Preheat oven to 375 degrees. On a cookie sheet, place 3-4 cups all-purpose flour keeping 1 inch away from the sides of the pan. Place in the pan in the oven. Make sure and stir every 30 minutes. If ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. This classic New Orleans specialty is built on a roux — a cooked mixture of fat and flour that must be stirred constantly, sometimes for an hour or ...

Fourth, roux come in a variety of colors, and every recipe requiring a roux has an ideal roux color. In “A Guide to Moden Cookery,” originally published in 1909, Auguste Escoffier describes roux as ...

On the first Christmas Eve of her marriage, Rozetta Kaufman made gumbo so her family and her husband's family to get to know each other. Nearly five decades later, it's become a Christmas Eve ...