Grilled Okra

GrilledOkra
Originally uploaded by Food Fanatic.

This might become my new food obsession for the next month. I do like Okra very very much. That is an aspect of the southern culture that I, a "damn rich yankee," can definitely embrace. My mom also likes okra very much and last August we had several late-afternoon snacks of fried okra.

But this grilled thing is even better.

I get a lot of food from my CSA farmer and yesterday, while waiting for my roast to cook in the pressure cooker, I quickly washed off some red and green okra, dried it, rolled it in olive oil, and tossed it onto my new toy ... a Lodge Cast Iron Grill Pan.

There was a smoky haze in the house when I was done, but munching on roasted okra, heavily sprinkled with kosher salt, was well worth it.

And I will not have to share most of the time. My three men will not touch the stuff!

Melting Pot

Melting Pot
Originally uploaded by Food Fanatic.

Here's one of the new toys I bought at the Lodge factory outlet on our way home from Minnesota. It holds about 14 ounces of whatever you want to melt. I could see baking a giant muffin in it, too. It was $10.95. I like having it on the stove all the time, although it can tip over if it's bumped...it just fits on the grates.