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 little olive oil in the bowl, sprinkled a little seasoning salt on them, ...

Growing up in the rural South, summer meant bucket loads of fresh vegetables. Extras were routinely set up on a rickety wooden stand near the gravel drive for friends and neighbors to take what they ...

Growing up in the rural South, summer meant bucketloads of fresh vegetables. Extras were routinely set up on a rickety wooden stand near the gravel drive for friends and neighbors to take what they ...

As a kid in central New York, my experience with okra didn't go much beyond the occasional sliver I may have gotten in a stew or soup at a restaurant. A few years ago, as I walked through the Downtown ...

Okra is both reviled and beloved for its chief characteristic: the mucilage, or slime. (NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune archive) Okra is one of those oddball vegetables that some folks adore and some ...

Instructions: Slit the okra lengthwise from top to bottom without breaking in half. Rub with 2-3 tablespoons of oil and 1 teaspoon of salt. Set aside. In a small frying pan, heat 4 tablespoons of oil.

Though notions of seasonality can feel precious at times — especially in our grocery stores where you can get most anything you want throughout the year — I still like to punctuate the seasons with a ...

Ideally, use okra three inches long or smaller. I sorted the okra by size. That way, the largest ones went on the grill first. The skewers make the okra much easier to turn on the grill, too. The ...

A delicious and healthy prep for okra: a quick wash, toss with olive oil and roast for 40 minutes. (Alicia Ross for Kitchen Scoop) Growing up in the rural South, summer meant bucketloads of fresh ...