Split Pea Soup
You'll need: 6 cups of water (I use chicken broth) 16oz dried peas .5 lb of bacon 2 stalks of celery, chopped 2 carrots, sliced 1 onion, chopped 1 tsp of salt 1/4 tsp thyme Combine everything in a large microwave container, cover, and cook on high for 12 minutes. Stir and then cook on medium for 1 hour. Put the peas through a blender to make a puree out of them and place everything in a large pot and simmer for an hour adding water if/when soup gets too thick.