CSA last week in Aug.

J and the Noodle went to pick up our veggies this week.  In our "single" share, we got:  a honeydew melon, beets, a yellow/green pepper, 2 Hungarian peppers, lettuce, eggplant, sweet potatoes, and basil.  In my post last week I was feeling at a lost as to what to do w/the okra that we received, so I called Nana.  Her suggestion was to saute onion, garlic, and the okra together and then add some tomatoes, corn and rice.  I had some fresh corn that I cooked and cut off the cob and threw that in as well as some yellow tomatoes from our garden.  I rounded it out with brown rice, a can of diced tomatoes (more for the juice than anything else) and a generous sprinkling of oregano and S and P.  Threw it all together in a casserole dish and topped with Panko breadcrumbs.  Cooked it for about 35 min. at 350 until nice and bubbly.  J and I thought it was good.  The Noodle turned her nose up at it--even the lure of rice didn't entice her.  Too bad...she went hungry since she only ate a few bites.  That's how we roll here--if you don't eat what you've been served (or at least attempt/try it) you'll probably starve be hungry until the next meal. 

So...if you're looking to try something new, give the okra (or ogre as my uncle affectionately called it) a chance.  You might be surprised!