Monthly Archives: October 2017

Gumbo Science & 23 and Me : Do we eat what we are?

Posted on October 26, 2017 by thegumbodiaries

“So, how much Italian do you have?” the man at the Sons of Italy membership table asked.  My husband and I were browsing the booths at the Festa Italiana in Pensacola, trying to walk off lasagna and sausage and peppers. … Continue reading →

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Why the Greeks didn’t invent gumbo

Posted on October 19, 2017 by thegumbodiaries

Rather than dining at the 28th World Championship  Gumbo  Cookoff in New Iberia, Louisiana, last weekend,  I found myself at the 58th Annual Greek Festival in Pensacola, Florida. Pondering the two events, I wondered  “Why Didn’t the Greeks Invent Gumbo.” … Continue reading →

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Treat yourself to a good book: It’s National Gumbo Day

Posted on October 12, 2017 by thegumbodiaries

Celebrate! It’s October 12 and that means it’s National Gumbo Day. I’ve been celebrating this day for years and even launched my book The Gumbo Diaries on National Gumbo Day 2015. But, this year I’m celebrating by buying someone else’s … Continue reading →

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Off to college: educating and elevating, Cajun-style

Posted on October 5, 2017 by thegumbodiaries

My neighbor’s son is off to college at Louisiana Tech, four hundred miles away from our Florida neighborhood.  And in the past three weeks on campus, his mother reports, he’s embraced the Louisiana culture, foodwise that is. He bought a … Continue reading →

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