I'm P.C., and I have studied food and cooking around the world, mostly by eating, but also through serious study. Coursework at Le Cordon Bleu London and intensive courses in Morocco, Thailand and France have broadened my culinary skill and palate. But my kitchen of choice is at home, cooking like most people, experimenting with unique but practical ideas.

I live, mostly in my kitchen, in my hometown of Memphis, Tennessee.

Archive for the ‘peas’ Category

Chilled Pea Soup with Tendrils and Pods

I was a latecomer to the joy of peas.  And I think that may be because, like many people, my first introduction to peas was the canned variety.  Mushy, salty, gray-green and generally unappetizing.  And so time consuming to pick out of a casserole or pot pie, segregating them on one side of the plate, [...]

Peas with Pancetta, Mint and Crème Fraiche

  I am still waiting for the bounty of spring vegetables to arrive.  It’s almost here, but has not fully taken over, and it’s a few more weeks to the opening of the Farmer’s Market.  So in the meantime, my need for something green leads me back to my favorite way of preparing that old [...]

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