'Tis the season of petit pois. The weather has gotten cold and gray again, but we know it's spring because we can get peas at the market!
I used to get them 500g at a time, but these days I just ask for 1kg, which is good for two dinners. The amount of peas I get seems almost unnerving, but then I shell them (volume reduced to less than half), plus I munch on them as I shell them along (volume reduced by further 10%).
Peas have lots of vitamins A and C, and if eaten raw, provide much more vitamin C than when they're cooked. Nutritional values aside, they're so good and tasty. Early in the spring, these peas are tender and sweet, and very refreshing. I'm convinced that they are the elixir of youth. This elixir, I take with a glass of white wine.
This morning, along with the peas, I also bought potatoes, onions, brown mushrooms and three heads of lettuce. The monsieur at the stand gave me a huge bunch of parsley. It was so big -- almost as big as my face -- that I was startled, wondering what to do with so much parsely... until I snipped a piece and started munching on it.
I couldn't stop, you see. By the time I got home, I had eaten a handful. Vitamines A and C, anyone?
