CONTROLLING blood sugar levels is key to staving off a host of complications if you have type 2 diabetes. Consuming a green juice in the morning has been said to reduce blood sugar levels and the ...

February 14 this year was extra memorable to me because that was the day I was declared diabetic! My mother is, but I am the only one who’s diabetic among my siblings. I am taking medicines, ...

Sam Lynah has been making this okra soup since the 1950s, when her childhood household had an annual okra surplus. Typically, Lynah says, her mother used it for gumbo. “Gumbo is always great, but I ...

Talk about ghar ka khana and the classic trio of dal, chawal and bhindi comes to mind. A perfect combination indeed. Okra, lady's finger or bhindi, as it is popularly known in India, has always been ...

It's disheartening the number of recipes for okra that begin, in effect, with an apology. Something along these lines: This dish will make okra lovers of those who say they hate it. In Houston, with ...

Depending on where you're from and what your eating experiences have been, okra is either a much-adored summertime side dish - or a slimy excuse for a vegetable. I'm definitely in the first group. I ...

Okra is a flowering plant that is known in many parts of the world as ladies’ fingers. Until a few years ago, this plant was hardly consumed in Uganda although it is hugely consumed in Ethiopia and ...

When I mentioned recently to a friend that I was developing some recipes highlighting okra, he forced a polite smile and said, “Well, there’s a lot there to work with.” Sensing his distaste, I assured ...