I’m late on this, and I don’t have any photos of the gumbo itself. But these are the dumpling/handpies I made out of it. They need work, but I’m generally happy with the result.

maybe sous vide some bacon vodka to add to the caesar? (or some other flavor. horseradish?)

Have you not heard of a date shake? They have been the standard in cabazon (and other terrible places in the imperial valley/other dry parts of California). Literally dates, milk, and ice cream (and a banana if you want). I would imagine it works for a smoothie, even more if you froze the banana.

That reminds me, HR called and you need to take a drug test Monday.

Lol no I have to younger siblings, and they are identical twins. I’m just a boring single birth.

I would just blend all that together except the limes. The thought of a sour citrus fruit added in makes my mouth pucker up.

Bread - try this - http://www.instructables.com/id/4-Hour-No-Knead-bread/?ALLSTEPS. You’re only risking a pinch of yeast and some AP flour. I make this all the time, now, and people think it’s hot stuff. You can monkey around with different flours and adding sesame oil or olive oil, or onions, or garlic, or dil,l…

::keyboard fills with drool::

That is one of my favorite xkcd comics.

I’m making shrimp and andouille gumbo for dinner and am seriously considering turning it into hand pies too.

you god-damn genius.

for empanadas de carne make a picadillo with ground beef and minced onion and a bit o’tomato paste and some raisins (i know, sugar), and toss some hardboiled egg in it and black olives.

There he is.

They had gotten rid of the ice box just around that time (after WWII). I’d be happy to have the goose, too, but I can’t imitate Julia the way I used to. Surely don’t need that jar of blood for anything except maybe to bury in the rose bed. Roses love blood. I used to work with a nurse who took home the expired blood…

I always speak like Julia internally when cooking.

Save the liver!

Grandma doesn’t need defending, in my book.

I’m sorry I did not :(

That car is the most so-cal thing possible.