So yesterday I decided to make split pea and barley soup. I haven’t made this soup in about twelve years. I used to love making many types of soup when I was a vegan. They were inexpensive, easy and hardly ever contained any dairy, so I didn’t have to worry about dairy substitutes. I knew the kids would be a bit hesitant about this soup, so, I decided to get River involved. I figured if she helped cook it and got all excited about it..she would love eating it! So, we went to the store and got all the ingredients and got started!
I decided to make it in the crock pot, so that I wouldn’t have to worry about it on the stove all day. River loved helping…she helped cut and dice and get everything ready! She loved putting all the ingredients into the big pot. She said everything looked and smelled delicious!
This particular soup is incredibly hardy and so easy to make. The best part is that the barley and split peas don’t have to be soaked the night before….you just throw it all into a pot and wait about two hours!
So, did everybody love it! I wish I could say yes…..but the answer is no! River took one look at it and said, “Yuck!” Same with Tuesday. The only one who ate the whole bowl was Quinn…and that was only after I promised to take him to the bookstore that evening if he ate the whole bowl! Oh well, I enjoyed it!