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This might sound kind of weird, but blanched sugar snap peas cut into bite sized pieces are a really great addition to potato salad.

@sally305, I'm really don't want it to seem like I'm attacking you, but I'm very hurt by the opinions you've shared. I know you wrote that it's a societal problem and people judge other people based on their names (and on their race, sexual identity, class, etc.) regardless of whether it's right or wrong. But the fact that society is messed up and actively oppressive is not a justification. We should all actively work to change our bigoted societal opinions of things like so-called trashy names. And who knows, maybe if many people continue to give their children what are now perceived as unusual names, we can redefine what is thought of as normal and accept people based on their own merits instead of our biased pre-conceived notions of what they should be.

Also, I have a very unusual and difficult to pronounce name. As a child, I was always terrified of the first day of school, when the teachers would slaughter the pronunciation of my name. Even in high school, I once almost cried when one of my substitute teachers refused to even attempt to pronounce my first name. But, as an adult, I'm glad I have a unique name and I know that the people who would judge me based solely on my name would probably unfairly and inaccurately judge me for other things, as well. It's a slippery slope and if we allow ourselves to assume people are uneducated, or incapable base on their names, who knows where we'll end.

Sorry, one more thing, the people who read this blog and who responded to this post are not a representative cross-section of society. Many people on this post have agreed with your comments, but I'm sure there are many more people who will not see this post and who will not respond to it who don't agree with comments like yours. I'm not trying to be snarky, but I'm just sayin'.

Can the stems be prepared along with the greens?

Inspiring!