When Miss Ginger went outside to feed Nog it was actually COLD outside!!! You see, in Texas, the air conditioning runs at about 70-74 degrees in most people's homes, depending on how thin your blood is. If it's below the a/c temp when you go out, it's "cold outside". Most of the time the outdoor temp is above 74, so it usually "hot outside". Once it's cold outside, you can make Gumbo. When the sun comes up, it won't be "cold outside" for much longer, but that's okay- if it was "cold outside" in the morning, you can still make Gumbo even if the temp rises. That's the rule and I'm sticking to it. To hear Miss Ginger's late Daddy tell it, once it's cold outside you MUST make Gumbo! Anyway, since Miss G had to throw out her stash of freezer containers after Ike, she is thrilled to be able to restock the freezer, since a batch of Gumbo can make enough to feed an army! So, it's off to Sam's Club for Miss G to get the stuff she needs. She'll try to snap some photos of the process (it's more of a process than a "recipe") and post them for you later! Meanwhile, here's a song from Miss G's childhood that she always sings when she cooks Cajun food:
And for Miss G's hearing impaired readers (love ya, baby!) and those die hard St. Karen of Carpenter fans, here's a karaoke version with the lyrics. (Kind of ironic that St. Karen sang a song about food! Just sayin'....)
And for all of Miss G's readers, but especially those on alerts, she thinks we finally have this YouTube think licked so they videos will work and you won't have to endure 10,000 alerts as Miss G and her peeps try to get it right!
4 comments:
Working fine, looking good. Can you make gumbo without the okra, please! I love Cajun and Creole food, cook it from scratch here in california all the time. I actually have gator meat in freezer as well! Dannelle
We love gumbo, but have only made it once here. We love getting it in NO. Love the expaination of Texas Hot and Cold :o)
We'll be right down, and we'll bring the beer. ;)
I'll look forward to hearing what all you put in it. I've had a hard time finding andouille up here, but finally our grocery store started stocking it.
I love the song "Jambalaya," and my favorite version is by Rockin' Dopsie, on one of my zydeco CDs. It's more up-tempo, and I love it! Makes me want to play washboard vest! LOL
Hugs, Beth
i have a similar theory but it involves making cabbage soup, a very easy and tasty treat.
8 cups water, three packets onion soup mix, a medium cabbage diced. mix the soup mix into the water and then boil the hell out of the cabage, until it's almost translucent. add a 16oz can of tomatoes and about a cup and a half of tomato juice and bring to a gentle boil for about another 30 min to meld the flavors, stirring it when you feel the need.
yum! i made my first pot last weekend and will eat the last dish later with some breadsticks!
hope all else is well in your corner of the world
xxalainaxx
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