What to do with the ham bone? #leftovers

 I don't like split pea soup. The hubs likes it--a lot. So because I am a nice person, I tried to find a recipe that didn't involve having to soak peas overnight and was also a recipe I would be willing to try.  After some searching, I stumbled across this recipe and decided it was the one! 

Changes that I made: I added two extra cloves of garlic. I added some Mrs. Dash seasoning. I didn't add bay leaf and parsley. I added thyme. I used about 6 cups of water and 2 cups of vegetable broth.  The ham hock was a ham bone from a spiral sliced ham.

The hubs liked it and even I liked it! This is a hearty recipe with good flavor especially lovely to have as a meal on a cold winter afternoon. 

I think what I don't like about split pea soup is if the pea soup is mush.  If you like mush soup, then I would recommend cooking it for about 20 minutes past the recipe time. Turns out The Hubs really likes mush soup. So he is enjoying the leftovers today. Where do you stand on split pea soup? Mush or nah? 

While I was cooking I had This Christmas on in the background (it's streaming free on Hulu).  The movie has an excellent soundtrack which lends itself to being on while cooking or wrapping presents, etc. 

Next blog post I'll be sharing a recipe I found to use pie crust I had in the fridge and my review of the book Mrs. Claus and the Santaland Slayings