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 ...

It’s pretty hard to wreck a sugar snap pea unless you overcook them. They’re best raw or just barely blanched. The two methods preferred by most chefs are to either quickly stir-fry them in a bit of ...

In many parts of the country, fresh spring peas are already in the markets. (The season starts on the West Coast and extends through mid-summer on the East Coast and Midwest.) This is cause for ...