You may all bow and kiss my .... ring :-)

Despite my initial whining in chat, my gumbo is FABULOUS. Just spicy
enough for me (my lips are still tingling) which may well mean that my
mom won't be able to enjoy it :-( Next time, I will use a more
restrained hand with the cayenne. I'm also very curious about
ChrisD's microwave roux method as 40+ minutes of tending my roux gave
me the misery in my back.

I have enough gumbo to feed a small army. The neighbors will benefit.
Roomie and I will be eating this stuff all week.

To paraphrase a certain frozen Minnesotan, it's good to be Moi :-)
And good to be Moi's Neighbors!

TammyM, the newly declared Gumbo Goddess