I think that frozen peas are good.
Until I have the first taste of freshly picked and podded, barely steamed greenfeast peas, straight from my garden. How could I believe that frozen peas are good – even adequate?
My very own tiny emeralds are such tender, silky orbs - with the delightful little stem attached! They are a beautiful colour and texture, but the taste – sweeter than any frozen thing could even dream of being.
My pea harvests are usually modest, so I pay them proper respect and usually have just peas for dinner. Last night, these were accompanied by a few sugar snaps; cooking transforms them from a pale green to the same emerald as the peas. I get even more puritanical and have them only with a little butter or olive oil – not even any salt or pepper – nothing to intrude upon my focus of the pea-ness of my peas.
Your enthusiasm for your greens is infectious! They look great.
ReplyDeletei ADORE my greens - sometime i think, ooh, i haven't eaten an orange vegie for a couple of days!
DeletePerfection!
ReplyDeletethank you jane. i love that second pic of the peas inthe pod - even if i say so myself! :-)
DeleteHome grown vegetables are radically different. The way you eat them is perfect!
ReplyDeletethey surely are, paula. the taste is extraordinary and it really makes you value each bite.
DeleteYES! Absolutely agree. I love fresh, podded peas... and they taste even better when I can convince my 8-year old to pod them for me.
ReplyDeletePS. Lovely blog.
Hello and welcome! I'm sure little 8 year old fingers would be so nimble at podding.
ReplyDeleteI picked my meager haul of 20 peas a few weeks ago...my plant started to die from the bottom up so I had to pick the peas before everything went pear-shaped. Did your plants do this too?
ReplyDeleteHello and welcome! Yes, mine are already doing that :-( I'm not sure why - i asked my dad last year and he said it's just one of those things. but it's frustrating when you only have a small planting (my line would be just over a metre, if that) so any loss is significant.i'll plant some more over the weekend to take over.
Deleteoh, and my dad advises just to dig the finished pea plants back into the soil, as a kind of green manure, i guess; perhaps you knew that trick?