traditional shrimp and okra gumbo

Crab and Shrimp Gumbo with Okra

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Description My grandma gave me a famous Louisiana cookbook (if you are a Louisiana native, you know what I’m talking about) when I was a teenager. I watched her make famous-around-town gumbo so many times as a kid. I took the book’s “second edition” recipe and what I learned from her and came up with … Read more

Charleston Gumbo with Shrimp and Okra

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Description Different regions of the country have differences in cooking gumbo. In Charleston, gumbo is at its best during the shrimping season because Charleston gumbo depends more on the catch of the day as well as the produce in season. Gumbo in Charleston is slow cooked with much attention being paid to the sauce. We … Read more