What’s with Okra?
Posted by Lesa on July 29th, 2008 filed in foodWhy does it have to be so slimy? Ick. I’m not usually a texture person when it comes to food but I’ve never really been into slimy foods. 
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Our homeschool is called LIFE School, LIFE is an acronym for Living In Freedom Everyday. Of all the homeschooling philosophies, unschooling and child-led education fits our learning style best. All of my blog is dedicated to living the radical unschooling lifestyle in one way or another.
"Children do not need to be made to learn to be better, told what to do or shown how. If they are given access to enough of the world, they will see clearly enough what things are truly important to themselves and to others, and they will make for themselves a better path into that world than anyone else could make for them."
-John Holt in How Children Fail
"Unschooling my children is enabling me to see them...for all they are and all they can become. Unschooling my children is enabling me to see that life really is for living and exploring and singing and creating and discovering and trying and doing and being."
~Joanne~
Unschooling is all about relationships and trust. You can't get trust by hurting someone on purpose to teach them some lesson. You aren't going to get to unschooling until you take the leap and choose to trust.
-Ren Allen
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July 29th, 2008 at 2:58 PM
Here’s my solution to slimy okra: saute it (with onions and peppers if you want) and then add boiling water and couscous. Let sit, off the heat, for 5 minutes. Once the couscous is done, it will have absorbed the liquid and the okra will not seem slimy.
July 29th, 2008 at 6:15 PM
I once had it when it wasn’t slimy and I loved it. But then the following times revealed the slime and I was grossed out. Thanks Chile for the tip. I shall try it.
July 29th, 2008 at 8:30 PM
I’ve had okra two good ways: rolled in corn meal and fried (my granny used to do that with okra she grew), and pickled. It’s not slimey when it’s pickled.
I’ve had it in gumbo and such where it didn’t seem slimey.
Otherwise… I don’t eat it. Pickled is my only okra anymore, or maybe fried at a buffet or at Grandy’s.
July 29th, 2008 at 10:23 PM
I just wanted to thank you for your encouraging comment on my site. I wanted to let you know that I’ve decided to keep the blog up, one way or another! So I’d love to have you come visit Handprints On The Wall again soon! Thanks so much for your support!!
July 30th, 2008 at 10:34 AM
L.,
Love love the new look. Been awhile since I’ve stopped by. Enjoyed catching up.
T.
July 30th, 2008 at 10:34 AM
L.,
Love love the new look. Enjoyed catching up.
T.
July 30th, 2008 at 10:35 AM
L.,
Love love the new look. Enjoyed catching up with you, since I don’t read on RCU much.
Tina
July 30th, 2008 at 10:36 AM
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Just looked and saw that I posted a gazillion times. I thought it wasn’t going through.
Oh well, I’ve made up for all the missed opportunities.
Sorry
July 30th, 2008 at 1:21 PM
Tina – LOL.