starkie

I had the chance to go back to Seattle recently and spend a few much needed days in my house. I feels like it was recently but I guess it was a month and a half ago. Time flies when you don't really know where you are.

Anyhoo, while I was home my buddies were having Sunday football party at a friends bar and I decided I would make my great-grandmothers gumbo for the event.

My grandmother always told me that making your own stock was the love that started a good gumbo. So here we go with 5 quarts of water, a couple crabs, and a whole chicken .



Making roux is a little nerve-racking. Hot oil in cast iron is certainly something to pay attention to.



I kinda made a mess out of my kitchen. I'm not usually that bad, but its been a while since I have spent any time in the kitchen.



Onions, japapeno, habanero, and a shit load of garlic. Sone prime andouille sausage in the background.



Unfortunately that is where the photos stop. I got busy, I got drunk, I'm not real sure. But the gumbo did get finished and did get eaten.

I am in Washington DC now, until Dec 21. Then to NYC for Christmas week.

The tour I'm on just posted the closing notice!!! January 21. No more Billy Joel for me.

CANT

FUCKING

WAIT!!!