April Fool's peas...

6APR2023; 2207, THU– Maryland, USA

This is my second submission to the Feast "community"; and prayerfully a viable aspect of what I believe to be a potential hat trick (three in a row). Say that seven times quickly; haha.

On to the one official/optional order of housekeeping: This is a more detailed recipe than the previous piece. Now, for the meat and potatoes; or lack thereof—

Step #1: Assemble ingredients.

A.) 19 ounces (oz) of black eyed peas (or somewhere in that ballpark). Most cans have roughly 15 oz; so whatever floats your boat.

B.) 2 oz of classic hummus. Again, personal preference is advised here.

C.) 2 oz of feta (aka goat cheese).

D.) 0.75 oz of shredded Parmesan cheese.

E.) Old Bay seasoning (approximately two servings [or

F.) Scallions for garnish (optional).

Step #2: Assemble material(s).

A.) 1 small cooking pot; ideally with a lid.

B.) 1 cooking spoon.

C.) 1 colander/strainer (not completely necessary with a lid for pot; and/or holes in cooking spoon).

D.) 1 paring knife (also optional).

E.) 1 can opener (situation dependent).

F.) 1 stovetop.

G.) 1 cutting board (if using the knife).

Step #3: Prep food.

A.) Open peas; place in pot (put lid on pot); and set pot on stovetop.

B.) Turn stovetop to medium/high heat until peas are almost boiling. (Watch peas carefully!)

C.) Stir peas with cooking spoon while adding in Old Bay. (Don't leave spoon in pot.)

D.) Wash and cut scallions (if applicable). Once they have little to no white roots left, place them in the serving bowl(s); opposite the serving spoon(s).

E.) Drain peas (strongly advised!) carefully as feasible; before mixing them with the feta, and placing said mixture into the serving bowl.

F.) Sprinkle the Parmesan on top, tho beneath the hummus (which I somehow forgot to picture), as if you were the Turkish chef; famously known as "Salt Bae".

Step #4: Serve and enjoy.

A.) Place bowl(s) before you, and/or guest(s); on dinner table for (optional) pics.

B.) I know that this isn't a religious site; at all. However, I grew up in the Word, and I'm a big fan of gratitude; so, "do what you will with that information."

C.) Comment on this piece if/when you get a chance to. Let me know how you enjoy this recipe.

D.) Tag me on the socials @DarriusUnity once you get a "New York minute"; and are thru chowing down. Only if you like the dish, tho; haha!

E.) Don't forget to clean up adequately right after getting your grub on so as to thwart "unwanted houseguests" (i.e. pests).

F.) Try my previous recipe, the "Buenos días burrito" as well; if/when you get a hot sec.

G.) Lastly, stay tuned for the feasibility of more recipes.

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At a bare minimum, my next "story" will be another "how to" make a dish I recently created while fooling around in the kitchen.

When I say recent, I'm talking like last night recent; haha. I refer to it as "No eyed deer beans".

Primarily because I had no idea what else to call it. That reminds me: I created this current recipe around lunch time; on April Fools Day.

Go figure, my Jigga. If you're wondering what in the world I was doing with such an odd assortment of foods in my fridge: Meal kit delivery services.

One in particular that rhymes with "yellow desk". Not affiliated with them; and I don't really know if I wanna continue using them.

That's a-whole-notha tale; for a tall glass of near beer. Kinda sorta like me barely waking up this morning; rather than going into the big, bright light right before I called on my Higher Power.

Seriously tho, that's it. Post over, my fine, phenomenal friends.

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