split pea and ham soup

i made a huge pot of split pea and ham soup. we had all this leftover ham and ham hock from thanksgiving that we froze so i used that. i got the recipe from the ultimate soup bible by anne sheasby. that cookbook is great for people that love making soup. i basically doubled the split pea and ham soup recipe, but i added some of my own touches. i also put the ham in before i blended the soup instead of after. i wish i waited, but i already had the ham in there. the soup had the nice smoky flavor from the ham and bacon. in the end i topped the soup with some sour cream, a little soup garnish that gillian showed me. it's only because we're obsessed with sour cream, her more than i because i think she opens a carton of sour cream and eats it with a spoon. anyways, i like the way the soup came out for my first time making split pea soup. i'm happy i have a lot of leftovers and i realized i have got to make soup more often.