In many parts of the country, fresh spring peas are already in the markets. (The season starts on the West Coast and extends through mid-summer on the East Coast and Midwest.) This is cause for ...

Peas have a special place in French culture and cuisine. One of the earliest cultivated food crops, they achieved a special status at Versailles in Louis XIV’s court, where peas were considered ...

It’s pretty hard to wreck a sugar snap pea unless you overcook them. They’re best raw or just barely blanched. The two methods preferred by most chefs are to either quickly stir-fry them in a bit of ...

Peas are in season in many parts of the country. Here & Now resident chef Kathy Gunst has three dishes that celebrate peas, and she brings them to share with hosts Jeremy Hobson and Robin Young. Fresh ...

This week's look at what's new, bountiful or mysterious in the produce aisles. "Sugar Snap Peas." What a fitting name for something that's so sweet and so audibly snappy (it crunches when snapped in ...