tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post5591303680802544395..comments2023-10-22T09:24:14.464-04:00Comments on The Slow Cook: First OkraEd Bruskehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12217850970833353800noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post-69799708551676562252008-08-01T16:54:00.000-04:002008-08-01T16:54:00.000-04:00I always grow some okra in my garden. The flowers...I always grow some okra in my garden. The flowers are just beautiful. I'm looking forward to trying your recipe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post-67375969406575064952008-08-01T14:47:00.000-04:002008-08-01T14:47:00.000-04:00Not the flower petals. The green stems are gooey.Not the flower petals. The green stems are gooey.cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post-51052611633009457162008-07-31T22:14:00.000-04:002008-07-31T22:14:00.000-04:00I saw okra blossoms for the first time last year.....I saw okra blossoms for the first time last year.....they are gorgeous. I forgot how pretty until you posted the photos. Thanks Ed. Stay cool.MAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698595362707489593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post-24713201486449118892008-07-31T08:41:00.000-04:002008-07-31T08:41:00.000-04:00Julia, we have a lovely row of okra plants in the ...Julia, we have a lovely row of okra plants in the garden. As soon as we start harvesting, I wish we had planted more. There's just never enough room.<BR/><BR/>CC, I didn't know hibiscus had a rep for gooeyness. I've never had a problem with it, except when trying to use it raw in a salad. Never again.<BR/><BR/>Jen, you read my mind. Or my wife's mind. She's anxious for me to pickle some okra. Since I'm already on a pickling jag, that won't be any problem as soon as our plants start making more. Interesting about the Worcestershire sauce, which has fermented fish as a base. Okra works great with seafood, as in gumbo.<BR/><BR/>Jennifer, I find myself often rhapsodizing about okra. Watching it grow in the garden always gives me a lift. We like ours fried, too: dipped in buttermilk, then battered with corn meal.Ed Bruskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12217850970833353800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post-32762626140647602162008-07-31T07:30:00.000-04:002008-07-31T07:30:00.000-04:00An ode to okra... how lovely, Ed. I just picked u...An ode to okra... how lovely, Ed. I just picked up my first CSA okra yesterday and promptly fried it when I got home (served with a single sliced really ripe tomato). Heaven.The Baklava Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03801967818481598226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post-78875247794485121192008-07-30T18:12:00.000-04:002008-07-30T18:12:00.000-04:00I found okra at the farmer's market last weekend f...I found okra at the farmer's market last weekend for the first time since last year and was so excited!! I picked up a couple pounds and promptly made spicy pickled okra (a favorite around here)<BR/><BR/>I often do a dish similar to the one you described, but add a dash of worcestershire sauce for additional flavoring -- I'll have to try the bacon grease version too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post-43977087578182830822008-07-30T18:08:00.000-04:002008-07-30T18:08:00.000-04:00Hibiscus! Who knew? That explains the gooeyness,Co...Hibiscus! Who knew? That explains the gooeyness,<BR/>Congratulations on your harvest.cookiecrumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00741894180391507513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5603202988847584283.post-38296809828016270232008-07-30T15:06:00.000-04:002008-07-30T15:06:00.000-04:00I couldn't agree more! The okra plant is just so b...I couldn't agree more! The okra plant is just so beautiful... and so delicious to eat. Thanks for sharing your recipe!Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18207184256646710317noreply@blogger.com