Mmmmmm. I love split pea soup! Working towards being vegetarian, so no more ham in it for me.
Since my husband won't go near split pea soup (or anything with peas in it), I make more lentil soup now. I recently made a version that tasted a lot like chili. Sauteed finely chopped carrots, celery, and onion until soft with garlic in a bit of olive oil. Added veggie broth and some dry green lentils, along with a can of diced tomatoes, with the juice from the tomatoes. Simmered until lentils were soft. The tomatoes and such really gave it a chili flavor.
Anyway.
I had to run a bunch of errands tonight, and was looking forward to an avocado and baconnaise sandwich. However, when I got home, Jason had made what he called "teriyaki." It was sauteed tofu chunks with carrots and cabbage. This is the second time he's made "teriyaki" that not only had no sauce, so the rice under it ended up dry, but it was very very very salty. It's almost like he just stirred some soy sauce into the cooked veggies. He used to make really yummy teriyaki, that had a delicious slightly-sweet, thick sauce, like, well, teriyaki. He claims he's cooking it exactly the same way as before, but I can attest that it is not the same. And also not appetizing. (Also, he used the really old carrots in the bottom of the fridge that I've been meaning to toss on the compost, and they were a bit bitter.)
I would have preferred the sandwich.
