Veggie Love: Bitter, Complicated, Slippery

Okra & Tomato Salad with Soy, Lime, Ginger Dressing (Photo by Cynthia Nelson)

Hi Everyone,

Food, like love, is an every day part of life. On occasions such as Valentine’s we combine the two to declare and demonstrate our affection for one another. It is also a time for reflection, and since this is a food column, I’m sharing with you my relationship with four vegetables that are a part of my every day diet.

Baigan (eggplant), bora, okra and karaila (bitter melon) appear frequently on my plate cooked in a number of ways – curried, fried, roasted, sautéed,