If you’d like to learn how to can crushed tomatoes quickly and easily, this step by step tutorial is for you! Canning doesn’t ...

When choosing okra, pick pods that are firm but give slightly when squeezed, with a bright, even color. Keep them small—under ...

The weeks just after Labor Day are a great time to stock up on summer vegetables. They are the cheapest they'll be all year long, and the quality is wonderful. Look for okra, tomatoes and pickling ...

Also, cook okra at high heat, uncovered, and don’t crowd the pan. The first recipe chapter is devoted to Southern recipes, including four ways to fry okra. This chapter also includes okra and tomatoes ...

Canned food is often seen as the epitome of our industrial food system, so canned okra may be the lowest of the low. This is unfortunate, because a can of locally grown organic okra in December is ...