In season early in the summer, sugar snaps are crisp, crunchy, refreshing, slightly sweet, and wholly satisfying — cooked or straight from the market. A couple of minutes in a saute pan, or even less ...

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 ...

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 ...

Adapted from “Bean by Bean: A Cookbook,” by Crescent Dragonwagon (Workman, 2011). Serves 4 as a starter FOR THE SALAD Ingredients 1 pound sugar snap peas, stemmed 2 oranges, preferably seedless naval ...

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 ...

Edward Lee is the chef/owner of the critically acclaimed restaurants 610 Magnolia in Louisville, Kentucky, and Succotash Prime in Washington, D.C., and Maryland. An outspoken advocate for diversity ...

Although their name suggests that they’re defined by sweetness, sugar snap peas are really about the crunch. They aren’t any sweeter than regular peas. When you get good regular peas in season, they ...

"It's hard to improve upon a perfect sugar snap pea," says Gjelina chef Travis Lett. "The question for the chef is, how do you not screw it up?" Lett's answer is to keep things simple, by cooking the ...

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 ...

Peas - English peas, snow peas and sugar snap peas - bring a fresh, green flavor and crispness to spring dishes. And, of course, they're delicious to munch on. English peas, also called shelling or ...

Editor’s note: This column is prepared by Joan D. Cook, Penn State Family Living Program, answering questions concerning food that Berks Countians have asked the extension office. The telephone number ...