They are everything you like about peas, in a neat, crisp green package, and there’s no shelling: That’s the beauty of edible-pod peas. Chinese snow peas are crisp and flat, perfect for stir-frying ...

The most successful crop in The Chronicle's rooftop garden this spring has been snow peas. Because they are nitrogen-fixers, the plants nurture the soil as well as our bellies, and are among the ...

Field peas are the South's most varied legume, but many cooks never venture past black-eyed peas and might not realize there are other choices. We should, however. Although black-eyed peas are good, ...

To make this vegetable combo with fresh pea pods, steam the peas and onion for just 3 minutes. Add the pea pods, and steam 4 minutes more. 1. Place peas and green onion in steamer basket. Place basket ...

'Burpeeana Early': Bred by Burpee, this pea grows 3-inch pods, each with eight to 10 peas. Burpeeana is a bush pea that grows to 24 inches in height with an 8-inch spread. 'Alderman': This is a ...

Your pea plant looks like it’s thriving… until you crack open a pod and realise there’s nothing inside. Empty pea pods are basically nature’s way of playing a really annoying practical joke on ...

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 ...