Tag Archives: peas

Shelling Peas, Independence Day, and Lobster Salad

Posted on July 4, 2012 by diary of a tomato

Few farmers bother to grow shelling peas any longer. The ones that still do, grow them for an older relative or for customers like me that don’t consider them too much work. Sugar snaps and snow peas have their own … Continue reading →

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7.2.12 Pests and other garden afflictions

Posted on July 3, 2012 by diary of a tomato

The garden is beginning to resemble a nursing ward. It’s almost fully planted, and with that comes a host of garden afflictions. These include pests, disease, vagaries of weather, and the gardener inflicted, such as over- or under-watering, and lack … Continue reading →

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6.20.12 Flowering, fruiting, and scaping

Posted on June 20, 2012 by diary of a tomato

Our arugula is going to seed. We continue to add its spicy leaves to salads along with the flowers, but the blooms signal the end is nearing for this round of planting. Whereas here, each pea bloom is a new … Continue reading →

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A Trio of Salads: Potato, Shrimp, and Spring Lettuces

Posted on June 1, 2012 by diary of a tomato

While the other side of the world is tucking into autumnal salads, we’re just beginning our season of summer ones. Memorial Day weekend brought along with it some sultry weather, calling for something cool and thrown together with a minimum … Continue reading →

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Risotto with Peas and Spring Onion Oil

Posted on April 27, 2012 by diary of a tomato

Brothy rice with peas, called risi i bisi, is a classic Venetian dish. Though historically prepared only on the feast days decreed by the Doge, Venice’s ruler, this dish, timed to the arrival of springtime peas, is a celebration in … Continue reading →

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