I read a great description of the flavor of okra in one of my favorite cookbooks, “The Vegetable Butcher.” Cara Mangini writes that the vegetable combines “notes of eggplant, green beans and asparagus ...

Okra thrives in the heat - both in the garden and in the kitchen. As the merciless summer sun beats down, okra plants produce pod after pod, giving home cooks pounds of produce to prepare or preserve.

These bacon-wrapped gouda okra boats were gone in minutes when we made them. (Photo by Ann Maloney, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) This okra recipe is easily doubled or tripled, if you want to make ...

-- Toss the okra pieces in the seasoned flour, then dredge them in the whisked eggs, and finish by tossing in the seasoned cornmeal -- In a separate pan, sauté onions until tender -- Add tomatoes to ...