There is always this chicken-and-egg question when shopping for the family dinner: do we approach our provisioning with a preconceived menu in mind, or do we see what the market has to offer and make our meal around that? I went to the Dupont Circle farmers market on Sunday knowing exactly what I wanted: a […]
I was shopping for green tomatoes at the farmers market over the weekend and though I struck out with the tomatoes I couldn’t resist the okra. I bought a heaping pint of pods just on general principles–if the okra is ripe, you should eat some. Fresh okra is a joy to behold. The pods are […]
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Okra was a bit of a disappointment for me this year. I planted a different variety and it never reached the height of last year’s crop. The pods seem to go woody before they are big enough to eat. But we do love okra. Here’s a previously unpublished piece about our favorite Southern vegetable.My guide […]
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