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 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 ...

Selecting the right container is key to growing okra indoors. Choose pots that are at least 12 inches deep to allow for ...

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 ...

For the born-and-bred Southerner, few culinary experiences rival the intense satisfaction of biting into perfectly fried okra. “Whether it was at Sunday dinner, in a cafeteria or in a restaurant, a ...

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, ...