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, ...

Culinary historian Michael Twitty cuts vegetables for his okra gumbo, a recipe featured in his book "Koshersoul." With a rainbow knitted kippah affixed to the crown of his head, Michael Twitty is ...

A mouthwatering bowl of gumbo is not just an iconic dish, but an invitation to learn about the foodways of Louisiana. Whether the gumbo you deem “authentic” is Creole or Cajun, thinner like at Dooky ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Get ready for an upcoming food holiday, so to speak -- National Gumbo Day on Saturday. To celebrate the bold stew that blends shellfish and meat with stock into a chunky dish is ...

I was about 10 years old when I discovered okra. It was on a trip to see Uncle Bob and his family in Omaha, Nebraska. I stuffed myself silly with his munchy, crunchy pickled okra. After that excursion ...

I like pickled okra well enough, but in gumbo, I often dislike the texture. For years, I didn't cook or eat gumbo, thinking — wrongly — that gumbo must always be thickened with okra. Then, on Saturday ...

These gumbo-stuff okra bites turns gumbo inside out. The shrimp, pork sausage and vegetables go inside the okra, which is then baked in the oven. (Photo by Ann Maloney, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune) ...

Okra thrives in the heat - both in the garden and in the kitchen. As the merciless summer sun beats down, okra plants produce pod after pod, giving home cooks pounds of produce to prepare or preserve.

This okra gumbo puts a vegetable-forward spin on the classic Southern dish. With the addition of matzoh balls (see Matzoh Balls recipe), it makes a perfect plate for Passover Seders. Food historian ...