Recently I was snowed in for a day. I looked around and I had a little bit of this and a little bit of that. It turned into gumbo. Although I normally cut everything up fresh, I do tend to buy frozen vegetables to suit my quick needs at home. Here's what you need to make a quick gumbo:
Put these two items in a pot and start to boil.
4 cups of Water
2 boulion
Season with your Gumbo seasoning, saute, and cut up the:
4 chicken Tenders
Cut up in small cubes:
1 sausage (it can be andoille, turkey, or smoked) what ever you have
Melt:
2 oz butter
Wisk into the butter:
2 oz flour
The flour and butter is your roux. Stir constantly and slowly until roux starts to darken. Roux can range from Blonde to looking like Chocolate. Try for a Carmel color.
Add to the roux:
A bag of Gumbo Veggies
Stir until the Veggies are thoroughly incorporated. Then add a spoonful at a time to the pot with your broth, ensuring that each spoon has dissolved before adding the next. Once all the Veggie mixture is in, add the cut up chicken tenders and sausages. Add gumbo seasoning, i.e. Gumbo File, Old Bay, or whatever you may like plus some Salt and Pepper. Let it cook until broth has thicken.
There you have it, quick Gumbo!
Ciao and Chow!!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
BE AWARE, BE THERE, AND CARE
You never know what a person may go through in life, addictions, afflictions, or restrictions, so be cognizant that this person may not be able to do what you do. With that being said, I suffer from Fibromyalgia. It is a pain disorder that is sometimes random or consistent in the soft tissues of my body. It affects my sleep, my stomache, and my life. In all actuality, it is also considered a disability. Although I suffer greatly, I still maintain my life, go to work, and take care of my family. BUT, it is rather hard. Because not too many people really care. So, I don't say anything about it. But this my platform to preach. BE AWARE!!!!
Corinne Bailey Rae had a song, it said, "no one wants to face the truth, but you won't believe what love can do, until it happens to you." Of course I am not talking about love, but you get the picture. You never know, because I didn't. Never heard of it until almost 8 years ago, didn't get diagnosed until 6 years ago. I really had no clue until, while taking medication to counter the effects, I got sicker. Now they have medicines specifically for it, on the market, but those leave you a little loopy.
If I am limping I've been greeted with "what is wrong with you now" or one co-worker told another co-worker don't ask how I was doing. That hurt! I crawled into my little cubby hole and I peek my head out like a turtle every now and again to talk. Be careful what you say!
I can't relay all the details but get to know a friend deeper if they have it. Don't count them out, count them in and let them tell you they are not capable. Do some research. That's okay if you don't know where to look because I started the basics for ya. Look below and you will find links to certain sites. We were going on a trip and I had a friend that sent me a list of things to do before you travel with Fibro. It brought me to tears because I felt that they cared enough about me to do that research. Who knows how your friend would feel. Thanks FFW!
http://www.fmaware.org/site/PageServerded3.html?pagename=fibromyalgia
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001463
http://www.fibromyalgia.com/
Corinne Bailey Rae had a song, it said, "no one wants to face the truth, but you won't believe what love can do, until it happens to you." Of course I am not talking about love, but you get the picture. You never know, because I didn't. Never heard of it until almost 8 years ago, didn't get diagnosed until 6 years ago. I really had no clue until, while taking medication to counter the effects, I got sicker. Now they have medicines specifically for it, on the market, but those leave you a little loopy.
If I am limping I've been greeted with "what is wrong with you now" or one co-worker told another co-worker don't ask how I was doing. That hurt! I crawled into my little cubby hole and I peek my head out like a turtle every now and again to talk. Be careful what you say!
I can't relay all the details but get to know a friend deeper if they have it. Don't count them out, count them in and let them tell you they are not capable. Do some research. That's okay if you don't know where to look because I started the basics for ya. Look below and you will find links to certain sites. We were going on a trip and I had a friend that sent me a list of things to do before you travel with Fibro. It brought me to tears because I felt that they cared enough about me to do that research. Who knows how your friend would feel. Thanks FFW!
http://www.fmaware.org/site/PageServerded3.html?pagename=fibromyalgia
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001463
http://www.fibromyalgia.com/
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