Stuffed Pea Pods Ala Maggie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 lb fresh pea pods
• 3/4 cup peas, from pods or 3/4 cup frozen peas
• 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, room temperature
• 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1/8 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder (or to taste)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 rinse pea pods, then remove string at edge of each peapod to open, remove peas from peapods and set aside in measureing cup.
• 2 wrap peapods in paper towels and refrigerate in plastic bag until ready to fill.
• 3 bring cream cheese to room temperature.
• 4 if reserved peas do not measure 3/4 c, add frozen peas to make correct amount. add peas to softened cream cheese, mayonnaise, tabasco, garlic powder and salt and pepper. mix well. put a bit into a peapod, taste, and adjust seasonings to your liking.
• 5 chill filling until it appears easier to work with.
• 6 using a pastry tube or teaspoon, fill each peapod.
• 7 refrigerate to firm up filling, then serve on a pretty platter gaarnished with grape tomatoes, pineapple slices or whatever to "color it up".
• 8 a very pretty and tasty finger food -- .