As an English trainer I learned that the three “P”s are Presentation, Practice, and Production.
As a gardener I am learning that they are Patience, Patience and Patience!
As a cook… I’d never thought of this before, until I made this favourite sauce again the other day: Peas, Pasta, Parsley!
Many of the condiments and sauces traditionally served with meat and fish are difficult to pair with vegetarian dishes. And I do miss them. Mustard on tofu? Bread sauce with potatoes? Mint sauce with…? But my parsley sauce (which I ate with fish many years ago) appears now and then quite happily in my vegetarian dishes. Here’s a summer dish, combining it with summer veg.
Pasta and Peas with Parsley Sauce
Parsley Sauce
Melt 30g (1 oz) butter in a pan. Add 30g (1 oz) flour and salt and pepper. Cook for one minute. Slowly whisk in 225ml (1 cup) of cream and 225ml (1 cup) of milk. Keep whisking on a low heat until it thickens and is nice and smooth. Finely chop a large bunch of parsley. Remove the sauce from the heat and throw in the parsley. Stir and let stand a few minutes. You can reheat it if necessary when your pasta and peas are ready.
Cook as much pasta and as many peas as you fancy. Then smother with parsley sauce and enjoy!
P.S. A few years ago I read about an English woman who had a pea phobia. Apparently she could not even walk past the frozen foods section of the supermarket without hyperventilating! How awful!
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Yummy and beautiful 🙂
Thanks Janina – a lovely fresh summery flavour.
This looks so fresh and delicious. Love peas.
I also love peas – and parsley sauce goes very well with them! 😀
Now I am really mad at my groundhog who ate all my peas down to the ground! But what a simple dish and how delicious it sounds…. I’ll just have to go buy a package of frozen peas to try it.
I have to tell you I love my tofu in collards. I take a large batch of collards and cook them up with garlics and onions (sauted in some olive oil)…. then I mash up a block of firm tofu and some mushrooms that I had previously sauted… and it comes out so delicious I could eat it all the time.
That sounds really tasty with mushrooms mixed in. Will have to try that. Hope you enjoy the pea recipe some time! 😀
I intend to! I may saute an onion in the beginning of the white sauce.
Whatever you fancy, although I prefer it without. Enjoy! 😀
I love this – the three p’s – it reminds of of school or something!
I’ve heard of the three p’s in business too – I think they are “product, price and promotion”!
Yum! There is nothing like fresh peas to make my mouth water…
Glad you like it Melody!
Perfectly pleasing and palatable!
Ingenious! Thanks Robin! 😀
It looks delicious and it looks pretty. I think I need to have this for dinner tonight.
Hello Jessica. Thanks for your comment – hope you enjoy dinner tonight! 😀
This looks great Cathy! I add loads of parsley to the cheese sauce we have with macaroni, but hadn’t thought of using it to flavour a pasta sauce on its own.
Perhaps one to try? I love it! 😀
I don’t give my peas a chance before I eat them raw form the garden, but if I do I will have to try your Ps
😀 They do taste good fresh out the pod! I must admit these are frozen, as the mice got to mine before they could produce anything! 😀
I like your pictures, however I don´t think the sauce is for me, there´s one P to much 😉
Never mind… this might be nice with mint though…. ! 😉
These photos and commentary should be in a cooking magazine! So beautiful and do fun!
Thank you Bonnie! 😀 The fun factor is of major importance!
“So fun” drat the ipad!
LOL!
I’ve never thought of having parsley sauce with pasta. I LOVE parsley dauce. Did I tell how much I LOVE it 🙂 Thanks
Oh and what a dreadful affliction !!
Then you’ll adore this! I bet it would be great with squash or beans too.
I heard that your garden peas had been eaten…have you found the culprits? Are you sure they won’t sneak in at night and taste some of that yummy pasta? I would if I were them. 😉
Oh dear, I must keep my eyes open. We have had a mouse, a toad and a lizard come in the patio doors before now – and now I know why! 😀
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