Snap Peas: Like Little Canoes for Peas
June 28, 2011
Fresh peas in their own little canoes
“I love how you can snap a pea’s stem and pull the string and how it leaves a perfect seam that opens easily under your thumbnail. And then you find those sweet, starchy peas in their own canoe of crisp, watery, and almost sugary pod.”
— Gabrielle Hamilton, from Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
Blossom of a snap pea plant
Snap pea pod
Watercolor sketch of snap pea blossoms
Watercolor sketch of snap pea pods
Another watercolor sketch of snap pea pods
Rosemary's Blog 
June 28, 2011 at 11:08 am
Wonderful, I used to snap open the peas in my grandad’s garden. I used to eat the peas I found inside and then proceed to snap the juicy pod into pieces and eat them too 🙂
June 28, 2011 at 2:31 pm
There’s nothing like the taste of fresh, green peas straight from the garden.
June 28, 2011 at 2:27 pm
Your watercolours are … mouth watering!!
June 28, 2011 at 2:32 pm
Thank you! I did eat the samples after I painted them!
June 28, 2011 at 8:27 pm
Just found your blog – beautiful! Great food, amazing photography and those watercolors! Do you sell them anywhere? You should!
I look forward to reading back through your posts, and seeing more of those blissful paintings…
June 29, 2011 at 8:20 am
Most of my watercolor sketches are done in a bound Moleskin notebook, so they can’t be framed or sold. This is my first year doing watercolors. Right now I’m starting to paint some on paper, in anticipation of a show during 2012 (I hope)! So for now, I don’t sell my paintings.
I’ve made a few sales of photos this year. I charge $25 per image, plus printing/shipping costs. But I don’t advertise.
So glad you found my blog. Thanks for your comments.
July 19, 2011 at 9:52 pm
Thank you Rosemary, I see you also take your time to work out your posts per month
the slower the wiser
Life doesn’t need us to rush around, it needs us to settle down
Good to be down in Seattle