The garden is gradually winding down, but we sure have enjoyed the fresh veggies all summer. Hannah's in the pea patch picking a mess of peas! Could there be any better lunch??
This year she planted Pink-Eyed Purple Hull Peas and California Black-Eyed Peas:
Straight from the garden to our resident pea-sheller...Granny! We love sitting and shelling peas together because we know the end result will be peas and buttered tomato biscuits for lunch. Does that sound southern or what, y'all??
Granny gave Hannah her old pressure cooker and taught her how to use it long ago...ooh, the veggies that have been cooked in this very pot through the years:
While Granny and Hannah were cooking the peas, I baked the biscuits and sliced the tomatoes--a lunch fit for a queen!
As you can see below, Granny eats her peas with chopped, sweetened tomatoes mixed in. This is the way my dad always loved his peas, too. Hannah and I top our peas with her garden zucchini relish. Yum!
So...what was for lunch at your house today? I don't think you can name anything better than peas! :)
~Deb
I had scrambled eggs and a fresh peach! Although I enjoyed my lunch, I would have loved sampling your lunch, too! :-)
Posted by: Dorothy Horton | Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 03:09 PM
Laughing because I really dislike peas.
I had left over pizza for lunch.
Posted by: Tammy C | Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 05:44 PM
Granny and my Mum would make a great pair, Mum is the resident (green) pea sheller. Do you know I've never had black eyed peas fresh, only dried. How long do they need to be cooked for when fresh?
That first photo is an absolute classic! Congrats to the photographer.
Posted by: Rose | Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 06:29 PM
Rose, we cook them for about 15 minutes in the pressure cooker.
Here is a recipe for boiling them and it says they take about half an hour:
http://www.tasteofsouthern.com/fresh-field-peas-recipe/
Posted by: Hannah | Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 07:37 PM
Oh my lands, those peas look delicious! Granny is such a sweet gal. :)
Posted by: Toni | Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 08:07 PM
Salmon fillet and guacamole. Glad you could enjoy your peas.
Posted by: Joyce | Tuesday, September 24, 2013 at 08:52 PM
Tuna, yup, we had plain old tuna salad. But I would have LOVED your beans and Buttered Tomato Biscuits. These biscuits MUST be a southern thing. We had never heard of them until moving from NY to VA. Last summer, a neighbor told me that her children and grandchildren would just about drop everything if they heard Grandma was making Tomato Biscuits for lunch. AND - I just saw a recipe for Pimento Cheese Tomato Biscuits - imagine that!! I'm quickly learning to LOVE southern food! (and the people a pretty nice, too:-) God bless you all.
Posted by: Kathy | Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 12:09 PM
Love peas and especially ones fresh from the garden. Your lunch sounded like it was quite delicious! Spaghetti was on the menu here.
Blessings,
Victoria
Posted by: victoria | Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 01:50 PM
Your pressure cooker looks exactly like the one I use which was my mothers. It's still going strong but I need to find a new gasket for it. My favorite meal to cook in it is pork chops, sauerkraut and potatoes.
Blessings,
Bobbi
Posted by: Bobbi | Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 08:42 PM
Hummus, raw veggies, and corn chips!
Posted by: Becky Ensinger | Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at 09:45 PM