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 ...

The okra fritters were one of the most popular items on the family food stand menu from before I was born. Fritters are commonly seen throughout Wakanda and this version uses two of the country's ...

When I was growing up, almost all meals revolved around the summer garden. As the summer heat dragged into September, the abundant variety of fruits and vegetables narrowed to a few prolific ...

Okra fritters are a mixture of chopped okra and shrimp blended with ground pork and seasoning. You can make them as appetizers or as larger patties for entrees. (Photo by Ann Maloney, NOLA.com | The ...

• Pour vegetable oil into a medium frying pan about a ½-inch deep. • Heat on medium high. • In a mixing bowl, combine the okra, corn, leeks, goat cheese, salt and pepper and mix well. • Stir in the ...

Here's one of my unpopular food opinions: I like steamed whole okra. If the pods are less than 2 inches long and fresh from the garden, they are a tender bite of unique flavor when salted and steamed.

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.

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 ...

There are recipes for okra fritters, blackened catfish and benne wafers in Rebecca Lang’s new cookbook, but there’s not a word about fried chicken. While Lang discovered many dishes could be executed ...