re: Making a gumbo ahead of time

lester,

Nearly every year when we take a ski vacation i make a gumbo before we leave, cool it, double zip lock bag it, freeze it and and when i get the airport i take it out of an ice chest and throw it in my checked bag. never had an issue. It's usually a direct flight from NOLA to Denver which is about a 2 hr 20 minute flight. Add 2 hours at the airport before the flight and that is 4 hrs 20 minutes from my car/ice chest until arrival in Denver. It's mostly still frozen upon arrival. I just hate to have to come off the mountain after a long day of skiing to screw with putting together a gumbo....but i do love some gumbo in the mountains.

I also cooked the rice once and brought it along as well. However, the change in altitude busted the ziplock and i had rice in my suitcase. So now i just pack a microwave rice cooker.