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[oyceter]

Tragedy has struck! I went to the farmer's market a little late today, and they were out of peas! OUT! Of PEAS!

I annoy everyone with my use of capslock because.. peas! None! *sniffs*

To make up for it, I bought more fruit than I can possibly eat in a month (yay Flavor King pluots! And Flavor Queen, and these beautiful golden peaches that weren't rosy at all, and plums, and sugar plums!). And heirloom tomatoes (soon to be made into caprese salad) and baby Yukon Golds, soon to be broiled with some of the flavored olive oil my sister got me from Italy and rosemary.

Amazingly, going to the farmer's market is making me cook, because all those fresh vegetables just sit and beckon. Maybe next week I'll get some artichokes... I haven't had artichoke in a long time, and I love them.

But I am still sad about the lack of peas.

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[rachelmanija.livejournal.com]

I am going to the farmer's market tomorrow, for the first time in my life. I will look for peas. How do you cook them, again?

Also, what else is really great fresh that can be eaten raw or is simple to prepare?

[oyceter]

Oooo peas! Shell them, and then you can cook them under low heat with a bit of oil and salt and pepper to taste and about two tsp. of water or so. Add parsley to the top if you like. Or first chop up some onions and cook under low heat with salt and pepper, and wait till the onions are translucent before adding the peas.

Hrm... other fresh things.. tomatoes! Apparently they are very good lightly salted and peppered (although I've been eating mine with mozzarella!). All sorts of fruit! Little baby potatoes! I baked mine (400 degrees), cut into ~inch cubes, sprinkled with salt, pepper, olive oil and rosemary.