Veggie Split Pea Soup

Ingredients

• 1 12 cups split peas, rinsed
• 1 cup water
• 5 cups broth, of choice (i used veggie powdered organic, no MSG and not too much sodium)
• 1 carrot, finely chopped
• 1 celery, with leaves finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (sub. butter or veg.oil)
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• salt & pepper
• 12 teaspoon cumin
• 12 teaspoon paprika
• 14 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 dash parsley