Hey everbody! I made GUMBO!

Okay...actually I made Jambalaya and it was YUMMY! lol! So...on Wednesday while I was talking to my mom she told me that she was making Jambalaya for some of the girls at work. Now, I used to get so tired of Jambalaya because she would make it every other week and we would be stuck eating it the WHOLE week because it was just the two of us. However, it had been about a year since I had it so I thought...YUMMY!! Spontaneously while texting a friend later that day I asked..."Do you like Cajun Food!" When he responded that he didn't know I was absolutely shocked not knowing my geography and thinking that it was crazy for him to be from Missouri and have not had Cajun food! However, when someone explained to me that the Missouri is not the deep south...isn't really all that south at all, I figured that I would invite him, his roommates, and two other  friends over for dinner and that I would attempt Jambalaya for the first time! When I mentioned my plans to another friend and she invited herself along (he he) it turned into an event! The basis of this story is that it went over well and that for those of you who wanted the recipe...here it is!


*Disclaimer...hopefully you understand my mother's instructions because I will admit I had to call her twice while making it as I am a bit of a DITZ!! he he


1 lg green bell pepper
1 lg yellow onion (I prefer yellow they are not as strong as white)
2 smoked sausage (like Hillshire farms, and make sure you use the ones with pork and beef, the all beef make it too greasy)
2 Tablespoons of Cajun seasoning
1-4.5oz. jar minced garlic (only use  1/2)
1 lg can crushed tomatoes
8 cups cooked rice

chop the pepper and onion, sautee them together in a large fry pan, add 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning and half the jar of garlic, let simmer, slice the sausage and add to the fry pan, heat over medium to low heat

cook the rice

in a separate sauce pan, heat the tomatoes and 1 tablespoom cajun seasoning over low heat (I rinse the can with a little water)

mix all ingredients together in very large bowl or pan and enjoy