This recipe is adapted from "The Joy of Healthy Grilling," by Joe Famularo (Barron's, 1998) Skewered Okra with Garlic Sweet Grilled Tomatoes Makes 4 servings FOR TOMATOES: 3 large ripe tomatoes 2 ...

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.

Braised with chicken, stir-fried with corn or roasted with spices, these recipes highlight okra's versatility. (Silvia Razgova/For The Times) When I mentioned recently to a friend that I was ...

I know what so many of you think about okra, because I hear it all the time. Slimy. Unappealing. I won’t argue the first point, because that’s a verifiable fact. But I will take issue with the second, ...

Summer is the cruelest season for cookbooks. Caught between the spring fling and the holiday onslaught, it’s easy for a good book to get ignored. But for all the talk about how the cookbook market is ...

1. Heat oil in a stock pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. 2. Sauté sausage, onion, peppers and garlic until tender. 3. Stir in fresh red beans. If using dried beans, soak overnight before ...

Ryan Michalesko / Staff Photographer I grew up eating okra either fried or sautéed at least once a week. I love okra, not only for its flavor and texture, but also for its role in my family food ...

Recipes that appear in Idea Alley have not been tested by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. We've reached what I think of as high summer — with June and July (almost) behind us, and the long hot and ...