Posted on 11/14/2025 1:20:05 PM PST by Jamestown1630
Nobody seems to have begun a Thanksgiving food/cooking thread, so I thought I would.
I've never eaten okra, but have always wanted to try. This time of year, I can probably only get frozen here; does anyone have a recipe they like for frozen okra?
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Look at the link in post 9.
Eat pickled okra whole. Otherwise cut into slices (1/2”-3/4” slices, and leave the seeds in there), dip in flour, salt, and pepper, or bread crumbs and fry the slices. I haven’t tried them in an air fryer, but that may be a healthier option.
Pickled okra is very tasty.
In case anyone’s looking, I can attest that this is THE BEST cranberry sauce recipe you’ve ever tried. Easy and so perfectly balanced.
https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/cranberry-sauce/
If you run out of okra try cactus, cactus is a little similar.
That looks Very interesting. I like cranberry sauce, but nobody in my usual crew does, so I’ve been buying Lingonberry preserves in recent years because they last and can be used as jam for months. But I want to try your recipe.
I’ll have to try that. A definite improvement on my guesswork. What I had in the South didn’t have bacon, but that sounds good.
Our local ethnic store has nopales; is that what you mean?
After reading three pages of okra, salmon, mac n cheese and turkeys on fire, I’m not feeling so bad about my plan to have leg of lamb.
$7/lb and just the right amount for me and my son. Green bean casserole will be one side and roasted potatoes another.
You can get breaded okra in the freezer section. Follow directions on the bag. Either that or slice it into small circles, roll it in corn meal, put it on a cookie sheet, place in 400 degree oven until crispy.
Look for the raw paddles and try them in various ways.
You can grow your own.
https://www.southernliving.com/world-record-tallest-okra-mobile-alabama-8737726
I mixed fresh peach slices with a can of whole cranberry sauce. I made a dump cake instead of a pie, but the combination was delicious!
I’ve never had it! Do you eat it whole or clean out any seeds?
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If you grow it in the garden, pick the pods on the immature side before they get tough and stringy. They tend to mature unevenly so pick intermittently as they develop. I cut them up crosswise into 3/8 inch pieces, then steam or microwave as a vegetable or put in homemade vegetable or chicken soup.
That’s the one I’m making :-)
It’s Sally’s recipe and it’s a winner! This is my very favorite cranberry sauce recipe. It outshines all the others. I hope you do try it.
I’n in the northeast- can’t find peaches this time of year...i am making a cranberry orange pie as a trial run this Sunday
I liked lamb when I was a kid; but what we get now doesn’t seem much like I remember.
But I LOVE that green bean casserole; I know people joke about it, as if it’s the fruitcake of side dishes. But my Thanksgiving isn’t right without it.
Have you ever tried roasting your potatoes in duck or goose fat? The Brits are very picky about their roast potatoes:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TYGpdkmX7ks&pp=ygUYbXIgcGF1bCdzIHJvYXN0IHBvdGF0b2Vz
v=TYGpdkmX7ks&pp=ygUYbXIgcGF1bCdzIHJvYXN0IHBvdGF0b2Vz
Canned or frozen FREESTONE peaches are a good substitute for fresh.
The ‘Tasting History’ host, Max Miller, has an old recipe for an apple and cranberry tart:
https://www.tastinghistory.com/recipes/cranberrytart?rq=apple%20cranberry%20pie#recipe
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