Turn Empty Pea Pods Into a Delicate, Flavored Vinegar
If you paid attention to my pleas for peas last year, you might be reading this after a morning snack of fresh-off-the-vine peas, with a pile of discarded pea shells…
These Chilled Pea Soups Are the Perfect Easy Summer Lunch
If all you’ve ever known of peas is mushy peas or canned peas, you’ve never really tasted peas. The cool, crisp orbs you pop out of pods fresh off the…
Grow Wasabi Like a Houseplant
The wasabi most of us get at sushi restaurants, or from the store, isn’t wasabi. That green, slightly bitter powder is often made out of horseradish. In higher end restaurants,…
10 Fast-Growing Plants for Instant Garden Gratification
Photo: October22 (Shutterstock) Many onions are fast-growing and love cool temperatures, so these are another quick spring harvest. Scallions only take 10 to 12 weeks. And if you want to…
Why You Should Stop Growing Tomatoes and Give Peas a Chance
Photo: Olena Rudo (Shutterstock) Peas are resilient motherfuckers. Full disclosure, I did not grow up loving these green garden teardrops. I suspect my parents were not fans, so they were…