Chef Steven Goff, who describes himself as a meat and pickle man, has honed his skills to support a belief that there should be no waste in the kitchen, a belief informed to some extent by growing up ...

POD PERSON: In his new book, Chris Smith, marketing and communications manager for Sow True Seed, dives deeply into a range of culinary and other practical uses for okra pods, leaves, seeds, flowers ...

Okra has never become a familiar vegetable here in the northern part of our country, but of course it is a staple in the American deep south. The pods of many types of okra are prickly on the outside, ...

Brush 4 pounds washed fresh okra lightly with a piece of nylon net or a brush to remove “fuzz.” Trim stems from okra. Bring 8 cups apple cider vinegar, 1 cup water, and cup salt to a boil in a 4-quart ...

Okra has a home in hearts and kitchens around the globe. Antonis Achilleos / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Lydia Purcell The world is blessed with a bounty of poetry about okra, ...

If you are an okra fan, get ready to find a new way to enjoy them. And if you're not, be prepared to change your mind. If it's slippery you don't like so much, then just try them cooked on the grill.

March marks the beginning of the peak season for okra, a Southern specialty worth exploring in the microwave. Okra has a mild, sweet flavor, somewhat akin to fresh green beans. Nutritionally, it`s a ...

Okra is one of those vegetables that people either hate or -- if you are like me -- just love. I think the haters either have not tasted it prepared properly or are simply turned-off because of its ...

A salad is a wonderful vehicle for okra. The vinegar and lemon juice in the dressing can mitigate okra’s slime factor. In Greece and the Middle East, cooks deal with this characteristic of okra by ...

Writing off okra as a slimy pod is a great injustice, according to Chris Smith. The garden writer and seed saver is an okra aficionado who asserts that while the vegetable may have a unique texture, ...