I have three (or four) kinds of peas in containers outside - started all of them from seeds inside. I only bought the types the companies said the pods are good for stir fries. A skillet and veggies (including pea pods) and meat of some kind, add bottled sauce of some kind, and eat. That's my idea of cooking.
I am not that fond of the stir fry ones either, but it is one of the better ways to have peas of some sort.