Sam Lynah has been making this okra soup since the 1950s, when her childhood household had an annual okra surplus. Typically, Lynah says, her mother used it for gumbo. “Gumbo is always great, but I ...

Susan Wigley in 1980 came to Charleston from Texas as a gumbo devotee. Then the concierge at 2 Meeting Street sent her to Gaslight Café on King Street for her first taste of okra soup. “I remember ...

In a heavy-bottom dutch oven, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onions, celery, bell pepper and garlic. Saute 3 to 5 minutes or until vegetables are wilted. Add ham, bay leaf and thyme and cook ...

You might think of the vegetable okra as a mysterious finger-shaped pod with a notoriously slippery texture. If you've eaten it, you may know just how versatile and delicious the summer vegetable can ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Coterie gives okra an Indian-inspired twist with cumin, mint, carmelized onions and cilantro-mint ...

In the middle of our hot Texas summer when you may not ordinarily think of soup, one with cooling ingredients such as okra and yogurt might be the perfect antidote. According to Ayurveda, okra ...

Okra, known as lady’s fingers or the perfect villager’s vegetable, is a culinary symbol that goes beyond its distinct taste and unusual consistency. It carries a rich history and years of tradition, ...

Whether you’re a CSA devotee, a farmers’ market weekender or consider ketchup a veg, we’ll bring you fresh inspiration for how to prepare our local produce. Hey, y’all. Are you hungry for some okra?

The green slimy fruit shaped in a conelike form is of the West African origin. The Igbo tribe in Nigeria calls it "ọ́kụ̀rụ̀", while the Yoruba’s call it "Ila." Most people classify okra as a vegetable ...

You can’t beat early fall produce: The last of tomatoes, okra stalks still kicking and growing sky-high pods if you don’t pick them in time, all those deep, dark greens. Butternut squash begins ...