Give Peas A Chance

Picking, shucking, blanching and freezing peas.  Garden to freezer same day....

  

Pea Picker

I picked peas this week.

 

Pretty good harvest considering the drought conditions.

And the bountiful harvest is largely a consequence of the pouches of deer and rabbit repellent hanging from my pea fence. The vines grew tall and strong and the ripening pods abundant.

 

While out there on my stool picking, Jill was snacking on the young, tender, emerging pea pods. Which leads-to the usual inspiration.  

 

Stir fry. 

 

It all starts with fresh-picked pea pods and grows from there.

 

I had everything else needed in the freezer, fridge and pantry.

 

The Pantry Warrior strikes again with shrimp stir-fry.....

Mis en place....

Hot fire on a gas range...

It all comes together quickly....

There is a double spoonful of basmati rice beneath all of that goodness...