Posts tagged as okra

Saute of Tomatoes & Okra with Bacon

Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Jul 7, 2011 at 10:18am

Make this. You will not be able to stop eating it. Add cayenne pepper and the perfect amount of salt and you REALLY will not be able to stop eating it. Spoon it over polenta…and forget it. Gone. Saute of Tomatoes and Okra with Bacon Adapted from The Gift of Southern Cooking by Edna Louis…

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Shrimp Tales

Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Feb 10, 2010 at 7:14am

Sometimes – well, actually often – the shrimp I buy ’round these parts aren’t all that great.  Wild-caught, not farmed.  Big, small, shell-on, shelled, pink, grey.  Brined, not brined.  Grilled, sauteed, baked, broiled.  Blah, blah, blah.  I’ve tried every iteration and vendor I can think of.  Meh.  I know, I know, I live in the…

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Crab Cakes, Okra

Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Sep 4, 2009 at 12:01pm

I forget about crab cakes, which is too bad, given how easy they are to make and how delicious they are to eat. I was prompted to remember them by the okra I picked up—I just love crab and okra together. And I was prompted to pick up the okra, which I also tend to…

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Okra

Posted by Stephanie Meyer on Mar 11, 2009 at 6:34am

My favorite vegetable these days is okra. It all started last year, when I discovered a recipe for a saute of okra with bacon, tomatoes, and sweet onion, as I hungrily perused the wonderful The Gift of Southern Cooking cookbook. Being a Northerner and all, my only previous experience with okra was, well, slimy and uninteresting….

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