Yellow Split Pea Soup

The magazine is Vegetarian Times. The recipe is from a restaurant in Montreal. No, I am not familiar with the restaurant but I did try this recipe and it was GREAT!  I do love all pea soups (unless say, there was cilantro in it but who would do that??)
Sorry for the food stains but that's just proof I actually did make this. Well, no it isn't but I did make it.

That's 2 teaspoons of garlic powder in case the splotch is covering it up.  And number 3 says remove bay leaves.