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Split Pea and Ham Soup Recipe

Split pea and ham soup

Knowing how to make great soup is a key element of having vintage savoir-faire in the kitchen.

Short on time?  Make a big pot of soup on the weekend, for easy weekday lunches and dinners. Soup also freezes really well in individual containers, for those nights when you just can’t cook.

Want to eat healthier?

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Ginger Glazed Ham for Easter

Fancy hams and meats from Mrs. Beetons Cookbook 1901

Finally, after a long winter, the air is getting soft, the snowdrops are pushing through the ground and I’m getting spring fever!   Spring makes me think of asparagus, new potatoes, baby spinach, salmon… and an Easter Ham.

Growing up in the US, we always bought hams that were pre-cooked, and just needed glazing and

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