Dinner from my church's Co-op garden

[DallasCowpoke]

OK, for tonight at least, I'm a vegetarian. Wellll, if you don't count the the leftover pot roast "debris" from last night over the rice, I am! :laugh1:

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[67CowboysFan]

Looks tasty to me. I love garden fresh veggies. Spring garden is done here. Can't wait to get the fall garden going in a couple of months.

[TheCount]

You have a few drinks with that meal? :laugh2:

[DallasCowpoke]

You have a few drinks with that meal? :laugh2:

Nooo, before! Unless you count the smallish glasses of chardonnay we had with. :D

[TheCount]

Nooo, before! Unless you count the smallish glasses of chardonnay we had with. :D

Who's counting?

Looks delicious, I need to find a co-op garden close by myself.

[trickblue]

Looks delicious...

[WoodysGirl]

Not a fan of squash, but that looks pretty good. Makes me wanna go veg out on my next meal.

[Hostile]

I love fried okra.

BTW, nice to see you posting again. For what it is worth.

[DallasCowpoke]

Not a fan of squash, but that looks pretty good. Makes me wanna go veg out on my next meal.

I'm not a huge yellow squash fan but I will eat it np, just not on a 1st choice basis. I've found myself in the unintentional habit over the last 5-6 years, of making 1 meal veggie-heavy at least 2-3 times a week.

It sure makes me feel better.

I love fried okra.

BTW, nice to see you posting again. For what it is worth.

You and me both. Fried okra is da bomb, especially homemade, with only cornmeal! There's 2 bbq joints right around me that do it really well. I'll stop there from time-to-time just to get an order to snack on on the go.

And thanks, it is worth a lot. ;)

[BrAinPaiNt]

Not a fan of squash, but that looks pretty good. Makes me wanna go veg out on my next meal.

Everything is better if it is breaded. Only way I eat squash is if it is breaded.

Oh and already had some fried green tomatoes this year....gooooood stuff. :laugh1:

Oh and the okra in the OP's pic looks pretty good. Have not had okra since I was a kid.

[DallasCowpoke]

Have not had okra since I was a kid.

Seeee, that's why your hair fell out!

[notherbob]

Great looking plate. We have a garden and my wife fixes similar meals except for the rice, which we would use new red potatoes or a cucumber salad or a sweet red pepper or whatever looked good in the garden.

No one eats better than those who garden and it begins with the varieties gardeners grow. They are vastly different than the ones grown by large commercial growers using chemical agriculteral methods to grow varieties to be picked green and ripened in gas chambers and impervious to bruising whereas gardeners select varieties to be picked at their vine-ripened best and used immediately.

That alone is the reason why farmers market produce tastes better than supermarket produce and is worth more. Tomatoes aren't just tomatoes, there are different kinds with different tastes and other characteristics. Same with garlic.

I am a lucky man, I am married to a redhead who owns a Jersey cow and has almost unlimited amounts of milk, cream, butter, cheeses, etc. and who loves to garden and cook and she even lets me help out in the garden.:rolleyes: I've never been much of a squash fan but she makes buttered yellow crookneck squash to die for. Jerry Jones could only dream about eating this good. Eat your heart out, Jerry. :p: :D I'm pretty sure he loses a lot of sleep over that. :rolleyes:

[Big D]

I love fried okra.

BTW, nice to see you posting again. For what it is worth.

I was just about to post ' is that okra?' I can't stand the stuff. My mother and Grandmother love it. I will not touch it!

[Dallas]

OK, for tonight at least, I'm a vegetarian. Wellll, if you don't count the the leftover pot roast "debris" from last night over the rice, I am! :laugh1:

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I hate veggies and I would eat that. :laugh1: Good to see you bro.

Hope you are having a great week.

[DallasCowpoke]

I was just about to post ' is that okra?' I can't stand the stuff. My mother and Grandmother love it. I will not touch it!

Good, more for meee!!

Seriously though, if you've never tried okra, dredged in cornmeal, then PAN FRIED (NOT deep fried!), you don't know what you're missin'! ;)

[DallasCowpoke]

I hate veggies

I have it on good authority, zucchini, green beans and English peas aren't real fond of you either! :p:

[trickblue]

Good, more for meee!!

Seriously though, if you've never tried okra, dredged in cornmeal, then PAN FRIED (NOT deep fried!), you don't know what you're missin'! ;)

One of the all time greats handed down to us by the Good Lord... cornmeal and any veggie to fry in it...

[Big D]

Good, more for meee!!

Seriously though, if you've never tried okra, dredged in cornmeal, then PAN FRIED (NOT deep fried!), you don't know what you're missin'! ;)

Trust me I've tried. It's like deep fried snot. :confused:

[DallasCowpoke]

Trust me I've tried. It's like deep fried snot. :confused:

Then somebody's not doing it right, 'cus fried okra does NOT produce the "slime" that so many ppl dislike.

[Big D]

Then somebody's not doing it right, 'cus fried okra does NOT produce the "slime" that so many ppl dislike.

Perhaps. In any event, the experience has been ruined for me. :laugh2:

[Denim Chicken]

For those who dont like Squash unless fired. Try this out:

www.allrecipes.com/recipe/zucchini-coleslaw/ (http://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/zucchini-coleslaw/)

[Dallas]

Then somebody's not doing it right, 'cus fried okra does NOT produce the "slime" that so many ppl dislike.

Exactly. My mama never fried no snot!! :mad:

Man fried okra is just amazing.

[BrAinPaiNt]

Then somebody's not doing it right, 'cus fried okra does NOT produce the "slime" that so many ppl dislike.

Yes....I have had both and the one that is like snot is not good at all. Since I was a kid I might not remember it as well but I want to say the slimy okra was when someone cooked it a different way (not breaded/fried).

[DallasCowpoke]

Exactly. My mama never fried no snot!! :mad:


Yup, you're mom is a smart lady....wellll, all except that part about raising a dern okie fan. Otherwise, she's aces!

:p:

[DallasCowpoke]

Yes....I have had both and the one that is like snot is not good at all. Since I was a kid I might not remember it as well but I want to say the slimy okra was when someone cooked it a different way (not breaded/fried).

Typically, that's stewed or a boiled-type okra.

That can be avoided by cutting the okra into 1/2"-1" pieces, salting it, then putting it in a colander for 30-45 mins, then rinsing under gently running cold water for a few secs.

The salt leaches out the slim/water.

[Signals]

Not a fan of squash, but that looks pretty good. Makes me wanna go veg out on my next meal.Exactly my thought. Everything but the squash looks yummy. Not a fan of squash either.

[Hostile]

You and me both. Fried okra is da bomb, especially homemade, with only cornmeal! There's 2 bbq joints right around me that do it really well. I'll stop there from time-to-time just to get an order to snack on on the go.

And thanks, it is worth a lot. ;)
No one in Tucson does fried okra worth a flip. I go to Church's chicken and get nothing else sometimes just because you can't find it anywhere.

My Aunt (a Texas lady) made the best I have ever had.