Pigeon peas/8 recipes

This authentic French Canadian recipe is a classic belly warmer and perfect for a cold day. Split-pea soup with a ham bone, ham hock or salt pork. Make it a vegetarian split-pea soup by leaving out the ham bone and using vegetable stock instead of water.

An excellent super quick and easy Chinese stir-fry that highlights the crisp textures and flavors. Very nicely balanced and it's ready in less than 15 minutes flat! Faster than Chinese take out.

An easy and tasty soup. It's hearty and delicious enough to make everyone feel happy, serve it with some bread to complete the meal.

This recipe deserves at least 5 star, it is that good. Made it for dinner last nigh. The sweet-sour sauce was a hit, perfectly balanced flavours and textures.

Made quick and easy by using canned (unsweetened) coconut milk and canned kidney beans, this is a great accompaniment to jerk chicken.

A rich and delicious version of the classic pasta Carbonara loaded with chicken, ham, peas and sun-dried tomatoes in a creamy sauce.

Quick and easy to prepare. Crispy veggies, perfectly cooked shrimp with a nicely balanced sweet and sour glaze that highlight the flavor of the tender shrimp.

Juicy tender pork medallions served with classic French steak Diane sauce for pork tenderloin. This quick and easy pork tenderloin recipe is ready in about 15 minutes flat.

It's not the double-down, but it's as close as you can get! The ultimate crunch and moistest lean pork chops you will ever experience.

This is an easy to make version of real homemade Canadian Bacon. Also known as peameal bacon in Canada. Works wonderfully for peameal on a bun.

Many versions of Cashew Chicken are sickly sweet and goopy salty with dried out chicken. Not this one, a brine marinade keeps the cubes of chicken juicy with crunchy cashews in every bite! All prepared in one skillet for easy cleanup.

I changed it up a bit by using both a red and green pepper and a can of stewed tomatoes. I cooked on low for a full 8 hours which made the meat extremely tender.

Juicy chunks of chicken and crisp sweet sugar snap peas are in a sweet and slightly sour sauce, it's quick and easy to make, suitable for a weeknight and colorful enough for the weekend. Ready in less than 20 minutes flat.

These lovely maple syrup roasted sweet potatoes are tasty with a nice crust to the skin, not mushy at all. The slightly tart but sweet carmelized exterior is a refreshing change to this classic fall vegetable.

Chicken and Dumpling Casserole recipe

Recipe taken from "The Eat-to-Live Diet" by Dr Joel Fuhrman. Packed full of vegetables and thickened with cashews.