Yup, I did a search of MrsNOP, peas and plate. Nothing like some nostalgic food throwing to get you in the mood for the holidays!

BTW, I clearly remember the split pea soup incident when I was a little girl. I remember thinking it was such a self defeating thing to do, because in the end, my mother cleaned it up. But the message got through: it was my father's favorite kind of soup, and he obviously didn't get it that nite. Every now and then, he'd get it in a restaurant( I don't remember her making it at home again), and he'd joke to her, " You want to toss this one too?" Ah, the good old days.