Okra is a vegetable well known to the southern US and Asia. In Indian and south Asian cooking, okra shows up in a variety of stews, stir fries, and curries. Here in the south, surprise surprise– we fry it. Southern okra is usually chopped into…
I remember my father’s paternal grandmother as a strong, Southern woman. She was a force. I only saw her on holidays but I will never forget her cooking, which we ate at home all throughout the year. She used to freeze her fresh-from-the-garden, hand-battered okra…
Collard greens are a nutrient-rich, dark green, similar to kale or turnip greens. Traditionally, they are cooked with some kind of cured or salted meat. However, because I am a vegetarian I do not cook mine with meat. Honestly, these vegetarian collard greens are unbelievable…