Peppers & Okra

• The Lunchbox Red snack peppers are remarkably sweet and flavorful. I've been adding them to the refrigerator pickle jar and to cucumber/tomato salads.
• I think I picked the big green peppers too early. Left to partially or fully ripen to red, the Carmen sweet, Italian frying peppers (of the "bull's horn" type) are reputed to have a lovely, sweet taste for salads and roasting. I picked these because I had one big green one go bad on the plant and thought I had left it too long. It helps to go back to the catalog and review product descriptions. 
• The Jalafuego jalapeños are high yielding and resistant to cracking. Aren't they pretty? I've been chopping them into cornbread and grits, or cutting them in half, filling with a variety of cheeses, and broiling for a tasty snack or appetizer. 
• The okra is just plain delicious! Sautéed, fried, steamed, pickled ....