On 8/8/2014 2:21 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> The only gumbo I ever ate was the kind that Campbell's soup made which
> I'm sure is nothing at all like real gumbo. I have made the real stuff
> and other Cajun cuisine. I thought husband would like it since he lived
> in LA and was raving about how good the food was there. But I think the
> problem was that I bought not only a cookbook by Chef Paul Prudhomme but
> also his seasonings. I don't normally cook with seasoning blends like
> that and nothing I made was liked. I didn't even try the stuff because
> it smelled vile to me.

His cookbooks are just fine. But true Cajun or Creole cooking isn't
done with seasoning blends. If you'd actually followed his recipe
(which does not call for his seasoning blends) you might have... well,
never mind. You wouldn't like gumbo.

Jill