"This made a really nice dinner, paired with a salad. I added extra diced potatoes and extra carrots, and some diced celery - all of which I needed to use up. I used 4c. chick broth (all I had on hand), and 4c water. I was worried that playing too much with the ingredients/proportions would ruin it, but it still had a very nice classic pea soup flavor. I also did not puree the soup. After it had simmered a long time, the split peas had really become very creamy and the soup had a soft, just slightly chunky texture. Perfect for us. (Oh, and as other reviewers have pointed out, it does make a lot of soup - meals for days, with not much work on my part. YAY! "

"This made a really nice dinner, paired with a salad. I added extra diced potatoes and extra carrots, and some diced celery - all of which I needed to use up. I used 4c. chick broth (all I had on hand), and 4c water. I was worried that playing too much with the ingredients/proportions would ruin it, but it still had a very nice classic pea soup flavor. I also did not puree the soup. After it had simmered a long time, the split peas had really become very creamy and the soup had a soft, just slightly chunky texture. Perfect for us. (Oh, and as other reviewers have pointed out, it does make a lot of soup - meals for days, with not much work on my part. YAY! "

"This made a really nice dinner, paired with a salad. I added extra diced potatoes and extra carrots, and some diced celery - all of which I needed to use up. I used 4c. chick broth (all I had), and 4c water. I was worried that playing too much with the ingredients/proportions would ruin it, but it still had a very nice classic pea soup flavor. I also did not puree the soup. After it had simmered a long time, the split peas had really become very creamy and the soup had a soft, just slightly chunky texture. Perfect for us. (Oh, and as other reviewers have pointed out, it does make a lot of soup - meals for days, with not much work on my part. YAY!) "

"This made a really nice dinner, paired with a salad. I added extra diced potatoes and extra carrots, and some diced celery - all of which I needed to use up. I was worried that playing too much with the ingredients/proportions would ruin it, but it still had a very nice classic pea soup flavor. I also did not puree the soup. By the time it had simmered a long time, the split peas had really become very creamy and the soup had a soft, just slightly chunky texture. Perfect for us. "

"My family actually really loves broccoli so this wasn't a hard sell. We usually do it with lemon, butter and salt. But, I absolutely LOVED the additional flavors of basil and Parmesan. The mix is bright and fragrant and complements the broccoli perfectly. My only complaint was that I didn't make nearly enough of the topping to cover all the broccoli. My brother actually said "this is a treat" when I served it as an appetizer. We scarfed down so much of this deliciously flavorful veggie there was (almost) no room for dinner. THANKS INA!

"My family actually really loves broccoli so this wasn't a hard sell. We usually do it with lemon, butter and salt. But, I absolutely LOVED the additional flavors of basil and Parmesan. The mix is bright and fragrant and complements the broccoli perfectly. My only complaint was that I didn't make nearly enough of the topping to cover all the broccoli. My brother actually said "this is a treat" when I served it as an appetizer. We scarfed down so much of this deliciously flavorful veggie there was (almost) no room for dinner. THANKS INA!

"My family actually really loves broccoli so this wasn't a hard sell. We usually do it with lemon, butter and salt. But, I absolutely LOVED the additional flavors of basil and Parmesan. The mix is bright and fragrant and complements the broccoli perfectly. My only complaint was that I didn't make nearly enough of the topping to cover all the broccoli. My brother actually said "this is a treat" when I served it as an appetizer. We scarfed down so much of this deliciously flavorful veggie there was (almost no room for dinner. THANKS INA!

"My family actually really loves broccoli so this wasn't a hard sell. We usually do it with lemon, butter and salt. But, I absolutely LOVED the additional flavors of basil and Parmesan. The mix is bright and fragrant and complements the broccoli perfectly. My only complaint was that I didn't make nearly enough of the topping to cover all the broccoli. My brother actually said "this is a treat" when I served it as an appetizer. We scarfed down so much of this deliciously flavorful veggie there was (almost) no room for dinner. THANKS INA!