Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Platter of fresh picked purple hull pea pods - Jim Bowie/Shutterstock In the heart of the American South, there lies a cherished ...

Crowder peas, cow peas, black-eyed peas, pink-eye peas, purple hull peas -- these Southern peas start making their appearance in the market this time of year. Because they love a long, hot growing ...

The deep purple-burgundy color of the dried hull are what give purple hull peas their common name. A subspecies of the cowpea, purple hull peas have a buttery, earthy flavor and can be used much in ...

Growing up as a daughter of parents who came of age during the Great Depression and World War II, I found summer to be much more than trips to the lake and July Fourth celebrations. It was the time to ...

Field peas are the South's most varied legume, but many cooks never venture past black-eyed peas and might not realize there are other choices. We should, however. Although black-eyed peas are good, ...

The subtle sweet notes in the black-eyed pea and sweet potato chili contrasts nicely with the spicy, smoky flavor. Ellise Pierce Special to the Star-Telegram These two very Southern peas mark summer ...

A farmer might call them cowpeas. A grocer might call them black-eyed peas. A restaurant waitress might call them field peas. But they are all talking about the same vegetable — the southern pea. If ...