Possibilities With Peas: Plating Techniques

by Chef's Garden | Oct 31, 2022 | Cooking or Recipes

Fresh peas are so versatile that the possibilities are nearly endless. They pair well with veggies and herbs, rice, beans, cheese, grains, and more. This is a perfect example of taking a vegetable and only being limited by your imagination. Add pea blossoms and...

History’s Greatest Pairings: Peas and Carrots

by Chef's Garden | Jul 9, 2019 | Culinary Combinations

Like Romeo and Juliet pledging their eternal love, or Simon and Garfunkel singing about the Sounds of Silence—or the Roadrunner always outsmarting Wile E. Coyote—some things are just meant to be together. And, of course, we believe that any list of the world’s...

Plenty to Share About Farm-Fresh Peas

by Chef's Garden | Jun 4, 2019 | Farm-to-Table Cuisine

Gentle showers, sweet chirpings of the robin, soft breezes, the smell of sunshine in the air, oh-so-welcome longer days, and brightly colored flowers opening their petals to celebrate the season . . . all of these are signs that spring has arrived. And, at The Chef’s...

Welcome Harbinger of Spring: Fresh Peas

by Chef's Garden | Jun 12, 2018 | Spring Vegetables

Signs of spring here in Huron, Ohio, range from the proverbial robin to the gentle (and not-so-gentle) showers – and, of course, the brilliant green shoots of new peas. At The Chef’s Garden, we eagerly wait for fresh peas to emerge – and here are just five of the...

Sweet Nostalgia of Shelled Peas

by Chef's Garden | Jul 31, 2017 | Culinary Memories

There are certain foods that, when you bring them up, people almost instantly begin sharing fond memories of them – and perhaps this is most true of the shelled pea. So, we decided to take a look around online to see what people were writing about these particular...