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Pasta is inexpensive, easy to prepare and delicious, which makes it an excellent choice for a summer evening meal. Garden Penne Pasta features fresh baby carrots, chunks of zucchini as well as edamame in a rich-tasting tomato sauce.
Shelled edamame adds texture to any dish and is widely available, fresh or frozen, in health food stores and many supermarkets. While edamame in the pod is also a popular snack, when shelled, it becomes a convenient addition to soups, salads, and vegetable and grain dishes. Use shelled edamame in place of lima beans, peas or corn in many dishes with delicious results.
Sugar Snap Peas with Mushrooms is a colorful dish that combines crisp green pea pods, earthy portobello mushrooms, red bell peppers and toasted sesame seeds with a touch of lemon and marjoram. Sugar snap peas are a cross between garden--English--peas and snow peas, and they possess the best characteristics of both. Snap peas are delightful eaten raw in a salad or minimally cooked.
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