Gumbo Love

Shop Notes:

Wow.  I read a lot of Southern cookbooks for this site and Gumbo Love really stands out as an encyclopedia of cooking and eating along the Gulf Coast.  Without getting too geographically precise, the Gulf Coast food region generally encapsulates northern region of the Gulf of Mexico between Suwannee River in Florida and the Sabine River in Western Louisiana.  That means a veritable paradise of casual hometown beach cuisine featuring citrus, fresh seafood, southern vegetables, ice-cold cocktails, and a little kick of Cajun and Creole just for good measure.  And this book has it all. 

Gumbo Love starts out with desserts first and then dances into simple cold seafood salads, gumbos for every occasion (including my personal favorite, Gumbo Z'herbes, or Green Gumbo), entrees like Snapper with Citrus Beurre Blanc and garlicky Chicken Bonne Femme, and then sends you on your way with cool and crisp cocktails reflecting the flavors and loves of her Gulf Shores home.