I got my hands on some really nice fresh, shelled English peas and wanted to make some pasta with them. I was looking for something somewhat healthy to make but I ended up with something decidedly not that healthy but decidedly delicious. Orecchiette with Peas (Adapted from Epicurious ) 1 lb Orecchiette 2 oz pancetta (or bacon) 1 shallot, minced 1 c fresh English peas, shelled 2T white wine 1 c heavy cream 1/c grated Parmesean salt/pepper While water for pasta is cooking, place pancetta in a skillet. Cook until browned. Add shallot and cook until softened. Add peas to skillet and white wine. Cook for 3-5 minutes. Add heavy cream and bring to low simmer. Cook for 5 minutes. Add Parmesan and salt/pepper. Drain pasta (reserve some pasta water) and add to skillet. Stir until mixed through. You might want to add some of the reserved pasta water to loosen it up. This was so quick and so good. I usually use a spider to drain the pasta and then dump it by spiderful...