
3 red potatoes, diced
1 onion, diced
2 quarts cold water

Rinse and sort peas. Add all ingredients to a stock pot and simmer ½-1 hours. Remove ham from bone and add to soup. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve and enjoy!

*note: This soup can also be enjoyed from the crockpot. Add ingredients and simmer on low about 6 hours.