The peas are in full harvest right now at the farm. I am hoping to freeze plenty of these tasty vegetables for use during the winter months. We use quart freezer bags and have had great success with freezing sugar snap peas. A couple of years ago, we froze some snow peas but weren't happy with how they turned out. I know that people do freeze them but they just didn't work for us.

Remember, both snow peas and sugar snap peas have edible pods. To prepare them for eating or freezing, pinch off the ends and pull to remove the strings along the seams of the pods if there is one. These peas can be eaten raw, stir-fried, or steamed.

Instructions for freezing:

One of our favorite recipes at this time of year is our Chicken and Snow Pea Skillet.This was even requested as a birthday meal, so that tells you how good it is!

Serves 8

3 lbs cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 1 inch cubes

2 lbs garlic scapes (cleaned and chopped into 2 inch lengths)

1 1/2 pounds snow peas (cleaned)

4 T olive oil

2 1/2 cups chicken broth 0r 2 1/2 cups boiling water combined with 3 chicken bouillon cubes

Heat olive oil in skillet. When hot, add garlic scapes. Cook about 3-4 minutes stirring constantly or until you can smell their garlic scent. Add the snow peas and cook for another 3-4 minutes, again stirring the vegetables. Add chicken cubes to mixture, again cooking for about 3-4 mintues to heat up chicken. Then add chicken broth. Simmer until broth cooks down (don't let broth totally disappear).

Served over cooked rice.