Thursday, November 20, 2008

Gumboish

I came home from NOLA with a hankering for gumbo -- most people get to satisfy this desire while actually in NO, but vegetarians are not most people.

I based this loosely on kittee's recipe for sausage gumbo. I didn't have all the ingredients she calls for (e.g. tomato, parsley, gimme lean) and I'm sure I committed some gumbo faux pas, but it was delicious anyway. (Some of my substitutions and additions included red peppers, some leftover beans, and some soyrizo. I'm sure a gumbo purist would not approve.)

As well as gumbo inspiration, NOLA also provided me with white chocolate chips (thanks to Kosher Cajun). Finally, my Australian macadamias were able to achieve their true destiny:

1 comment:

sp said...

Chemistry is destiny. And thank G-d for that. Another fabulous meal -- and the brown on those cookies! Well done, chef! Well done!