When choosing okra, pick pods that are firm but give slightly when squeezed, with a bright, even color. Keep them small—under ...

The Igbo tribe in Nigeria calls it "ọ́kụ̀rụ̀", while the Yoruba’s call it "Ila." Most people classify okra as a vegetable but botanically, it's a fruit because it has seeds. This fruit is one of the ...

2 cups raw red or other rice, cooked to package directions Heat oil in large, heavy skillet or Dutch oven over high heat; add flour. Reduce heat to medium. Cook flour, stirring, until brown, about 5 ...

Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat; add onion and turmeric. Cook, stirring, 3 minutes. Add tomatillos and okra; cook over medium-high heat, stirring until browned and vegetables begin to soften, ...

Okra may be a divisive vegetable, but for those who know how to cook it right, it’s a beloved Southern classic.

Okra is a divisive vegetable. It’s another one of summer’s love-it or hate-it propositions, much like eggplant. What do people always mention? The slime. Personally, I find that more of a feature than ...

I have not yet written about okra this summer. But with local vegetable gardens producing okra by the pounds, I suppose it's time to turn our thoughts to some of the best ways to cook and serve these ...

Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, marks the anniversary of the day Texas formally acknowledged the Emancipation Proclamation, the last of the Confederate states to do so. For more than 150 years, it ...

Okra indeed is known as lady fingers in other parts of the world. As I was filling my paper sack with small, tender okra pods at a farmers' market in Alabama, an attractive lady commented, "Aren't ...