When I was a child vegetables were as follows: Sweet corn: fresh in summer / canned in winter. Green beans: fresh in summer / canned in winter (always French cut) Peas: fresh in summer / canned in winter Carrots: always fresh. Rutabagas: always fresh. Navy beans aka Pork & Beans: always canned Asparagus: always canned Cabbage: always fresh And that covers the vegetables of my formative years. I didn’t discover … Continue reading →
Another favorite spring vegetable at our house are snow peas. They’re a bit like asparagus: available often during the year shipped in from South America but only fresh and local in the spring. We only eat them in the spring – like the asparagus. If you don’t have green garlic use 4 green onions, sliced and 2 cloves garlic, minced. Stir-fried Shrimp with Snow Peas Total time: 25 minutes Ingredients: … Continue reading →
My mother grew up on a farm. Vegetables in summer were whatever was picked in the garden. Vegetables in winter were whatever had been ‘put-up’ during the summer or was in the root cellar. When I was young we lived in town. My mother had a flower garden and vegetables were bought at the supermarket. We had a mixture of fresh and canned…. Never frozen. (Limited freezer space was reserved … Continue reading →
I love fried rice. Like most of my dishes I modify it to suit my mood and the contents of my fridge. The original recipe, that I found in one of my Chinese cook books many years ago, included the peas and the egg. I added the sherry, shallots and snow peas…. It is spring, after all. And I love fresh snow pease. Fried Rice with Peas and Snow Peas … Continue reading →
Today we had sunshine, rain, sleet, hail and high winds…. all repeated several times. I know spring is coming. The calendar assures me it will be here soon. And I found snow peas. Stir Fried Chicken with Mushrooms and Snow Peas Total time: 25 minutes Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless, cut into bite-size pieces 1 onion, sliced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 rib celery, sliced 4oz (120gr) … Continue reading →
When I lived in the US I used to plant snow peas, or edible pea pods. Much as I love them, I haven’t bothered planting them here for two reasons: I limit my potager space and they would interfere with the sweet corn. I can buy mangetout; I can’t buy sweet corn. Americans call the edible pods by a variety of names: snow peas, pea pods, sugar snap peas. The … Continue reading →
One of the problems for someone who has blogged as long as I have is that, sometimes, we don’t want new recipes. Sometimes we just want to make the old recipes that are near and dear to our heart. Sometimes the old recipes don’t need to be improved or changed. This is especially true for me in the spring when the green garlic and asparagus come into season. I know … Continue reading →
