![]() ![]() That spoonful of food led me to posting this picture on Twitter with the question, “Why is okra such a staple of southern cuisine?” That question led to a discussion on Twitter among foodies, food historians, Southerners, and other about okra’s significance in the Southern diet. A spoonful of stewed okra that I cooked using my grandmother’s recipe that was passed down to me by my mom (along with the help of a couple of my aunts over the phone) brought me to the many times we would visit my grandparents and there would be a pot of stewed okra waiting on the stove for us. How did this all come to be you may ask? Well, with a spoonful of food that I had not eaten in probably 10 years that transported me back to my youth and a time of great joy in my life. Last year I feel like I truly began to understand what Food is Love Made Edible really means. Last year laid the foundation for where my future in the food and culinary world will venture into. Last year marked a change in the way that I look at the plate of bowl of food in front of me. In 2018 my mind was opened to the significance of food in our lives more than it had been in the past. ![]() It’s something that I can only describe as the true way that food is truly love made edible. ![]() The taste and smell immediately bring me back to visiting them both here in Louisiana as we grew up in Alabama. There is no meal that makes me think of both of my grandmothers more than smothered okra. Have you ever eaten a meal that brought tears to your eyes? Only one meal does that for me smothered okra. ![]()
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