I want the weather to be cool so badly, and I can't stop thinking about winter food I want to cook such as short ribs slow-cooking in red wine, or some gumbo or dishes made with dried peas. It's the latter that has been on my mind since I received my bag of Sea Island red peas from Anson Mills based in Columbia, South Carolina.
I love peas or beans and rice whether it's Hoppin' John or black beans on rice with avocado, lime juice and a splash of olive oil, or butter beans and rice.
I think I
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