One of my earliest memories is sitting on the porch beside my mother, shelling peas. I still enjoy finding a sunny spot in our back yard, splitting the pods and marveling at the plump green pearls ...

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 ...

When one of my daughters was a toddler, a well-meaning friend gave her a picture book about a dinnertime negotiation between a mother and child called "Eat Your Peas." The little girl in the story ...