Yellow Split Pea Soup

     Since the weather is still cold and balmy, I guess I'll keep making soups for lunch.  I bought a bag of yellow split peas at the store last week because I liked the color.  This week I browsed the internet for a recipe to use them.  This is what I came up with.

Yellow Split Pea Soup

Ingredients
1 bag yellow split peas, rinsed
6 cups water
1 cup carrots, chopped
1 cup celery, chopped
1 cup onion, chopped
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp pepper
1 pinch salt
1 pinch cayenne pepper

Method
1. Combine all ingredients in the crock pot and cook on high for 3-4 hours.