Sugar the papillon aussie mix sitting in her royal blanket covered sofa spot ponders the arrival of her dentastix treato which wok not arrive until tomorrow. oof.

Unfortunate

no shot, I didnt know this lmao

I remember seeing them in 2009 in Oklahoma, and then it was much more a oh you gotta buy aldi brand stuff, now its like trader joes meets costco.

Its actually pretty wild its not all over CA by now.

Cool. Well, I just grew up in acadiana and ate gumbo. alot. Anyway, again perfectly valid! Theres tons of ways to make it, the key really comes back to the roux, everything else is just a different mix/kind of Gumbo.

Okra is also completely optional. Many families do not add it to chicken and sausage gumbo.

Probably valid, we usually have them
in the dutch oven simmering a bit as the roux is finishing.

Yeah its for sure an ouchie

4 meals was like $16 total.

Also! That was some aldi chicken and genuinely some good produce. Chicken tacos might be our new stressed no plan dinner option when something we make goes sideways. We live practically behind a converted Winndixie that aldi bought lol

But yes we are very financially prudent luckily, with keeping funds for things we know may happen.

I do not wanna talk about a 2% on coverage a(structure) deductible I had to pay out. It does beat the 370% cost of the roof compared to said deductible!?

I am equally confused.

I’ve @‘d the most actual french person I know.

@frowhisperer.bsky.social

Outside of that the chicken is just a rotisserie chicken, or if you cant get it a portion of chicken thighs in a pressure cooker with any premix cajun seasoning (tony’s is likely most accessible)

Y’all could totally make one, I just posted a recipe. Give it a shot! Cajun Ninja on Youtube probably has a video guide, ignore terminology like andouille any smoked sausage will work. Also trinity is just equal parts bellpepper, white onion and celery(which tbh you can ignore).

Aahh yeah id do a gumbo shot. Is it like a less nauseating oyster shooter?

Daycare for non toddlers, and parents whom work and want to take a vacation or 2 with no judgement from the camp. 🥸

I was just talking to my wife about this, someone could totally make a living offering a summer camp at one location that just lasted the entire summer, light and fun activities for the kids and socializing less focus on school etc right to give them a break.

These little 1 week camps are missing

These ended up being probably the best grilled chicken I’ve ever made. Gas grill = oven true but also getting grilling zones figured out.. Also costco chicken thighs range so much in size, gotta strategically place them.

Taco Friday!? AND A NEW ROOF!

That said there are some pretty premium broths out there these days that are store bought if you want it.

I have an uncle who does pre thanksgiving to make a turkey to make broth for thanksgiving gumbo lol

Its genuinely mind boggling how gatekept the sausage is in peoples heads. I’ve found any flavorful smoked sausage is perfectly fine if not better than andouille.

All this said, i’ve eaten hundreds of gumbos, and every family does something slightly different and thats lagniappe. More the better, variety is the spice of life.

Aint no weird terms in deliciousness.

One key takeaway is if you are using a pan that poorly distributes heat, you will need to stir and scrape the bottom to prevent burning. Lots of folks with big ole pots made of thin material, you will burn the bottom. Dutch ovens work great, thin metal not so much.

💯

There are other ways to thicken not limited to gelatin, such as corn starch, and more roux (basically increase the quantity of initial roux).

Crystals some good stuff but I aim not to cause a cultural backlash by declaring it king. 🫣

Let it simmer and boil for about an hour and its time to eat. Rice, well I aint about to tell y’all how to buy a rice cooker. But salt it slightly.