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Sad news: summer is winding down.
Glad news: the garden is winding up. The harvest has begun.
Linda's mom makes a harvest soup called peas podge. Until I met their family I had never had it, or heard of it. It is a dish that signals the bounty of a late summer garden, and the impending end of the season.
It is, therefore, a bittersweet dish best served with a side of "holy-shit-where-did-the-time-go?"
Peas podge consists of recently picked peas, newly dug potatoes cubed, milk/cream, and butter. Salt and pepper to taste.
This soup would be nicely complimented by a freshly baked, still warm pita bread with za'atar spice (although I think that would enhance any meal).
Happy harvest to our northern hemisphere readers, and happy seeding to those of you in the south. May you all have a bittersweet bounty at just the right time.
We cannot grow peas here as it is too hot, but boy can we grow everything else. The garden is keeping me crazy busy and we are eating like kings. The freezers are full and I am taking inventory to start canning. I love new potatoes and peas in a cream sauce.
ReplyDeleteOh man I miss growing peas. We can't grow them here right now as our region has been infected by pea weevil so we can't buy or grow pea seeds. That recipe sounds delicious though. I might try it with frozen peas. It's cold and wet toward the end of winter here but my spinach and celery are going great guns. In fact I made a carrot, celery and red lentil soup for dinner tonight. Absolutely delicious!
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