I MOVED TO SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA FROM New Orleans in 1983 after marrying the love of my life, Buzzy. Immediately, my father instructed me to get busy and learn to make a gumbo. Southwest Louisiana Cajun gumbo is very different from New Orleans Creole gumbo. So, I got busy.
Christmas Day is extremely busy at the Leithead house, and early on, I came to the realization that the traditional turkey and dressing Christmas dinner was
