If you think shelling peas went out with the rotary dial telephone – and besides, who has time? – think again. In a world fast-forwarded to a frenzied state, working your way through a bowl of pea ...

One of my earliest memories is sitting on the porch beside my mother, shelling peas. I still enjoy finding a sunny spot in our back yard, splitting the pods and marveling at the plump green pearls ...

On the way home from Winedale the other morning I stopped at a vegetable stand in Hempstead and bought a mess of purple hull peas. These were peas still in the hull, so they had to be shelled. Took me ...

Peas have a special place in French culture and cuisine. One of the earliest cultivated food crops, they achieved a special status at Versailles in Louis XIV’s court, where peas were considered ...

Peas very well might be my favorite vegetable — they at least make the top five — and with the arrival of spring, fresh peas are available in abundance. While I almost always have a bag of frozen peas ...

I don't miss the fattiness of a cream sauce, but sometimes I miss the combination of a creamy dairy-based sauce with my pasta. When I do, I use part-skim ricotta cheese instead. It's not quite the ...

Peas have a special place in French culture and cuisine. One of the earliest cultivated food crops, they achieved a special status at Versailles in Louis XIV’s court, where peas were considered ...