Gumbo for Massage Therapist...

Our massage therapist, Trish, and her husband came over last night for homemade gumbo. I didn't take a lot of pictures, but it was homemade with a nice dark roux, smoked turkey, Conecuh sausage, Gulf Shrimp, bell peppers, onions, garlic, tomatoes, okra, Worchester sauce, beef broth, etc...

Did you make your own roux?

My massage therapist's husband doesn't like me.

Of course I did. Looked like dark chocolate and smelled like popcorn.

He's a pretty good ol' country boy. He's got an old Jeep J10 that is pretty cool. He's a gear head like me and likes old vehicles, motorcycles, good food and good whiskey, plus they are renovating an old house, so we should get along just fine.

How does he feel about you banging his ol lady?

Sorry couldn't help it but the way you word some of your posts about lady friends I just cant help but think you and your ol lady on the freaky side. Just jabbing at you

Looks delicious btw

Carry on.

Thanks for the compliment.

Regarding the rest of it, you kind of made me think, "Wow did I say something?" so I went back and re-read some of my posts about various lady friends that we have and I couldn't find anything I have said that remotely sounded "suggestive." On the other hand, there have been lots of posts by others that have sounded suggestive, but I can't control that.

I can assure you that I love Mrs. Irish, I am a faithful Christian man and complete gentleman. I do love all our guy and lady friends like brothers and sisters.

Dude. You're a dude right? I mean you're a marine. You are a dude, right?

I could post a naked picture of my massage therapist, but out of respect for her I won't do that.
You goobers couldn't handle it anyway.

An honest man that doesn't screw around on my wife.

I took an oath and I honor it. Semper Fidelis means "Always Faithful." I'm surprised you didn't know that.

I sincerely apologize if I offended you by that post Irish, I meant no harm and was making a joke (distasteful). You dont have to explain yourself to nobody (especially me). I have no filter and a sick, demented sense of humor that a lot of fellas here dont get. Outback prolly does, I may be his long lost son from some extra-marital affair he had

Again I apologize. Kinda feel bad now.

Anyway, your food always looks great buddy. Would love to break bread with you one day.

Irish, you are a good man and I respect you for your statement above. I feel the same way about my wife.

Mighty big of you Dk. My hat is off to you Sir

Thank you sir. Why ask such questions? Nuts.

I wasn't offended. No apology needed. All you got to do is call and let me know you are coming by and we'll fix up some grub.

I was just making sure that I was not the one that inferred anything, because I respect other people, especially women. Our massage therapist is a great gal and has done wonders for me when I reinjured my back. I know it must be hard for those gals (and guys) that do that, because there's such a stigmatism that goes with their profession.

We canned a bunch of this and had it again for dinner the other night. It was even better canned...

Perfect dinner on a chilly mountain evening by the fire...

Looks great! As always.....

I have to admit I was skeptical about any post that starts out with "My massage therapist"

Though I did get a massage once....once.

All jokes aside it looks good.

I've wondered about canning gumbo, do you just put it in jars boiling hot, or water bath it, or does it have to be pressure canned? Looks delicious, I'm thinking a good Cabernet Sauvignon would pair nicely.

2 day old gumbo is always better than fresh to me. I haven't canned any but I've frozen it lots of times.

We just hot can it. Put it in clean jars boiling hot. You could probably keep it on the shelf, but we always stick the jars in the fridge. I've pulled soups and stews from the back of the fridge that we have canned this way months later and they were great.

Absolutely no doubt in my mind. IRISH is a good guy. One of the best on here for DAMN sure.