“First you make a roux.” That was the sentence that most defined my memory of the preparation of gumbo, a Louisiana soup/stew that warms the body and the soul.
This past week, with all of the sub-zero temperatures we had been having and a season in which we often remember those that we know and love, I made a pot of gumbo in honor of my Louisiana family and friends – and for my own tasty benefit!
For me, it was a venison and turkey gumbo and with every bite came the memory of gumbo lovingly made by others who even took my special diet restrictions into consideration.
While I could spark a debate about whose grandma (or grandpa) has the best gumbo recipe or what should or shouldn’t go into a true pot of gumbo, I will suffice it to say that gumbo is as much about family and tradition as it is about what goes in it.
What is one of your favorite winter-time meals that warms body and soul?
