Fried Okra and Potatoes – Try it

Vary the cut of the okra to suit your preference (Photo by Cynthia Nelson)

You know how every week we are think of ways to cook the ingredients – particularly vegetables – that we buy every week? Well, here’s a combination for you to make: okra and potatoes, and there’s no slime at all. By the way, I don’t get how people can say that they like okra but hate its silkiness. Hello, that is what makes okra, okra! It’s like people that say they like pork but not the fat. Sigh. That’s a topic for another time.

There are different ways in which we can cook regularly bought vegetables that will not only shake up the routine but excite the tastebuds:

• Moving away from the same base combination of onions, garlic and herbs when frying vegetables is one way to do so. Instead, how about starting by frying whole spices in hot oil along with onions then adding the vegetables to cook in the spiced oil.