Seven Layer Salad

Contributed by Pam Edwards

1 pound bacon
1 large head iceberg lettuce,
rinsed, dried, and
chopped
1 red onion, chopped
1 (10 ounce) package frozen
green peas, thawed
10 ounces shredded
Cheddar cheese

1 cup chopped cauliflower
1–1/4 cups mayonnaise
2 Tbsp. white sugar
2/3 cup grated
Parmesan cheese

Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Crumble and set aside.

In a large flat bowl, place the chopped lettuce and top with a layer of onion, peas, shredded cheese, cauliflower, and bacon.

Prepare the dressing by whisking together mayonnaise, sugar, and Parmesan cheese. Drizzle over salad and refrigerate until chilled.

Split Pea Soup

Contributed by Pam Clark

1 ham bone

(left over from ham

with some meat still on

it) or ham hocks 1 bag dried green peas

(sorted and rinsed) 1 large onion, chopped 1 lb. carrots,

washed and chopped 2 stalks celery, chopped 2 bay leaves 1 tsp. garlic powder Fresh ground pepper to taste

Fill a stock pot 3/4 full of water. Put the ham bone/hocks, celery leaves, and bay leaves in. Let simmer until the meat falls off the bone. You may then pour the liquid through a strainer. Rinse the residue out of that pot and put the strained broth back in.

In a crock pot or the same stock pot, add all the other ingredients, a new bay leaf, and if desired, add the bone and meat back in. Let cook for two or more hours, simmering until the the consistency is of a thin sauce. If too thick add a little water. Taste first before seasoning. Delicious on a cold and rainy day.

Peas are good for you

Green peas are bursting with nutrients. They provide very good amounts vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin B1 or thiamine, vitamin A vitamin B6, B3, and B2 and lots of dietary fiber, manganese, folate, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, iron, zinc and potassium. Green peas are that little food that is supercharged with nutritional and can supercharge your health.

Green peas are one of the important foods to include in your diet if you oftentimes feel fatigued and sluggish. That is because they provide nutrients that help support the energy–producing cells and systems of the body. They provide nutrients that are important for maintaining bone health. With its great source for iron green peas build normal blood cell formation and function. Low amounts of iron can result in anemia, fatigue, decreased immune function, and learning problems.