Mint Peas

Mint peas is a foodie pairing. Both are fresh tasting ingredients even when you use the frozen and pantry ingredient forms. And they go well with a mint pea soup that you can serve warm or cool.

The bright Kermit the Frog green peas 🫛 and tree green mint are complementary, but together with the mild and herb-y tastes, they create flavors you’d expect from a restaurant worthy side dish. 🍽️

…Oh, and I know a good food thing when I see and taste it because I managed catering in restaurants and hotels. My 10-year hospitality event planning journey was weaved in and out of my corporate office work journey.

And I got the idea of mint peas when I was an event planner for a busy Spanish restaurant neighboring Chef Jose Andres’ Jaleo downtown DC restaurant, and nearby one day I tried another restaurant’s side peas that never left my mind.

…When I was laid off from the tech industry, restaurants was a comforting place to be and a cushion-y job place to land.

But it took me leaving and coming back to the food industry to finally get the light bulb  💡to go off that ding-ding-ding, food is my passion (and is my second language). 😊

There isn’t a food I don’t like or don’t like to explore…

And as years went by post-catering years, I discovered I enjoyed home cooking and baking.

And on quest for the best peas in grocery stores (one of my favorite places to be), I found that the frozen peas work well for almost any savory dish.

Plus, peas are healthy!

So I made my own version…

Special mint peas turn the boring peas upside the head into chic peas and can be made easily with a little water into a bowl of mint pea soup.🥣

And green peas need something extra because they aren’t as chic as chick peas that can be made into all kinds of plant-based dishes mimicking protein…

With green peas, you can eat half-a-cup or 100 grams of peas for about 70 calories.

Powerful vitamin pea pellets are also loaded with Vitamin C, E, and zinc to name a few of their anti-inflammatory and immunity boosting power.

With new season transitions like back-to-school or new work schedules, that can create anxiety or nervous feelings, a frozen pea recipe is an easy way to get in your veggies without fuss or muss.

…And they also help to soothe gut discomfort where anxiety can lurk. And the mint helps with aches (stomach and head aches are most common).

You may be too busy running around like a chicken with its head cut off (that was a common hotel catering saying we used) to notice fully your body aches.

So a bowl of subtly mint peas can help balance your moods and aches.

And this could be the reminder you need:

Take a few moments to notice your discomforts maybe on your yoga mat.

It helps your daily energy instead of trying to muster through the season or week.

…Because one season can easily turn into a new normal way of living that’s not healthy or happy. And we don’t want that!

Good news is you can restore the non-serious body signs with a few lifestyle and habit changes… that also include foods!

You can take the 2-minute body balance quiz to easily see where you need restoration.

Mint Peas

For variety (that Vatas love), you can mix up your peas with high anti-inflammatory spearmint that is a more subtle and balanced taste with peas than peppermint.

A mint blend that you can find at the grocery store or a tea like Sleepytime tea has the spearmint ingredient built-into the blend. Ready to make these mint peas?