(Editor's note: The following was taken from "The Picayune's Creole Cook Book," circa 1901 and content may be dated) Lake shrimp are always used in making this gumbo, the river shrimp being too small ...

In a large cast iron pot, heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Add onions, stirring occasionally, and cook 5-10 minutes or until wilted and golden brown around the outer edges. Do not over-brown.

There is only one way to make gumbo, Aleta Rivarde-Schexnayder told her daughters when she first taught them to cook. And that’s to follow the recipe passed down from her Creole grandmother. Gumbo, ...

This recipe for Mama’s Seafood Gumbo has been a part of my life since childhood. It is one of the original recipes in my first cookbook, “Bon Appetit, Y’all: Recipes and Stories from Three Generations ...

Think gumbo and you think Louisiana, and rightfully so. But anyone who lives along the Gulf Coast knows that borders down there are as murky as that mucilaginous mother of all stews. Indeed The First ...

The great Louisiana chef Paul Prudhomme left us recently. He was one of my favorite chefs and favorite people. He loved to talk about spices and cooking and would chat for hours with anyone who was ...

In Louisiana and elsewhere in the South, virtually every cook has his or her own unique gumbo recipe, and debates about the "perfect" gumbo are rampant. This is a gumbo I like a... In Louisiana and ...

French andouille sausage is a spicy smoked sausage popular in Cajun dishes like gumbo and jambalaya. Look for pork or chicken andouille, or use any type of sausage you like. Filé powder thickens and ...

Here is a great recipe for those rare occasions when you will be called up on to cook up a larger than normal pot of seafood gumbo. It's a great recipe for feeding a crowd of hungry gumbo-lovers.

TYLER, TX (KLTV) - Louisiana Cajun Seafood Gumbo, includes chicken, shrimp, Andouille sausage, Alligator sausage, snow crab legs, lobster, catfish, crabmeat, stewed ...

Louisiana Chef Cory Bahr is a Food Network "Chopped!" champion and previous Louisiana Seafood who beat Bobby Flay with duck dish.