Comments on: Slow Miracle Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup

By: moonwatcher

moonwatcher — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 03:20:57 +0000

Hi Lee–I’m happy to shout out about your blog–it’s terrific! Lovage is hard to find. Kathy Hester is the one I learned about it from, and apparently she can get it the market where she lives from time to time. You would look in the produce section for fresh. Perhaps they’d order it for you. It’s used like celery, except you use the leaves, which are larger and more plentiful than in celery. One of my neighbors has been growing it for decades. I raid his plant every year, and dried some leaves, so I have it dried. You could ask in any place that has a bulk spice section and see if they can get it. I’ve never seen it that way though. I so fell in love with it that I started my own plant, which I highly recommend. It’s hard to start from seed (which you can order) but once you get it going it’s hardy as can be. The landlord “cleared” my neighbor’s huge plant out this summer–I nearly choked when I saw what had happened–but then I found the rootball, and brought it home, soaked it and planted it and it revived nicely. So now I have two plants, and my neighbor is glad it is still growing around here. I hope you can find some at the market or get a good produce guy to special order it for you so you can taste it. It’s hard to go back to just celery after lovage. And it’s good for skin and digestion too. Anyway, long story, but I love it so much I could write about it all night!! LOL And leeks and apples in split pea soup are my favorite. 🙂

By: Lee at Veggie Quest

Lee at Veggie Quest — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 03:08:19 +0000

Maria, this looks so good! I would never have thought of apples and leeks in split pea soup, but it sounds amazing. (In fact, I just printed out the recipe.) Question, though: where does one get lovage? (It’s the first I’ve ever heard of it, too.) Do they have it at Whole Foods? Or would I need to go to a spice shop?

Hope you had a great Split Pea Soup week, and thanks for the shout-out! 😀

By: moonwatcher

moonwatcher — Sun, 17 Nov 2013 02:12:11 +0000

Hi Angela–thanks. 🙂 I always appreciate it when you comment. You are not out of line at all. I will take a look when I get a chance. Glad something else lovely reminded you of the “heart” of my blog.

By: angela

angela — Sat, 16 Nov 2013 23:55:53 +0000

I always look forward to reading your blogs Maria even if I don’t always comment : )

This recipe as always looks pretty good…must try it but it’s going to be 31 degrees celsius tomorrow…bit warm methinks for now.

I was just musing and I have to tell you about another blog I so love to read – different to yours but essentially the same heart : ) It’s Bealtain Cottage in the West of Ireland. Being a poet and artist you couldn’t help but love Colette and her cottage and cats : )

Hope I wasn’t out of line to write this here but I just felt the urge for you to connect : )

Lots of love Angela X

By: moonwatcher

moonwatcher — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 23:41:21 +0000

Thanks Veronica! I hope you can find some lovage–I think you’ll really like it! And happy Split Pea Soup Week back to you. 🙂

By: Veronica

Veronica — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 21:56:14 +0000

Looks delicious! And neat about the lovage – I had never heard of it. I’ll have to look around and see if I can find some. Happy Split Pea week!