Gardening and Eating a la South Carolina

Masala stuffed okra boats, recipe below

South Carolinian Alexander Smalls’ grandfather served as his mentor both in the family kitchen and in the garden too. “Though he had become an electrician and a mechanic, Grandpa never lost his farming skills,” recalls Smalls. “A lot of what we ate came from his acre garden, where he grew okra, corn, potatoes, lettuce, turnips, collards, peas—everything but watermelon (somehow his watermelon never came out right)—in a well manicured, middle class neighborhood of professionals, small-business owners, and people who worked two jobs for the privilege of living there.” Here is a sensational recipe for a masala stuffed okra boats. It comes from a native of Limo, South Carolina home of the okra strut!

Masala stuffed okra boats recipe: http://www.hungrydesi.com/2009/06/15/masala-stuffed-okra-boats/