Are you pea-ticular? Our fresh green peas are now ready to harvest and eat. Planted in April, the pea crop is three weeks late in harvesting because of the colder than normal spring, but they are worth the wait. These homegrown peas are so sweet and tender that they can be eaten straight out of the pod. I like peas in the Italian risotto “risi e bisi” (rice and peas) and in a cream sauce on tortellini with prosciutto.
I’ll be picking the fresh peas for Wednesday’s cooking class, Simple Sauces. We will make a mint-flavored hollandaise called paloise to serve on top of these delicious peas. Please join us!