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gumbo

[guhm-boh] / ˈgʌm boʊ /


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On a recent morning, Nones took photos for a cookbook, shooting portraits of residents who submitted recipes for Romanian stuffed cabbage and gumbo, coaching them from his chair.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 26, 2026

That includes mashed potatoes, chicken pot pie and casserole, or big pots of soup, chowder, gumbo and jambalaya.

From Salon Feb. 7, 2026

And he makes this gumbo that’s fire, usually on Sundays.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 29, 2024

Dan's winning smoked fish dish, another of Manny's mgnificent moles, Savannah's chawanmushi, Danny's carrot-centric chowder, Amanda's "brilliant" vegan gumbo and Laura's tartare all sounded great.

From Salon May 15, 2024

Between this level and the surface was a mixture of sand and clay so saturated with water that engineers called it gumbo.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

Mr. McCree’s gumbos, including Tiny’s gumbo based on his grandfather’s style, are cooked to order in kettles behind a counter with a long row of tables opposite.

From New York Times May 24, 2022

With her mother coordinating food drops, Williams received curries, gumbos and self-packaged olive oil for meals, along with baked goods her mom routinely included.

From Washington Times Oct. 11, 2020

And because of that, our gatherings are generally joyous gumbos of movie quotes and good-natured insults.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 23, 2020

Whether a Cajun or Creole recipe, gumbos are now routinely thickened, at least in part, with some kind of roux, a mixture of flour and fat that’s browned in a pot.

From Washington Post Oct. 8, 2019

After he realised the scale of the problem, he founded the National Institute of Crayfish Trappers, and became Crayfish Bob, selling gumbos and crawfish boil.

From The Guardian Aug. 31, 2017




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