New Years Split Pea Soup

There is nothing like a good ole fashioned NYE hang over to make you wonder WHY did I drink last night. 

In my case it was, WHY did I decide last night was a good night to really drink since NYE last year!?!?! Albeit I've had a few glasses of wine here and there since my Eden made her entrance but last night a had a *few* more. 

So I woke up and immediately made biscuits and gravy. Yummy delicious greasy goodness to soak up any excess alcohol that decided to linger. 

But now its dinner time. I needed soup. Soup and bread.

Split pea & ham soup and some of The Pioneer Woman's the bread, to be precise. 

And maybe a little salad because lets face it whats better than soup salad and some delicious crusty bread? 

NOTHING.

• 1 bag dried split peas
• 12 cups water
• 4 chicken bullion cubes
• 1 cup ham - diced
• 2 decent sized onions
• 2 diced carrots
• 3 cloves garlic
• Salt and pepper
• a dash of red pepper flakes
• 2 bay leaves

Throw all of those delicious ingredients into a big pot and boil until the peas are tender.

You can keep it as is or blend it/mash the peas up. 

I like to add some cream to the end of it :D