bamatiger90

Very helpful - Yes, my kids are adults pre-grandchildren for me so we decided to do something different and explore - this is very helpful! Thank you!

yes - make the roux, then add the trinity - One thing could be to reduce the water/broth too

Love making gumbo and love making roux - kind of a like a rite of passage

But I love going to restaurants that have a really dark and thick roux

I can get my roux to a dark chocolate color but when i add the trinity/roux to the boiling water and chicken stock, it always seems to lighten up and thin out

It tastes great, but other than adding a corn starch slurry, how do you darken and thicken the roux?

I use either bacon fat or veg oil for the fat and a 1:1 ratio with flour

The Gaffers one liners are epic

I need to find a listing of them all

Having gone to the Cliffs, they are impressive. But you may be there an hour - but at least you see them, right?

That’s where we booked too - how much did you stay on resort or travel to other beaches?

Pulled the trigger - Booked for January

I know there are a ton of great Caribbean options but been recommended to St Barts - so just wanted to hear those who have been best places to stay? Is it really worth it over other locations?

Excellent Info - thank you!

For additional insight, while i am not a hunter, I like to do outdoors stuff, target shooting, ATVs, etc. So while it is an investment, I was kind of thinking about putting maybe a lodge/small getaway - wife loves the idea to go out and have property. So after writing the original post, starting to thinking about what it is about land and I think it is that - a place to go play, spend time outside etc - probably excessive but great place for kids/grandkids etc