Pigeon peas/9 recipes

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.

Huckleberry Pie 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.