"I became a little concerned when the sauce did not thicken and I did not want to boil my meatballs. However, I vowed to follow the recipe exactly and it came out good. I was very pleased with the flavor, although I prefer a thicker sauce. It was a little thin for my taste and I thickened it up with a little tomato paste. Very good recipe, I will make again, however, I will fry my meatballs and make a thicker sauce.

"I love split pea soup and was very excited to see the recipe in this month's issue. I followed the directions almost to a tee, however, I made a few exceptions. I added a little cayenne pepper, paprika and red pepper chili flakes. I bought everything fresh except for the split peas, which was a huge mistake. My peas are not tender at all, I think because I used old peas from the cabinet. However, the flavor is excellent. I started the crockpot up at 6PM yesterday evening and turned it off this morning. I also pulsed the soup in the blender some to help with the texture and take away the hard peas. I will still eat with the hard peas because it tastes so good. You should also use 1/3 of chicken stock/broth with your water quantity. Very good recipe, Please buy fresh split peas. Also, because I am eating the soup now, for breakfast, I did not put the yogurt in. Maybe later, but to me it doesn't need it.

"I love split pea soup and was very excited to see the recipe in this month's issue. I followed the directions almost to a tee, however, I made a few exceptions. I added a little cayenne pepper, paprika and red pepper chili flakes. I bought everything fresh except for the split peas, which was a huge mistake. My peas are not tender at all, I think because I used old peas from the cabinet. However, the flavor is excellent. I started the crockpot up at 6PM yesterday evening and turned it off this morning. I also pulsed the soup in the blender some to help with the texture and take away the hard peas. I will still eat with the hard peas because it tastes so good. You should also use 1/3 of chicken stock/broth with your water quantity. Very good recipe, Please buy fresh split peas. Also, because I am eating the soup now, for breakfast, I did not put the yogurt in. Maybe later, but to me it doesn't need it.

"I love split pea soup and was very excited to see the recipe in this month's issue. I followed the directions almost to a tee, however, I made a few exceptions. I added a little cayenne pepper, paprika and red pepper chili flakes. I bought everything fresh except for the split peas, which was a huge mistake. My peas are not tender at all, I think because I used old peas from the cabinet. However, the flavor is excellent. I started the crockpot up at 6PM yesterday evening and turned it off this morning. I also pulsed the soup in the blender some to help with the texture and take away the hard peas. I will still eat with the hard peas because it tastes so good. You should also use 1/3 of chicken stock/broth with your water quantity. Very good recipe, Please buy fresh split peas. Also, because I am eating the soup now, for breakfast, I did not put the yogurt in. Maybe later, but to me it doesn't need it.