Let’s talk about Peas!
June 23, 2021
Happy Thursday, friends! Did you know that peas are actually seeds? Most peas are eaten after they've been removed from their seed pod, but snow and snap peas have tender enough pods that both the pod and young seeds are eaten at once! So many of our vendors have delicious fresh peas at market now. Greystead Gardens' snow peas, Joyce Farms' garden peas, and Sungold Market Garden's sugar snap peas are a few options. Cindy from Elgin Harvest was telling me on Saturday how she combined peas with other fresh spring veg and some of her fresh noodles (now available at market!!) to make a lovely pasta dish. I've been enjoying my fresh peas as a quick snack that travels easily - a picnic with friends, a last minute lunch add-on to take to work, or a pick me up while at the market. Do you prefer your peas fresh, frozen & boiled, preserved, or dried? I grew up eating lots of pea soup with dried peas, and of course the traditional scoop of cooked peas with holiday dinners, and I have to be honest and say that I complained often - they were not my favourite veg! But having tried them fresh, that answer has changed completely! I am always surprised by how consuming a food differently will change my mind on whether it's a favourite or a polite "pass for now."
