Poets and gardeners agree that no flavor better captures spring’s sweet song than that of a perfect English pea. They may well be right, but most of us are just going to have to take their word for it ...

Instructions: Remove and discard the stem end and string from each sugar snap pod. Heat the olive oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the sugar snap peas, salt and pepper and saute, ...

Jim Dixon wrote about food for WW for more than 20 years, but these days most of his time is spent at his olive oil-focused specialty food business Wellspent Market. Jim’s always loved to eat, and he ...

First published Tuesday, June 19, 2007: Compared with fresh garden peas that must be shelled, sugar snap peas are a vegetable of convenience, thanks to their edible pods. Just pinch off the stem end ...

When I was coming up with today’s recipe, it actually started out as blistered green beans. Unfortunately, the green bean selection at my grocery store was, shall we say, less than appealing. The ...

1. In a skillet, heat the olive oil. Add the leeks and cook over medium-high heat until soft. Add the garlic and cook until aromatic, about 1 minute. 2. Turn the heat to high and add the asparagus, ...

What’s in season: Often referred to as just “sugar peas,” sugar snap peas are known for their sweet and bright but delicate flavor and great crunch. The peas are a cross between the English pea and ...

Perhaps more than any other item sold at local Greenmarkets, sugar snap peas attract clusters of light-fingered fans who compulsively nibble the crunchy pods, taking the French name for these sweet ...

oets and gardeners agree that no flavor better captures spring’s sweet song than that of a perfect English pea. They might be right, but most of us are just going to have to take their word for it. A ...

Editor's note: An oldie, but goodie Go Ask Mom recipe. My older daughter found this recipe at Harris Teeter, showed it to me and then asked nicely, "you HAVE to make this." (Emphasis all hers.) Other ...