Product Review Week: Split Pea Baby, One More Time
December 2, 2008
My apologies for the Britney-inspired title… I couldn’t help it!
But this post isn’t about Britney; it’s about Amy. Who’s Amy, you ask? “Amy” refers to Amy’s Kitchen, that mastermind company behind so many yummy foods (Bistro Burgers, to name just one!). My main reason for loving Amy’s is that, as a college student, I don’t always have time to whip up gourmet meals. Sure, homemade soup tastes better than soup from a can. But hey, no one’s offering to make me homemade soup!
As you’ll see in the upcoming theme week, Soup Week, I often like to make my own delicious soups. However, when time doesn’t permit for this, I turn to Amy. Canned or not, her split pea soup is pretty darn tasty.
Although the plethora of soup photos in this post may suggest otherwise, I actually don’t eat canned soup very often (as I said earlier, I prefer homemade). The following pics were compiled over the past eight months or so.
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Split pea soup, Nectar bar, and a ginormous salad (I watched Elf on Saturday, and he totally used that word! That will Ferrell is one smart guy. Ya gotta love his food philosophy: We elves try to stick to the four main food groups: candy, candy canes, candy corns and syrup!)
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I brought a can with me on my cruise (see; I told you some of these pictures were old!), and the kind staff heated it up for me. Here she be, with an Ezekial pita for dipping (also from home), black coffee, and some delish summer blueberries.
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Vegan-buttered toast, applesauce, yummy cashews, and the soup
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Chard and mixed-green salad (with the usual peach salsa), Lightlife Tex Mex chili, 1 slice vegan-buttered toast, and more soup.
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Simple meal– toast, frozen cherries, and a bowl of piping-hot soup
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I adore that soup as well but ever since I made my own split pea at home I never buy it! It does take a while to make the soup but that’s why I make a huge batch and freeze it. Split pea is especially good for breakfast =)
i’ve never had split pea soup before. i might have to give the canned version a try to decide if i really like it before I slave away making a homemade version.
Amy’s has the best canned soups! Actually, Amy’s Kitchen has so many good products! I haven’t had one that I didn’t enjoy!
I haven’t tried the Split Pea soup yet (I actually haven’t had Split Pea soup in any way!)- I’ll have to put that on my grocery list!
Thanks for the review!
I like Diet, Dessert and Dogs too!
i've had that soup in my pantry for over a month.. maybe i'll get over my fear of green soup and finally give it a whirl
have a great night, miss ccv <3
Amy’s soups are all so yummy and the split pea is so filling. I *heart* Ricki too!
I agree, that soup is yummy! I still think it’s cool how nice the staff was on your cruise. The idea of canned soup isn’t appealing to me unless it is Amy’s. I feel like I’m getting something healthy, even though it is canned! I like her chili a lot too!
katie, that title cracks me up!!! haha i think i find humor in everything though… but that really is funny.
i haven’t tried amy’s foods yet. i’m so outta whack!! i love split pea soup, too.
I haven’t tried that soup yet but I did eye it at the store the other day. Glad to see some great reviews. I’ll have to give it a try.
I love Ricki, too! Hers was one of the first blogs I really started to visit regularly.
Amy helped feed me through undergrad and grad school – she rocks!
Hey hey Katie!!
OHH….how sad bout your LAST REVIEWED PRODUCT…=((( !! But well…I'm sure there are some other delicious VEGAN CHOCOLATE HEALTH BARS in the US.>!!!!! =D Have you ever heard bout the GNOSIS CHOCOLATE BRAND..!!!???
OH my,HOW I'd LOVE to give them a try//aah!! =)dreamy
Oh,Girl…this split pea soup…sounds great…too bad I can't enjoy it here where I live..
=(( ah..
I hope you're doing great =D
Hope to see you on my blog soon..=D
HUGS!!!!!!!
Amy’s split pea is my favorite canned soup, too. The un-chicken noodle is a close second.
Amy’s soups are the best, I totally love her split pea soup too!
ive been seeing this soup on everyone’s blogs – i must try it… sadly, i’ve never had split pea soup EVER before but i’m sure i’d love it
Thanks so much, Katie! I can’t say I’ve ever had my name in the same vicinity as “Dickens, Shakespeare, Hardy, Austen” before (except maybe on the cover of an underdrad essay I wrote??). I am definitely blushing a bit from all the love. . .
I know it’s hard to believe, but I have NEVER TASTED ANYTHING BY AMY!! Oh, I see the stuff in the stores, but so far have never bought any. Now I see that must change! (And I’d make homemade soup for you any time, Ms. CCV! Come on over!)
I need to get me some easy and fast basics for the busy days. It’s a shame that we don’t have Amy’s over here!
Yum! Gotta love Amy’s soups! Especially this time of year! Brrr
I love Amy’s soup! The black bean one is my favorite.
wow! i sure had some catching up to do on your blog…everything looks great, and way to go for your momma abstaining from our turkey friend. any effort made by an omni is awesome because that means they are thinking more about connections to food. i’ve never had any of amy’s soups. i’ll have to look for them to go on sale.
I looove Amy’s soups!! I like to make my own as well, but as you said it is perfect in a pinch.
To answer a questions you asked on my blog a little while back – I haven’t done much baking with Stevia yet, but you will start to see some experiments with it this month. I have recently gotten into the NuNaturals brand of Stevia and really prefer it over other brands because it doesn’t have the funny aftertaste that Stevia sometimes has. Also, NuNaturals makes a fiber added Stevia which is perfect for baking because regular Stevia is so much finer than reguar white sugar. I’ll definitely let you know how it goes because amounts will definitely have to be adjusted for sweetness!
It’s so great that there are decent convenience foods out there!
Split Pea is one of my favs!
I <3 amy's soups.. I actually have a can of the split pea in the cupboard… methinks that will be lunch tomorrow!
I think everyone has soup on the brain these days. Yummy post! I just love Amy’s. I also found the Wolfgang Puck Tortilla Soup to be a wonderful vegan treat! I missed tortilla soup for so long due to it ALWAYS having chicken and/or cheese!
OMG I THOOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO USED SALSA AS SALAD DRESSING!!! OMG UR MY HERO!
oh and hehe i just bought some more of the split pea soup. its def. really good.
I love split pea! I’ve actually only had it once, but I loved it a ton and I’m pretty sure it’s my favorite soup. I’m definitely going to try Amy’s!!
And yes, I do need for you to send me over some leftovers
I also hope that you could find some love in your heart to sneak in some of that beloved pumpkin pie 
I live Amy’s soups but have never tried the Split Pea soup because I’ve loathed pea ever since I was a little kid. But you know what? I’m gonna pick it up next time I get over the store and get over my dislike of peas! A little green vegetable must be harmless, right?
Ahh, I love, love, LOVE Amy’s products!! That was the first split pea soup I ever tried, and it was aaaamazing…JUST like homemade! Girl, your eats never cease to amaze me…please come cook for me. ;0)
And YAY to Ricki!!
I was totally creeped out by this for so long ( “Pea green soup” anyone?) But one of my friends introduced me and holy yummy batman! So delicious.
split pea soup is one of those things i ither love or hate. i have tried amazing soup, and ive tried HORRIBLE soup! ill have to purchase this one! have an awsome day!
You may have made me a split pea convert!
Heather (HangryPants)
Ricki is so awesome! She writes beautifully and her recipes are amazing! I can’t wait to get my hands on her book!
For some reason I have never seen that soup from Amy in the store. Probably because I hone in on 2 or 3 places and ignore the rest. I’ll have to keep an eye out for it.
thanks! =]