Soup

As the weather gradually turns cooler I'm craving a lot of soups. In fact, soup has been on the menu here three of the last five days. Most recently today's lunch was split pea soup. I like to keep it simple, split peas, onions, green peppers, and carrots with garlic, salt and pepper. The trick is to simmer it for about thirty minutes (maybe more) and then puree half of it. Recombine the pureed part for an especially creamy soup.

Garnish with some smoked paprika and you are good to go.