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Skillet Roasted Okra

Jackie Garvin — Fri, 03 May 2024 15:14:37 +0000

Skillet Roasted Okra is an easy way to cook okra. As the okra browns, the natural sugar develops and results in a ton of flavor with no slime. Roasting vegetables is nothing new to me. I’ll roast anything thing that tries to move. Recently, it occurred to me that I had never...

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Classic Southern Okra and Tomatoes

Jackie Garvin — Sun, 21 Apr 2024 19:25:05 +0000

Classic Southern Okra and Tomatoes is familiar Southern comfort food. Sauté sweet onions, sliced okra, and diced tomatoes in bacon grease and garnish with crispy bacon. We happened upon some fresh okra at a local produce market that my grandmother would describe as “right pretty”. I would go as far as to say it was...

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Shrimp and Crab Gumbo AKA Seafood Gumbo

Jackie Garvin — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 17:54:44 +0000

Shrimp and Crab Gumbo, AKA Seafood Gumbo, is an iconic Cajun stew made with roux, shrimp, crab, smoked sausage and lots of vegetables, including okra. Served over rice. Of all the wonderful Cajun inspired recipes, and there are many, Shrimp and Crab Gumbo is a family favorite. The ingredient list appears rather lengthy, and the...

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Okra Fritters

Jackie Garvin — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:05:14 +0000

Author: Rebecca Lang
Publisher: Andrews McMeel

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Turkey and Sausage Gumbo

Jackie Garvin — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 01:00:01 +0000

Soup, stew and gumbo are favorites. I love to cook them and I love to eat them. Contrary to what some folks believe, I don’t consider cold weather the only fittin’ time for eating soup, stew and gumbo. We eat them year round. I’m a sucker for anything that cooks in one pot. Even if...

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Southern Field Peas and Okra

Jackie Garvin — Sat, 27 Aug 2016 20:34:18 +0000

Summer in the Deep South is hard on our bodies and spirits. The oppressive heat and humidity makes us wonder if we’re going to make it out alive. As miserable and grumpy as we get about the weather, summer is the season for some of our best fruits and vegetables. The crown jewel of Southern...

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Spicy Fried Summer Vegetable Medley

Jackie Garvin — Tue, 26 Apr 2016 16:26:09 +0000

Fried okra and fried green tomatoes. How we love them! I swannee, they’re gifts from above. It’s a treat for enduring all that comes along with their season. Summer in the Deep South is no joke. But, we get okra and tomatoes. That seems like an almost fair trade-off. Another delectable treat we love...

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Okra Jalapeno Fritters

Jackie Garvin — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 17:54:37 +0000

Summer in the deep Deep South is no joke. Yes, we have splendid winters and spring is nice but summer is a wee bit challenging. Of course the oppressive heat and humidity gives us something about which to complain. Chronic complainers have no shortage of material. The trade-off is that we harvest all sorts of...

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Tomato Goat Cheese Salad and Fried Okra Croutons

Jackie Garvin — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 20:25:04 +0000

The due date for my manuscript is two days away, T minus 2 days. Gosh, I really don’t know what to think about that. Part of me is ready to turn it in and get on with something else while I wait for the edits to come back. Part of me thinks I need to...

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Pickled Okra Deviled Eggs

Jackie Garvin — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 14:39:55 +0000

Pickled Okra Deviled Eggs is an updated version of the Southern iconic Deviled Eggs. Minced pickled okra is substituted for standard pickle relish. If you grow up in the Deep South, as did I, you eat heaping gobs of deviled eggs. They are part of special occasions, church pot luck dinners, funeral receptions and just...

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Southern Fried Okra

Jackie Garvin — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 20:09:05 +0000

Just as memories of blackberries and blackberry cobbler occupy prime real estate in my favorite childhood memory bank, fried okra is in the same neighborhood. Recalling my grandmother’s instructions on how to make good Southern Fried Okra paints a picture, in words and images, that I hope I never forget. There’s no need for me to...

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Old Fashioned Brunswick Stew

Jackie Garvin — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:25:28 +0000

Soups and stews are an all time favorite. They represent a maximum degree of efficiency in cooking, variety, cost effectiveness and creativity, which makes them just plain smart cooking. A generous bonus is found in the magnificent flavor. They may be rustic or fancy, simple or complicated; although I must question the soundness of making them complicated. A...

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