BATON ROUGE, La. — Gumbo is one of those dishes that everyone has an opinion on. Dark and stewlike is best, says one cook, while another, who may be a close friend or neighbor, disagrees. The opposing ...

Gumbo: A hot, spicy seafood soup that originated in southern Louisiana, a place where temperatures almost never drop below 40 degrees. Those of us in northern climates, where frost has already started ...

January is National Soup Month so there’s no better time to enjoy this rich and hearty Shrimp Gumbo. We’ve modified our recipe so it’s less time-consuming. This version is easy to prepare and ...

Here are most of the traditional ingredients of a good seafood gumbo, but with a twist: green tomatoes replace the usual ripe ones. Also, unlike most gumbos, it does not need to simmer for hours on ...

Here’s a shortcut version of a Southern favorite — Gumbo Soup. It’s comfort food that can take hours to make. This gumbo captures the flavor without the hours. The key to good gumbo is cooking the oil ...

This week, we’re spotlighting recipes from Essential Emeril: Favorite Recipes and Hard-Won Wisdom from My Life in the Kitchen by Emeril Lagasse (Oxmoor House/Time Inc. Books), the celebrity chef and ...

When guests descend on your house during the holidays, it’s a tough call deciding what to do for dinner. No matter the pace of the weekend, nothing makes family and friends feel more welcomed than a ...

1. Make the shrimp stock: Remove the shrimp heads, if necessary. Peel and devein the shrimp and refrigerate the shrimp until needed. Combine the shrimp peels and heads and the reserved onion skin and ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Seafood gumbo is the premier soup of Cajun Country, and it’s known worldwide as the dish to seek out when visiting south Louisiana. Every Louisiana home has its own unique ...