split pea soup

so i need to learn to make homemade split pea soup. in fact, i'm going to copypaste this meatless recipe here.

" 1/2 pkg split peas + 1-2 potatoes, cook in 5 cups beef broth--can use bouillon--when it is done, separately fry 2 Tb of onion in 1/2 veg oil 1/2 butter, add the whole thing to the soup, and process. You won't miss the ham flavor, I promise. It's silky smooth, extremely filling and satisfying, and cheap, about 50¢ a serving."

sounds yummy, no?

i've been poring over sites i've found by googling "how to live on $25 of groceries a week." apparently many congressmen to pretend they know what it is like to live on foodstamps have taken this challenge and have found they can't do it. but some people have.

so rice, beans, split pea soup seem to be the big winners for being cheap and fairly healthy many of the sites i've visited recommended dumpster diving.


i'm thinking maybe a jar of peanut butter, a loaf of bread, some jelly, a box of rice, an onion, salt, the makings of split pea soup, vanilla yogurt, cheap pretzels, and a bag of apples a week ought to do it for me. maybe a can of beans. although i don't think i want to deal with cooking them from scratch.

i will also need to give up the diet coke. which i should anyway. also i will miss cottage cheese and summer fruit. such as peaches and strawberries. which are yummy. and i may get scurvy or something but maybe i'll spring for an orange occasionally.

not sure if i'll crave meat. i might. maybe i'll buy a chicken once in awhile or a hamhock.

why am i going on the cheap? well because i'm soon going to be coming up on being poor. so i'm going to start eating really cheap.

i'll let you know how i do. or maybe i'll have you over for split pea soup.