It’s happened again. I should have known it was going to happen again. It usually happens just this way. I am stuck on peas and can’t get off them.

Yesterday I posted a Pea Pasta dish with mint and lemon zest. I used frozen peas and it was delicious, healthy and easy to make. And what I said is true. I think frozen peas are a terrific vegetable. Especially in the type of hurried situation that I was faced with.

But it is spring. There are lots of reasons to be excited about spring. Fresh sweet peas of all varieties are certainly some of these reasons.

As much as I loved my minty orzo with peas, it did not really scratch that springtime itch I sometimes get. That itch can only be scratched with fresh peas.

And I do not just mean sweet English peas. I mean snow peas and sugar peas. Heck I even mean fava beans (which is technically a legume). But because of the favas bright green color I am making it an honorary pea in this recipe for Sweet Pea Ravioli with Rosemary Cream. Click for recipe.

Another gorgeous spring Sunday and I fully enjoyed my trip down the hill to the Hollywood Farmers Market.

If you know SippitySup at all then you know Sundays are reserved for Market Matters. And my market is full of all kinds of things that matter to me. That’s because we are smack dab in the middle of spring and there are so many wonderful vegetal choices.

So drum roll please…. I chose Fava Beans.

Which is practically a springtime "well, duh". I mean we wait all year for these things don’t we?

They are especially good right now. They are plentiful and relatively cheap, or at least as cheap as they get. Most of the pods are still quite young so you know they hold dainty little favas.  Sure the littler they are, the more work they can be. Though you don't always have to peel the little guys, I usually do anyway.

But, the little guys just taste better. The starches have not developed and they are a burst of bright green fava-i-ness that just makes me want to cry!

Also, what you have heard is true. There is no getting around it. Favas are a lot of work.