White buns.

Ingredients:

5 cups white all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons yeast (or 2 x 7g pkts)

2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon salt

2 cups warm-hot water

1/4 cup cooking oil

Put the yeast, sugar and water into the bowl. Mix it up. Wait a few minutes for your yeast to get all foamy.

Add the oil, then add 4 cups of flour and the salt. Mix it like you want it to be bread. Add the rest of the flour until your dough is not sticky. Knead it for about 5 minutes.

Now put your nice, smooth bread dough back in the lightly oiled bowl.
Cover your bread dough with a damp tea towel, and let it rise for about half an hour. If you are me, occasionally check your dough while cackling that 'it lives'.
Punch down your dough and divide it into pieces. You could make loaves, I made buns. Put it on (or in) the pan and let it rise again.
Cook at about 400F until they are nice and brown, like below.
My one complaint about this dough was that it was a little sweet for my tastes- I wouldn't want to put jam on it. :(

Split Pea with Ham Soup. (Because without the ham, it just tastes like pea.)

Ingredients:

2 cups split peas

12 cups water

Ham bone (I used a ham hock because it has more flavour)

1 onion

3 stalks celery

2 carrots

Soak the peas in water overnight.

Cut up and add the rest.

Simmer for 4-5 hours.

Season with salt and pepper (if you are into those sorts of things).