shirfleur 1's Journal, 15 Sep 19

That looks good 😋 

😋😋🤗💕 

Thanks Khrissy and JC, it was delicious! 

🤗😋💕 good  

legit food porn  

that is so cruel to show a Louisiana person real gumbo when they live in Texas..(they serve gravy with one shrimp as gumbo). I sooo miss gumbo. thanks for the memory  

Vonneb, gumbo is not difficult to make. Order some Kary's roux on Amazon (If you can't find it locally) and follow the recipe on the label. You can also watch his son's videos on YouTube, it's the real deal, I know Kary personally. For fewer calories, use the gumbo mix, no oil, so fewer calories. 

Okay, so where's the recipe??? 

Ayontella, click on My name to go to My profile page; scroll down the page until you see my cookbook; click on it and scroll down to gumbo, chicken and okra.  

Gosh, Switz, I didnt know you had just posted a picture of your gumbo! So... It is a special kind of shrimp soup? Looks amazing!  

Hang on, it isn't shrimp... It's late. 🙄💕 I must just be hoping for shrimp. 😁  

You southern ladies with your southern cooking! I'm ignorant of your gumbos! 😁 I'm going to look up what makes a pot of yummy looking stuff a "gumbo!"  

OK! I am now educated! Wikipedia to the rescue!! I'd love to try yours!! 😁  

Of course you do... 🙄❤️😁 

I've never had an okra either!!! Hey, but I eat grits! 😁  

I'm just trying to think of food we have that is special to the northwest... Nope, can't think of anything interesting. There are Nanaimo bars we make with a custered powder I can only find in Canada. Yeah... Not that interesting.  

We eat a lot of clam chowder. But I think that is pretty common everywhere. I mean for sure in Cali right?  

Never heard of the foli Gras things, but I now know they exist!!! Looks shockingly yummy!! 😁 😁 💕👍 

I think the same is true for here. A beautiful melting pot with international influences! 

Melissa, what makes it gumbo is the roux, a combination of oil and flour that is cooked long and slow, constantly stirred, until it is the color of chocolate. However I now buy Kary's Roux instead, because I know Kary and his roux is the same as mine. You can see his son, Ross demonstrate on YouTube, search for Kary's Roux. If you can't find the roux locally, you can get it from Amazon. Yes, you can make the gumbo with shrimp (and crab meat if you like) instead of chicken and sausage and you don't have to add okra if you don't want to.