Chicken & Sausage Gumbo

I live in Louisiana where gumbo is our go-to comfort food.  If it's cold and rainy we say it's good gumbo weather.  So I have always tried to make this classic Cajun dish.  I usually ended up making a spicy chicken with gravy though.  A delicious chicken and gravy, but not gumbo.  In my opinion, my mom makes the absolute best gumbo.  She learned the recipe from her mom and so I feel it's important that I learn how so as to preserve that little bit of tradition.  So I asked my mom to teach me again.  The whole family got together one afternoon and she showed me all the steps again.  This time, I think it stuck.  I successfully made it on my own. Perfect consistency and flavor.  Now I will try to pass along the recipe to you guys.  Keep in mind though that you may not make the perfect gumbo the first or even second time you try.  But, eventually, you will have a great dish. 

Chicken & Sausage Gumbo

Ingredients:
Chicken Breast (whole)
Chicken Thigh (whole)
Sausage links (whatever kind you like)
Bell Pepper
Onion
Garlic

My Fabulous New Pressure Cooker

So my mom got me a new cooking device that I hadn't heard of until she got it. It's Wolfgang Puck's Pressure Cooker. I know pressure cookers have been around forever, but this cooks with the same principles, but is much safer than previous models. I am able to cook things faster than I ever thought possible. I can take frozen chicken pieces out of my deep freeze and drop them in the pressure cooker, seal the lid, turn it on, and 30 minutes later I have the most tender, juicy chicken I've ever tasted. To me, it has all the perks of cooking in a crockpot without the time. It's a wonderful addition to my kitchen and I'm so grateful to have it.