Pigeon peas are a winter seasonal delight. Fresh green pigeon peas are nutrient-rich, with vitamins and minerals including Vitamin C and potassium. Served hot with rice it is a comforting dish. 2.Cool ...

The nutritional benefits of pigeon peas are many, from vitamin C to potassium. This rice recipe is quick to make if you have cooked rice handy, and the masala can also be stored for use. 1.Dry roast ...

This recipe, adapted from Moosewood Restaurant Low-Fat Favorites (Clarkson Potter, 1996), turns a traditional Caribbean combination into a tangy salad. Pigeon peas, also known as gandulas, can be ...

It’s a muggy, hot afternoon in mid-November and Santo Domingo’s congested streets are packed with whizzing motorcyclists and banged-up taxis. Sidewalks are lined with vendors selling dried-up holiday ...

Whether on the island or in the U.S., Puerto Rican holiday tables will usually feature this popular rice dish: arroz con gandules. This easy and savory rice dish is made with a base of smoked ham (or ...

I’m sitting typing this in my room aboard a cruise ship, a miniature city as festive as a layer cake, as we approach the island of St. Thomas. The water is a gaudy blue. This is my first time in the ...

“My mum grew up in Uganda, so many of the dishes she made for us were subtly influenced by the food she had experienced there, including this traditional East African recipe,” says Radhi ...

This hearty, almost meatlike dish gets its alluring fragrance from fresh curry leaves. It makes a great main course eaten hot with Indian flatbread and a dollop of yogurt. It's also delicious as a ...

For gardeners who lament the arrival of summer because it means pea season is over, consider the venerable pigeon pea -- a hardy perennial that can produce successive harvests during the year. The ...

Craving winter comfort food? Dried peas, beans and lentils are nutritious, protein-packed ingredients that can take on starring roles in hearty dishes when they’re paired with spices and herbs.

ERADA, Madagascar, April 25 (Reuters) - Growing edible crops used to be so hard for Kazy Zanapijo in drought-prone southern Madagascar that she would often have nothing but wild plants and cactuses to ...