Split Pea Soup
This is another recipe from the kitchen of my Texas brother Tony. It has become a holiday tradition to make pea soup when I visit. He and I are the only ones in his family that will eat it. Since they always have a ham for Christmas, you just have to make pea soup.
As I write today's blog, I am watching it snow here in Milwaukee. There is about 3 inches on the ground already. Good thing since I have a nordic ski race in just a few weeks.
Often after it snows here, it gets really cold after. The high temperture tomorrow is forecasted to be 4 F. The wind chills are going to be in the -20's. This soup is perfect comfort food for that kind of weather. I hope you enjoy it, I know I sure did.
This is another recipe from the kitchen of my Texas brother Tony. It has become a holiday tradition to make pea soup when I visit. He and I are the only ones in his family that will eat it. Since they always have a ham for Christmas, you just have to make pea soup.
As I write today's blog, I am watching it snow here in Milwaukee. There is about 3 inches on the ground already. Good thing since I have a nordic ski race in just a few weeks.
Often after it snows here, it gets really cold after. The high temperture tomorrow is forecasted to be 4 F. The wind chills are going to be in the -20's. This soup is perfect comfort food for that kind of weather. I hope you enjoy it, I know I sure did.
1 lb dried split green peas
1 ham bone ( leave some meat on it)
6 cups of chicken stock or water ( or a combination)
2 carrots
2 stalks of celery
1 large white or yellow onion chopped
1 bay leaf
1 lb ham sliced into bite size pieces
Salt and pepper
Put the peas, stock water mixture, onions and ham bone into
a large stock pot. Add the bay
leaf. Bring the mixture to a boil. Once
it reaches a boil, turn the heat to low to simmer the mixture. Cook until the peas fall apart. It will be
several hours. Stir occasionally to help break up the peas. Remove the bay leaf Add the ham carrots and celery and cook for another 20
minutes. Salt and pepper to taste. Be
sure to taste first because some hams are already quite salty.
Serves 6
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Serves 6
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Chris
Wodke
Founder
& Manager Team CMT
www.run4cmt.com
Chris is
a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a three time participant of the
Boston Marathon. In 2012 she finished 2nd
at Boston in
the Mobility Impaired Division. She was on the course in 2013 when the bombs
exploded.
She has
appeared three times at the Paratriathlon National Triathlon Sprint
Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Paratriathlon Open
Division Champion.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship. She has qualified to represent TeamUSA
at the Aquathon ITU World Championship in Chicago
in 2015.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship. She has qualified to represent Team
In 2014 she represented the U.S.
as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American Triathlon Championship in Dallas , Texas
She
travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.
She is
the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a
CMT affected athlete.
Team CMT
is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a cure
for CMT. We have 159 members in 32 states. We also have members in Australia , Scotland ,
Canada , Vietnam , Turkey ,
Finland and Iran . If you
wish to join us visit our web site; www.run4cmt.com
or www.hnf-cure.org
CMT or
Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It
affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS). It is a disease of the
nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of
normal function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.
Symptoms
include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor
balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual
dexterity.
Structural
foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.
Poor
tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold
hands and feet.
Additional
symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing
loss.
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