New House, New appliances, New life

[geoffdelp]

Something so simple ... rice and gravy ... yet so doggoned good!! Believe it or not, many Minnesotans have not tried it!!

Don't let your roux get too dark for your gumbo!!! I ruined my "holy trinity" of green peppers, celery and onions like that when I first was learning to cook. Chopping all of those veggies takes a while!! Believe me, I only did that once.

I'm not the biggest fan of turtle; one of the local restaurant has turtle soup as a special sometimes and my grandmother used to make roast turtle.

Oh boy ... gumbo on the new stainless Maytag!!! Let us know how it turns out!!

 

[jasonl]

You can get a container of "Creole Seasoning". It's chopped onions, bell pepper, celery, garlic, and parsley all in one. Just pour some into your pot and you're done

Also you can get roux in a jar premade. But if you want to make it yourself, get some Hershey's kisses, eat the whole bag except one. Put that one next to the stove and when the roux turns the same color as the Hershey's Kiss, it's ready for the rest of the ingredients.

I thought the "Holy Trinity" was salt, black pepper and cayenne.

 

[appnut]

Geoff & Jason you're making me crave food. Understandably my dad was raised on rice. And consequently so were we. Potatoes were a rarity on our table. It was rice or pasta. And I love rice & gravy. That may be dinner tonight. ugh.

 

[Maytagmom]

Congratulations on the new digs, Jason!

Glad to hear you and your peeps are getting settled into a new home!!! You have been through enough already, and I am glad to hear some "good news"! YAY!!
Yup....I agree with Dadoes, all you need now is a surround sound. I have a BOSE, and it RAWKS ;0)
Congrats again, and best of wishes!

Carol/Maytagmom

PS: Ironic, but I just fixed a quick dinner and ate this before reading this thread: ground beef, seasoned pretty spicy with anything and everything, package of brown gravy, and some rice. Damn it was yummy.

 

[mayken4now]

ok Carol, way to go Mom!!!!

Bet I would have loved it toooo!

Arent these good stories soooooooooooooooo nice. Jason and his peeps, love it, doing good, new start and all the best! I beleive in the powers who bring and take!

Steve

 

[spiraclean]

All the best for the future

Hi Jason,
That is fantastic news. I wish you every happiness and success in your new home and your new life.
That rice and gravy sounds delicious, do you or indeed anyone have a recipe for it I am from the UK and would like to try it.

All the best.
Hugh

 

[jdinstl]

New home, new starts...rice and spice

Jason,

What good news to read of a new home and a new start! This is great news indeed!

In celebration of your blessing, I've decided tonight's dinner shall be a souther spice and rice favorite of mine, why Red Beans and Rice of course with smoked sausag -- preceded by the Blessing in your honor!

All the best to you!

John

 

[geoffdelp]

Jason ... I like the idea with the Hershey Kisses! I'm afraid I wouldn't be hungry for gumbo if I did that, however.

I didn't know you can buy roux pre-made. I always just start with 1/3 cup of oil and 1/3 cup of flour for a pot of gumbo; maybe less for other recipes. So simple; yet imparts such a good flavor! My mom tells me that her father HAD to have roux in everything ... including fresh vegetables. I don't think I'd ever go that far. They were sugar cane farmers.

Hugh ... rice and gravy ... make your favorite gravy and pour it over cooked rice like you would pour it over mashed potatoes! That simple ... no recipe.

I guess everyone's different with respect to the "holy trinity" in creole cooking. I guess it's just what you're raised with. I was always taught you start with green pepper, onion, and celery into the roux. It smells SO good when it hits the roux ... man ... it's only 9:00 a.m. and I'm hungry!!

So ... in honor of my mom's 84th birthday yesterday, I made crab cakes for her from fresh crab I had sent from Oregon. They were delicious!!

What are you Louisianans doing about the fresh seafood right now? I know it must be crawfish and oyster season there. I heard shrimping may now be severely cut.

Jason ... do you fix pan-fried oyster poor boy sandwiches with mayo (or butter) and hot sauce? Those are our favorite "treat".

Everyone really hungry now? Happy cooking!!

 

[jasonl]

Seafood

I don't know how much of an impact it will have but I know this, St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parish has been wiped out and that was where most of the shrimp/crab/crawfish come from.

I like shrimp po-boys with butter, and also roast beef po-boys.. extra messy. That's how we do it in N'awlins.

Geoff, here in Louisiana (and I guess other parts of the country) you can get Roux in a jar. The brand we use is Kary's which is local but Richard's and Savoie's is picking up on it.

Look in the spices aisle. You might find it there.

I was amazed that I saw Zatarain's Fish-Fri in Massachusetts. I was floored when I saw Cajun music CDs in Nashua, NH. Even yankees like our stuff.

 

[agiflow]

Congratulations Jason ! May you and your family have many years of happiness in your new home and surroundings.