English Peas – I used fresh English peas from Trader Joe’s. They were lovely and had a great texture to them. See my notes below about using frozen peas.

English peas. These sweet, plump peas are only in season for a few weeks in the spring, before it gets properly hot, so look for them now, when they're first showing up in the stalls.

English peas can also be puréed into delicious dips like a Ginger Miso Sweet Pea Spread. This Is the No. 1 Thing to Look for When Buying Asparagus. Snow peas . Food & Wine / Getty Images.

There is nothing so innocent, so confiding in its expression, as the small green face of the freshly shelled spring pea.” — ...

One of the blessings of spring is that locally grown English peas are now in our stores. We’re not talking here about flat-bladed snow peas popular in Chinese cuisine, or snap peas that are edible ...

English peas (also called green peas, garden peas or sweet peas) have tough pods and are best shelled. The peas, fat and green, are sweet and can be eaten raw, sauteed, stir-fried or steamed. They ...

English peas can also be puréed into delicious dips like a Ginger Miso Sweet Pea Spread. Related: This Is the No. 1 Thing to Look for When Buying Asparagus. Snow peas. Food & Wine / Getty Images.

A Texas undergrad is investigating sustainable agriculture systems for growing vegetables on Mars - and grew test samples of English peas in simulated Martian soil, with fertilizer from maggots.