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I feel your pain about readjusting your goals due to height shrinkage. I was 5'4" most of my adult life, and that's how I calculated my optimal weight. It was oddly disturbing to find I'd shrunk…

I enjoy eating okra roasted, fried, steamed, and raw straight off the plant, but the bonus is its majestic presence in the garden, especially the older, really tall varieties (Cow Horn, Long Pod). Th…

My mom used to saute shad roe in butter and serve it with a squeeze of lemon. A favorite food memory!

Funny thing about climate zones- my southern Nevada zone 8b is a much different growing environment from mtaratoot's western Oregon zone 8b. Okra grows beautifully here, artichokes not so much.

Instant mashed potatoes are a great shortcut for potato bread, and the finished product actually has a better texture than dough made with scratch-mashed potatoes, in my opinion.