Namesake

How The Bus Got It's Name:

My daughter's favourite soup is GG's Pea and Ham Soup.  A recipe that has been passed down from my Grandma. 

And the colour is pretty similar to the bus.

I seem to remember my Granparents telling us that they had a VW bus at one point.  Was it even the same colour as ours?  I'm going to have to verify this story!

Recipe for GG's Pea Soup:

Ingredients:

1 cup chopped onion

2 tsp Olive oil

2 cups of split peas, yellow or green

8 cups water or stock

1 small bay leaf

1 cup cooked ham

2/3 cup diced carrots

1 medium diced, and peeled potato

1 clove garlic

salt, pepper

milk/cream

Worcestershire sauce

In a large soup pot, saute 1 cup diced onion on medium low in 2 tsp olive oil for 2 minutes.  Add 2 cups split peas, 8 cups water or stock (I use stock, usually veg), 1 small bay leaf.

Simmer for 1 1/2 hours stirring occasionally.

Remove Bay Leaf and using a whisk (I use electric soup blender thingy- hand held) blend to desired consistancy.

Add 1 cup diced, cooked ham, 2/3 cup carrots, 1 medium diced potato, 1 clove minced garlic, 1/2 tsp salt and pepper.  Simmer 45 min until vegetables are tender.

Adjust seasoning with salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce and heavy cream. (Grandma doesn't use this, and I use a bit of milk) 

Serves 6-8

Unless you double everything up like I do so that there is enough for leftovers AND packed lunches.

(I always do my cooking with a bit of "whatever" attitude towards measuring and this has always turned out delicious.)