'Sugar Ann': It grows an early, edible-pod pea ideal for small gardens. Its short, bushy vines do not need support, and it produces about 10 days earlier than other snap peas.

Sugar snap-like peas have likely been around for centuries, though they somehow fell out of favor (and out of the garden catalogs) sometime in the late 19th century.

You might also grow a sugar snap type such as the super-quick Sugar Ann, or a snow pea such as Oregon Sugar Pod II. As days grow cooler and shorter, growth will slow down a bit.

English peas — Alaska, Mr. Big, Maestro, Wando (heat tolerant), Lincoln (heat tolerant) Edible-podded peas, snap — Super Sugar Snap, Sugar Sprint, Early Snap ...

This shrimp stir-fry with cabbage, scallions and snap peas has everything you're craving. It takes just 10 minutes to prep, and it cooks up in 15 minutes flat. Best of all, it tastes so good!

Look for freshly picked peas—the longer they sit on the plant, the tougher they'll be. While snow peas and snap peas are best when fresh, you can find garden peas frozen at any time of year.

Cook, stirring occasionally, until the snap peas are crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Stir in 1 tablespoon of the soy sauce to coat. Remove the skillet from the heat.

TWIN FALLS – Chefs go nuts over his peas. Calvin Lamborn, father of the sugar snap pea, lived, researched and bred peas amid obscurity on a few acres outside of Twin Falls. Lamborn died Aug. 19 ...