Green peas, morel mushrooms, ramps, asparagus and fiddlehead ferns are at their peak.

FORBES: Top Chefs Delight in the Fresh Tastes of Spring

Especially delicious: tandoori lamb chops, and aloo gobi matar (potato, cauliflower and green peas in a blend of onion, ginger and spices).

FORBES: Fact and Comment

Especially tasty: tandoori lamb chops, and aloo gobi matar (potato, cauliflower and green peas in a blend of onion, ginger and spices).

FORBES: Fact and Comment

Around our house, when not infected by the Birdseye plague, real food often meant chicken-fried steak with mashed potatoes and cream gravy, sugar peas, field peas, black-eyed peas, lima beans, green beans, all greens, ambrosia, okra, corn, tomato aspic, squash casseroles, pot roast, fried fish, chicken and dumplings, hot rolls, biscuits, cornbread, cakes, pies, fudge, divinity and Mama's homemade vegetable soup, which was world famous in our family.

NPR: Linda Ellerbee, Taking 'Big Bites'

If asparagus isn't available, green beans or sugar snap peas work well.

NPR: Recipes: 'A Master Class'

In the chef's second Slow Food Fast contribution, seared spring onions, boiled new potatoes, a soft-boiled egg and plump, sweet peas top a pool of creamy, herbal green goddess dressing.

WSJ: Spring Vegetables With Green Goddess Dressing

It highlights, the chef said, the gorgeous favas, green beans and sweet English and snap peas currently popping up at the market.

WSJ: Johnny Monis's Green Bean and Pea Panzanella | Slow Food Fast

As the sun rose, they sliced plantains to prepare tostones (twice-fried green plantains) and boiled gandules (pigeon peas) with rice.

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