I was an only child until the age of nine. Well, nine and a half really. I met my real Father at the age of fifteen. My stepfather was the only Dad that I had. I do not remember not having him as my Dad, I was that young when he entered my life. He even adopted me when I was six. I’m sure you are wondering why I am telling you this right? I had a family but did not know it. Kind of sad really.
I always wanted a brother or sister growing up so you can imagine how happy I was when my parents told me that I was going to have a sibling! And when my sister was born, I was soooooo thrilled! Woo-hoo, I have a sister!
I look so happy don’t you think? Here’s what they do not tell you when you are getting a little sister or little brother. Your life is going to change in areas that you can not imagine. Oh, don’t get me wrong. I love my little sister! I always have and I always will but they don’t tell you that you will now have to eat whatever your little sister wants! They don’t tell you shit like that because I have got to tell you, I may have said no thanks if I knew that from this point forward you will eat only mashed potatoes and canned peas with some form of protein!
Yeah, my little sister would ONLY eat mashed potatoes and canned peas! Sometimes she would really mix it up and want mashed potatoes and canned peas and carrots! And it didn’t matter what I wanted to eat because if she did not get mashed potatoes and canned peas, she would not eat anything! So I was forced to eat mashed potatoes and canned peas every day for years!
Now, I was a good kid but I was a picky eater. I didn’t like it when things touched on my plate. It was about texture too. And when my little sister wanted her mashed potatoes and canned peas, they had to be mashed all together. This went against two of my rules people! First, things were touching! And second, have you eaten canned peas? Why, why, why are they so mushy? Peas are not mushy so why does the canning process make them that way? I don’t understand! Frozen peas are not mushy. I do not get it.
So after years of pure torture, you can imagine how resistant I was to EVER eat those mushy buggers again. I never bought canned vegetables – except creamed corn of course because duh? – only frozen vegetables. I steered clear of them at family events and during the Holidays, my plate Was always too full already. See how I avoided them? It was not really hard and I never offended anyone by not eating them. Win Win!
Then when I was dating Scott, his stepmother used to make these dill peas that were all the rage with everyone in the family. So despite the many, many years of pure torture with canned Peas, I decided to give them a go. I fell in love! Hertha’s dill peas are awesome! And they are made with canned peas! At every holiday, I loaded up my plate without looking like I was just pouring the whole bowl of dill peas onto it. And let me tell you that I wanted to eat them all!
I’m thinking that Hertha’s dill peas should make an appearance way more often than just the holidays. They would be great for summer barbecues, lunches and even brunches. Give them a try!
Ingredients
- 3 cans of sweet peas
- 3 medium onions, chopped fine
- 3 Tbsp. Of butter
- 3 Tbsp of flour
- 3 Tbsp fresh dill, chopped fine
- 2 cans of the liquid from the canned sweet peas
- 1 Tbsp of sour cream
- 1 Tbsp of vinegar from dill vinegar jar, see note below
Instructions
- Sterilize a medium Mason jar. Wash your fresh dill and stuff your Mason jar full with dill and top with white vinegar. The dill vinegar will be ready for use in a week. The jar will keep for a couple of months in the fridge.
- Once your dill vinegar is ready, Fry onions in butter until translucent, add in flour to make roux. Add juice from can of peas to thin (2 cans maybe), add in dill, splash of dill vinegar and sour cream if you wish. Add peas in and simmer to let the flavours come thRough.
Happy cooking!
Oh no! That is too bad! I would not have lasted long if I had been required to eat what my little sister liked. I guess I am lucky that my mom never cooked😊
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I know, right?! I can’t believe how long I had to eat that. It’s amazing that I ever tried them again! lol
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Well this recipe sounds good Lisa
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Those sound awesome. As much as I hate hate hate canned peas I’m going to try this.
Love you Lisa! xo
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If they converted me into a lover of canned peas – only as dill peas let’s be real! – then they must be good!
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Lisa these sound awesome ~ I am not a pea eater ~ HATE frozen peas and even fresh peas BUT ~ I like canned peas!!! Weird I know. I am going to give this recipe a try too!! Thanks hon ~ love you and your little brat of a sister too!! xoxo
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Oh Aunt Deb, I’m soooo disappointed in you! Canned peas only? Really? Well, at least you can redeem yourself by making dill peas! lol
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I love any veg as long as it is fresh but love or did ( I haven’t) had them for years tinned peas it sounds like a tasty recipe 🙂 I hope today is a good day 🙂
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Today is great Carol! I’m finally feeling a little more like myself. I have not been feeling well. This recipe made me a lover of canned peas! A true miracle! lol xo
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I am pleased you are having a great day ..can it be made into ice cream??? You could have savoury ice cream ??? How is your computer saga going? Sorted? Take care 🙂 xxx
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I would love a savory ice cream! Any ideas for it? I do have pumpkin spiced and gingerbread ice cream. Does that qualify as savory? Oh, oh… I bought some matcha green tea powder! Any ideas for flavours to pair with that in an ice cream? My computer is up and running BUT it stopped talking for me which is kinda useless for me. So on goes the saga… lol xo
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Oh No! About time they got it right isn’t it? I will dig some out for you bacon and egg? And I will find some matcha ones for you… That is an idea for a blog …Thank you…Lisa ..Stay well … Are watching the Royal wedding today? 🙂 xxx
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Bacon and eggs would be amazing ice cream! Oh, how I miss food. Can you believe that I got tired of eating pureed hospital food? Not exactly palatable but I could have gotten more creative about making it edible. If you send me ideas for matcha ice cream, you will be given full credit in my blog! As for the wedding, I’m watching the news about it now! What a beautiful dress! I couldn’t get up for the actual wedding because it was at 4 in the morning here! No thanks… lol xo
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Yes, I agree the dress was just beautiful…It was a lovely wedding…Umm…Hell yeah who in their right mind would love hospital food and puree…Yuk… You need a personal chef to tickle those taste buds … Matcha ice cream coming up 🙂 xxxx
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I would love a savory ice cream! Any ideas for it? I do have pumpkin spiced and gingerbread ice cream. Does that qualify as savory? Oh, oh… I bought some matcha green tea powder! Any ideas for flavours to pair with that in an ice cream? My computer is up and running BUT it stopped talking for me which is kinda useless for me. So on goes the saga… lol xo
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