Question of the week and my two recipes Okra and Mango are mine

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Okra, Tomato and Rice Gumbo with Cilantro

 

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup white flour

1/2 cup chopped green bell peppers

1/4 cup chopped onions

1/4 cup chopped celery

3/4 pound okra (about 3 cups) -- cut in 1 " pieces

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

5 drops Tabasco sauce -- or to taste

1/2 teaspoon minced fresh thyme

OR

1 pinch dried thyme

6 peeled tomatoes -- seeded and diced

4 cups veg. stock

Salt and pepper

1 cup cooked white rice

1 tablespoon cilantro

 

In a heavy saucepan, combine oil and flour. Cook,

stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, over

medium-high heat until the roux turns a rich brown, 10

to 12 minutes.

 

Lower heat and add green pepper, onion, and celery.

Cook, stirring, for about two minutes. Add okra and

cook an additional two minutes. Add cayenne, Tabasco,

thyme, tomatoes, broth, and salt and pepper to taste.

Bring to a boil, and then lower heat and simmer until

all vegetables are tender, about 10 minutes. Taste and

adjust seasoning.

 

Put about 1/3 cup rice into each of 6 to 8 shallow

soup bowls. Ladle the gumbo over rice and sprinkle

with cilantro.

 

Serves: 6 to 8

 

Mango and Grapes With Lime and Coconut

 

2 ripe mangos, peeled, cut into bite-sized chunks

1 cup seedless red grapes

1/4 cup sweetened shredded coconut

1 tbsp. fresh lime juice

1 tbsp. maple syrup

 

Put all ingredients into a medium-size bowl and toss

gently to mix. Add a little lime zest for a pleasant

touch. (works with papaya too)

Serve right away.

Serves 4.

 

 

~ Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the

rain. ~

 

 

 

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