Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Okra gets its slime from a substance called mucilage. Okra is one of those vegetables with a polarizing reputation. Whether you ...

We are heading to the end of okra season in Houston. I'm forever on the hunt to cook okra in different ways without absorbing an excessive amount of fat or becoming slimy. As you will see in this ...

Our vegetable garden just keeps on going and growing. Not everything of course. The summer’s heat was just too much for most of our favorites. A couple of the vegetables never got the message that the ...

You might think of the vegetable okra as a mysterious finger-shaped pod with a notoriously slippery texture. If you've eaten it, you may know just how versatile and delicious the summer vegetable can ...

Cooked okra has a bad reputation for feeling slimy. That would be because, in fact, it can feel slimy. However, I beg you to overlook its lesser quality for one moment, and consider that okra is a ...

We are heading to the end of okra season in Houston. I'm forever on the hunt to cook okra in different ways without absorbing an excessive amount of fat or becoming slimy. As you will see in this ...

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