Pea-Shelling

Pea-Shelling
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Yes, it is true most vegetables taste best when they come straight from the garden, whether it’s carrots, green beans or new potatoes.

Pea shelling is not my favorite thing to do as it stained my nails. Thankfully, Mom Lori always do it for me. Today, we had fresh shelled peas for dinner. Peas, picked young, shelled immediately and simmered briefly in a tiny amount of water — well, those peas are simply amazing!

Anyway, I had fun today picking up veggies at Mom's garden. I have picked up enough veggies to last us a week. I have purple and green beans, okra, eggplant and lots of tomatoes. I picked up green tomatoes too for our favorite fried green tomatoes. (Mom has already shelled peas for me which will be good for two dinners for us.)

Beef Roast and Peas

Whenever I am busy, I always make something easy for our dinner. For tonight, I made beef roast and I also made peas.

Wow, surprisingly, I now eat peas. I remember when I just got here that I don't like eating peas but I guess I now become a certified southerner. I not only eat peas but I can cook too!

Here's what I did with my beef roast.

I just put the beef in the casserole, Sprinkle with a lot of garlic, black pepper, a bit of salt, and creole seasoning in both sides. Cover and bake in 350F for two hours. I always cooked it longer to make the meat very tender.

For the peas, Boil them with tiny slices of bacon, black peper, garlic and creole seasoning. After boiling, simmer it until tender.

Hmmm we had a good dinner, we eat the roast with ketchup. And Andrea enjoyed the peas too!