Pigeon peas/7 recipes

A quick rendition of a tasty black-eyed pea soup that tastes amazing with a crusty bread.

Curried Spinach& Chick Pea Soup recipe

Mom's Smooth Split Pea Soup recipe

The key to the subtly balanced flavors in this dish is using very fresh produce. Walnut sized new red potatoes from a farmers market work best.

Notes: Either butter beans or chick peas can be used in this recipe.

No Christmas feast in medieval times was complete without a 'grete pye'. In some recipes, it could contain many varied meats, but quite often only two or three different kinds were suggested; change the meats suggested here if you wish.

This is a basic risotto rice . Many ingredients may be added, such as green onion, peas, sliced mushrooms, clams, shrimp, lean hamburger or chicken.