Maggie Bullington

Jan 23, 2025 | iamcountryside.com | Maggie Bullington

Reading Time: 5 minutes Preparing and harvesting leaf lettuce greens is an easy and healthy choice. Create delicious salads with these homemade salad dressing recipes. by Maggie Bullingtontucking a small patch of salad greens into the garden, growing in neat, crisp rows, is one of my springtime joys.

Jun 19, 2023 | grit.com | Maggie Bullington

Planting okra doesn’t have to be difficult. With this quick and handy guide, you’ll learn how to grow okra from seed to harvest. Okra graces our garden each year, standing tall beneath the flood of summer sunshine. With roots in ancient Africa, this crop has been the center of comfort foods for centuries. Okra is part of the mallow family, and it’s a relative of hibiscus, rose of Sharon, hollyhocks, and cotton. Surprising, isn’t it?

Jun 19, 2023 | grit.com | Maggie Bullington

These recipes for okra are sure to delight, including a recipe for okra stew and a roasted okra recipe. Make the most of this versatile vegetable. My go-to method for preserving okra is to freeze it so it’s ready to go in the frying oil. This is super easy. Wash the pods with water, and then cut them into 1/2 -to-3/4-inch slices. Then, put the slices in a gallon-sized freezer bag with a small amount of plain cornmeal in the bottom. Seal the bag, and shake it to coat the pieces with cornmeal.

Jun 19, 2023 | grit.com | Maggie Bullington |Bruce Ingram

Maggie's favorite okra pickles. 4 cups water2 cups vinegar (5% acidity)1/3 cup pickling salt2 teaspoons dill seeds3-1/2 pounds small, freshly picked okra pods7 cloves garlic7 small fresh hot peppers Combine water, vinegar, pickling salt, and dill seeds in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Pack okra into hot, sterilized jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Place 1 garlic clove and 1 hot pepper into each jar. Pour boiling vinegar mixture over okra, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.

Jun 19, 2023 | grit.com | Bruce Ingram |Maggie Bullington

55 minutes + overnight DURATION 40 minutes COOK TIME 15 minutes PREP TIME 4 SERVINGS 1 cup white quinoa 1 tablespoon yogurt, apple cider vinegar, or lemon juice 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/2 cup diced yellow onion 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 teaspoon table salt, or more to taste 1 large carrot, diced 1 small zucchini or yellow crookneck squash, diced 1/2 bunch kale or collard greens, destemmed and torn into bite-sized pieces 2 tablespoons butter 1/4 pound chicken of the woods mushrooms, sliced...