Uncategorized 1:33 pm
Tonight’s the Big Easy Gumbo Party in Highland Park. We’re stirring the final ingredients in and decorating the patio. If you can’t make it, we’ll be posting pictures in a couple days.
Thanks to all our sponsors for their donations and thanks to all our friends for making this a success!
Uncategorized black roux, Creole holy trinity, gumbo, hazelnut roux, red roux, roux, vegetarian gumbo, Weber kettle 12:05 pm
Yes, the gumbo for the party has been started. Roger slow cooked 4 different colored roux for our four entrées – blond, hazelnut, red and black. I smoked 20 pounds of chicken on the Weber kettle. Janet Weinberg was amazing! She sailed through a sack of onions, and a grocery bag of green peppers and celery for the Creole holy trinity.
The aroma in the kitchen was fantastic!
I put together the preliminaries for the vegetarian gumbo: holy trinity, hazelnut roux, fresh thyme and parsley. Everything got double bagged and popped into the freezer. We’ll finish it up at Janet’s house the day before the party.
Uncategorized 4:57 pm
Let us know you are coming and which entrée you see yourself eating the most of!
Uncategorized 11:05 am
I just picked up 14 cases of Abita Beer at House of Glunz for the Big Easy Gumbo Party. Seeing the Abita logo made me pine for New Orleans.
A big thanks to the folks at Abita Brewing for their selections. They sent us
I have a special affection for Restoration Pale Ale. Abita brewed it to help rebuild New Orleans. The brewery donates a percentage of the sales to Katrina victims. Bierkraft.com says, Restoration is “A golden/pale ale with mild bitterness and subtle citrus flavor derived from hops.”
Join us at the Big Easy Gumbo Party to taste all the Abita brews!
Need tickets? Contact Gaylon beepon2@aol.com
Uncategorized Big Easy Gumbo Party, Invitations, Sazerac Cocktails 8:14 pm
After a bitter struggle trying to force Constant Contact perform like e-vite, the Big Easy Gumbo Party invitations have gone out.
Tickets are $50 per person. Dinner includes your choice of 4 different gumbos, side salad, and dessert plus your choice of Abita beer, Abita root beer or fabulous Sazerac Cocktails.
If we missed you on the mailing list, please contact Gaylon at beepon2@aol.com.
