Shrimp gumbo is my very favorite to-die-for dish. 
Click on GUMBO in the title above to go to her blog, then under "Recent Posts" click on "Identity Gumbo" there to read a very interesting essay/post by the writer and cookbook author,Crescent Dragonwagon, which reveals her thoughts/philosophy on food and gardening and why people write (or blog). I love her cookbooks and recipes and her writing style and her free spirit.
