New Orleans chefs share the easier, hands-off oven method for making rich, deeply flavored roux—no nonstop stirring required.

Making roux on the stovetop takes at least 45 minutes of continuous cooking and stirring, and my arm gets tired. Every year, I make turkey gumbo with my leftover Thanksgiving bird, and every year I ...

There’s nothing wrong with using modern techn and supermarket know-how to make a traditional feast with much less of the traditional work. Welcome to The Cheater’s Guide to Thanksgiving. While there ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... BATON ROUGE, La. — Gumbo is one of those dishes that everyone has an opinion on. Dark and stewlike is best, says one cook, while another, who may be a close ...

You also have to stir it continuously. No wonder roux-making confounds cooks everywhere! However, those same frightened cooks have likely made a roux without realizing it for recipes like homemade ...