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, ...

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) ...

You want to start an argument with somebody, broach the subject of making a pot of gumbo without okra. It’s heresy in these parts, and I can’t vouch for your safety after you make your case. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

My granddaughter was celebrating her birthday before going off to Ole Miss and asked if we could have her favorite shrimp and okra gumbo for her birthday dinner. That was during the record-breaking, ...

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 ...

Out in the humid okra fields of swinging central Texas, a salacious rumor is spreading, and happily, it’s about rampant husband swapping among the female vegetable farmers. They’re not ordinary ...

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 ...