When I went out on the patio Thursday afternoon, I found a bag of okra from my neighbor Sam. "That’s part of the first pick,” Sam told me later.  “But it looks like we’re going to have a bumper crop.” The promise of more to come sent me scurrying for some recipes for one of my favorite summer vegetables/Vera White, Moscow-Pullman Daily News. More here.

Question: Name a vegetable that you absolutely refuse to eat (besides okra)?