Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Make the most of this summer vegetable while its at its best. "Mercy me, these were delicious. I cut a few okra up, splashed a ...

The Southern Vegetable Book: A Root-to-Stalk Guide to the South's Favorite Produce A simple pickled okra recipe from 'The Southern Vegetable Book: A Root-to-Stalk Guide to the South's Favorite Produce ...

Okra on a small plate at t Little Tokyo Small Plates & Noodle Bar on Carrollton Avenue, last March (Dinah Rogers, NOLA.com / The Times-Picayune) Pickled Okra Makes 10 pints 4 pounds small and tender ...

If you're a fan of Southern cooking, chances are, you've tangoed with okra before. Okra's deeply rooted history in Southern cuisine makes it a go-to for many classic dishes, including gumbo and more.

In just a few more weeks, the last of the farm-fresh okra will run out at farmers markets and grocery stores, so now is the perfect time to pickle a carton or two. Okra is really an underrated food.

A neighbor, Susan Pate, dropped by with a jar of her pickled yellow squash that was delicious. I opened it with an evening meal for three people and almost half of the pint jar of pickles was consumed ...

ONE particularly sauna-ish day a friend mentions he is eating nothing but raw food right now because turning on the stove just feels like too much effort. It sounds a bit extreme, but he could be even ...