Peas, They're Not Just Good for Sports Injuries

Every few weeks Fnology gets injured during an indoor soccer game, especially when I drive. Perhaps I should stop driving. One of the best ways to ice a knee, ankle or foot injury is to use a frozen bag of petite peas, the bag will conform nicely around the injured area. After several uses, however, the thawing and refreezing creates one big ice block, which no longer conforms to the skin. If you continue to use the peas much longer they will become rather mushy when you cook them, its possible they might smell just slightly like foot, but I'm pretty sure this is all in your head.

We often therefore have a bag of peas in the freezer ready to cook if there aren't any other veggies around. Today was such a day. Also, I had a real hankering for Indian food, so we decided to try adding a little Indian spice to our peas for lunch. It came out well, a little spicy and lots of flavor. Here's what we came up with:



1 bag frozen Petite Peas
1 T Olive Oil
1 cup Diced Yellow Onion
4 T Spicy Curry Juice (if not available substitute spicy pepper flakes or other form of heat)
1 tsp Ground Cumin
1/2 tsp Garam Masala

Put enough water in pot to cover the amount of peas and bring to a boil at medium high. Throw in whole bag of frozen peas and wait till it comes to back to a boil. Turn down the heat to medium and continue to boil peas for 3-4 minutes. Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a pan and when hot add diced onions. Cook until translucent and add spicy curry juice, stir continuously. Drain peas and add to the pan with the onions. Add spices and stir for about 3 minutes. Turn heat down to warm until ready to serve.