Okra fries and lemon icebox pie: Get the recipes!

buttermilk

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + vinegar

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

cornmeal

🥗Healthier: almond flour

💰Cheaper: polenta

Almond flour is lower in carbs, while polenta is often less expensive.

Cut okra long ways.

Take a handful of okra and throw it into the egg wash (whole eggs).

Let the okra sit in the egg wash for a while.

Drench the okra in a mixture of rice flour, corn starch, and smoked paprika.

Grab the okra, throw it in the flour mixture, and dust it nicely.

Fry the okra in hot oil for 3 to 4 minutes until done.

Prepare the pie crust by molding melted butter and crushed graham crackers together.

Add a can of sweetened evaporated milk to a bowl.

Add extra sugar to the bowl with the evaporated milk.

Squeeze in the juice of 3 lemons and mix.

Pour the mixture into the prepared pie crust.

Separate egg whites and refrigerate them to cool and stiffen.

Whip the egg whites until stiff peaks form.

Bake the pie at 350°F for about 30 minutes until the top is browned.

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