Black eyed peas sans Fergie.

This delicious mess is AMAZING and like I said, delicious. I found the recipe here and it's CHEAP. Sorry for all of the caps, it was just that yummy and SOO easy and again, delicious. Here goes:

CREAMY BLACK EYED PEA SOUP

2 T olive oil

1 tsp whole cumin seeds (my corner store had none, so I used corriander seeds and it was YUM)

salt and pepper

red pepper flakes

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 T tomato paste (though I added 2 because I like it)

1 T chopped fresh thyme

1 can black eyed peas, drained

1 c water (I would probably add 1 and a 1/2 or 2 next time)

1/4 c sour cream

You HAVE to get everything together and ready next to the stove because it comes together in a hurry. Coat the bottom of a pan with the olive oil until it's hot. Add seeds and pepper flakes, stir 30 seconds. Add garlic until golden, but don't burn those lil nuggets. Add tomato paste and keep mixing and stirring. Add thyme until wilted, keep stirring for another 30 seconds. Add peas and fry all together for 2 minutes. Add water and bring to boil, reduce to simmer for 5 mins. Add sour cream, reduce to super low heat, don't bring to a boil again. Season and serve! 

It only serves 2 people for a meal, not one of those 4 day soups. I cooked a veggie sundried tomato sausage in lil pieces and put that in the soup. YUUUMMY.