A great summer stew, summer's best fresh okra, ripe tomatoes and sweet corn, lightly cooked and seasoned with chili powder. The chili powder may "sound" unusual but it really works, somehow deepening the flavors of the vegetables without shouting "chili powder". ~recipe & photo updated 2010 & 2014~ ~ more recently updated recipes ~ ~such a favorite recipe, republished in 2010 ~ 2005 Original: Quintessential summer , that's what this Farm Stand Stew brings to mind. It's a bit of effort but with perfectly fresh tomatoes, okra and sweet corn, worth every minute. If time were the #1 factor, I'd substitute canned tomatoes and frozen corn for the fresh. They're such good products these days, the difference, I suspect, while discernible, wouldn't be enough to quibble. (See 2010 notes for a very different idea!) This is the first time I've cooked okra! I bought them at the farmers market without having a clue how to cook them but