Yummy, Yummy, Yummy!!!  I will make this after Christmas!  Thanks for sharing!

Toni,  Sounds outstanding, love the picture.  Hope your Christmas is the best ever !

Yeah, I will try this to see if I can cook.  I already know I can eat!.  Merry Christmas.

I never have quite been able to acquire the taste buds for okra.  I'll make mine without.  Cheers & Happy Holidays!

James, I don't eat okra by itself. Try it in the gumbo...you won't be able to taste it. If you put it in when you put the rest of the ingredients in you probably won't be able to see.

Jennifer, it is really good and it is a hit with my family. We are supposed to be going to visit family but my daugther wants gumbo. I have some crabs in the freezer so I might...I don't know.

Bill, that picture even makes me hungry.

So funny Gary. Just follow the recipe.

You may not be able to find some of the ingredients in some parts of the country. But I think you can even find receipes for those or order them. Or, I can put some in a zipper bag and mail it to you. :-)

James, I justed commented on another blog. Guess what my image word was...okra. It's a sign. :-)

Now you are hitting me where it hurts! My wife is from Louisianna and we love these dishes!

Merry Christmas my friend!

Thanks for the recipe Toni E.  We have real winter here and it will warm us up.  The best gumbo I ever had was always cooked in someone else's pot so I will be sharing your recipe with a friend and hopefully we'll have a gumbo party (if I can find time).

Wishing you the very best dear Sis.  This year is going to be the best ever and I can't wait til we get to celebrate it together. <raising a glass of sparkling cider> 

Love from NYC

Toni- That looks so good, however it is too early in the morning for me to be salivating over this dish.

Oh that looks delicious.  Maybe a tad too spicy for me and my stomach!  Did you do a fancy dessert too?

Charles, yes I remember the post about the many faces of grits. :-) Your wife could probably teach me a thing or two about gumbo.

Hey Toni B. Seasons Greeting and Many Blessings! I would say that everything tastes better from someone else's pot but I am kind of partial to my own cookin'. This will be the best year ever. I am moving into my office in a couple of weeks and hubby should be getting licensed in before the end of January. I really need help!

Hi Jennifer. Thanks for stopping by. It's never to early to at least think about gumbo. LOL!

I have a confession, Diane. That's not a picture of my gumbo. It never lasts quite long enough to pose for the camera. LOL! I have been on a peach cobbler kick for the past few weeks though. Maybe I should post that recipe as well. It's easy too...love those shortcuts. Tastes like I spent hours making it.

I'm making a pot of this when I get home from the holidays...this looks soo good!

Cindy, I made a big pot last night. The last two times I've used the chicken broth in the cartons rather than the cans...a lot easier to handle. :-) Let me know how it turns out.

I have never made a gumbo before,  I think this will be fun for my husband and I to make.

Heather, it's really good. I didn't make it as much as I would have liked this season. We've had the longest stretch of cold weather here than we've had in a long time too. I think I'll make a pot this weekend.

When I started reading the first sentence I knew we must be from the same neck of the woods!! This sounds excellent and I am going to try your version soon...Gumbo is good all year round!!

Misty, this gumbo doesn't taste like anyone else's I've ever had but it's really good. My family loves it. Now, if I could just snag the crawfish recipe from the restaurant up the street. Tastes like they boil them in a roux.

This sounds great...I'll have to see if I can find all those ingredients!!