Stone Soup

What better way to spend a snow day than cooking? It doesn't take much effort, in my opinion, to make a fantastic soup. The most important ingredient is time. Bones and/or stock are a close second. Having a meaty ham bone leftover from our Christmas feast I decided to start up the slow cooker yesterday. Here's what transpired....

Ingredients:
1 Ham bone

4 Cups Black Eyed Peas & Yellow Split Peas
1 Large Sweet Onion
2 Cups Carrots
6 Cups Water
Salt & Pepper
1.5 Cups Cooked Brown Rice

Directions:
Combine Peas, after you have picked them over, chopped onions and carrots. Add ham bone, salt and pepper and enough water to cover the peas. Cook in a slow cooker on high. After about 2 hours remove ham bone and add 2 more cups of water. Cook for another 2-3 hours and then add cooked rice. Cook for another half an hour. Serve with crackers and hot sauce.
Enjoy!

This recipe yields roughly 10 cups of soup.