Cook okra down with olive oil until the slime decreases. Add sausage and let cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Now, add seasoning to the mix and cook until onions start to gloss. Add ...

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 ...

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 ...

Okra — most folks love it or hate it. I was raised by two Southern parents and, by default, was served this small green Louisiana staple all the time — in gumbo, pickled, sautéed, fried … you name it.

Cooked okra has a bad reputation for feeling slimy. That would be because, in fact, it can feel slimy. However, I beg you to overlook its lesser quality for one moment and consider that okra is a ...

Thomas Jefferson claimed okra was thriving in West Virginia in 1781, and by 1800, okra had become a Southern staple. Emblematic of Southern culture, okra remains a regular on classic Southern ...

This is the season for a vegetable everybody either loves or hates: okra. For the devoted, there is a good crop this year locally. We have been getting a good bit of rain where we live, which helps ...

The Times and Democrat will be running the Best of What's Cooking? from columnist Teresa Hatchell. This column ran originally on August 11, 2021. The headline of this column may have some of you ...

Recipes that appear in Idea Alley have not been tested by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Alan Stewart, who shared a description and photo of his favorite summer salad a few weeks ago, followed up with ...