1. Cut off the cone tips off the Okra, then soak in vinegar for 30 minutes drain and rinse (his is to reduce the slimy texture of okra). 2. In a large pan heat olive oil then add the onion and let it ...

There is only one way to make gumbo, Aleta Rivarde-Schexnayder told her daughters when she first taught them to cook. And that’s to follow the recipe passed down from her Creole grandmother. Gumbo, ...

Plus, more from her 20th anniversary cookbook "Recipes to Sing About." Patti LaBelle joined "Good Morning America" on Tuesday and shared two recipes from her cookbook "LaBelle Cuisine: Recipes to Sing ...

Beth Frilot gave this recipe to the newspaper in 1998. One of the ways she adapted the original dish was adding was increasing the okra, and adding corn and Ro-Tel. She adjusted the seasonings as well ...

I grew up in Mississippi, which is next-door to New Orleans, and Mardi Gras season was often the time my family would trek down to the Big Easy for king cake, beignets and lots and lots of gumbo. And ...