Emily's gumbo (one pot dish)

Emily gumbo (one pot dish)

1 1/2 c celery chopped
1 1/2 c bell pepper chopped
2 c onion chopped
these 3 ingredients are called the holy trinity in the south a must have in many dishes.
1/4 c garlic minced
1 c green onions (optional)
1 lb okra sliced
1/4 c parsley(optional)
1 chicken breast
1 lb sausage (optional)
2T chicken broth (or more to taste)
3C water (may need to add more if it starts to get to dry)
creole seasoning to taste (optional)
salt and pepper to taste
 Tabasco sauce to taste
 oil
directions:
get a pot with a heavy bottom and  to cook in.  start with cooking the chicken cook the chicken whole with some oil in the pot and a lid on top, while it is cooking cut up first 3 ingredients.
after a few minutes turn chicken over and cook other side.  When chicken is done set aside and let is cool so you can cut it up (you can cook chicken how ever you want this way is just to keep it a one pot meal).
when the chicken is out add a little bit more oil and then the first 3 ingredients let them cook till onion is clear.
then add garlic and okra
*okra cooks best when put into a hot pan so make sure the pan is nice and hot or you will get really slimy okra, the taste is the same, just less slime when put into a hot pan.

once all the veggies are cooked add meat chicken broth, and other seasonings.  At this point it could be ready or you could let it sit and simmer an hour or so to let the taste set in even more.
serve with rice or if you add a bit more water it could be a soup.

We also eat it with corn bread:
1 c flour
1 c cornmeal
1T b. powder
1/4 c sugar
3/4 t salt
1 c milk
1 egg
 1/4 c oil
mix dry ingredients then wet then mix together put in a greased  brownie pan, the kind smaller then an 9x13. Bake 400 for 20 min, until lightly brown,
tastes yummy with honey butter: 1/4c soft butter 1/2c honey mix and spread.

Farro Flour Tortillas finally found a tortilla recipe

I have been looking for years for a tortilla recipe and I think I found it, but a few things I want to mention are first I just used all white flour and it worked fine, farro is just a special type of wheat I am sure it is good I just did not have any when I made it, finally one way to get your tortillas to be softer: right after you cook each tortilla take it off the skillet, spray it with a mist from a spray bottle, like 1 spray on each side, then place it in a covered container i.e. a big container with a lid, I just used a plastic bag and fold it over to keep the air out, and stack each tortilla on top of the last in that same container, they stay soft that way.

Ingredients

4 cups fresh ground Farro
1 cup white flour
2/3 cup shortening or butter
2 teaspoons salt
2 cups warm buttermilk
1 Tablespoon baking powder
2 T. smoked paprika

Directions

Cut shortening into flour, salt, baking powder, and paprika in the Bosch bowl using the cookie beaters. Change to dough hook and add the buttermilk until it pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Knead for 3 minutes. Divide into small balls. Roll out and cook in a tortilla press or cast iron skillet.
I found this recipe from here his web sight looks like a place I will visit again.