I made chicken gumbo and smoke came out my ears.

Last night I made chicken gumbo, with chicken thighs, keilbasa, bell pepper, onion, celery, tomatoes, chicken broth, and okra. Delicious!

The recipe, however, called for 1 teaspoon each of cayenne pepper, white pepper, and black pepper. Too much pepper!!! It made my eyes water it was so hot. I had to eat a big bowl of ice cream to cool off.

Now that it has sat overnight, the heat quotient has probably tripled. I will deliver a large bowl of it to Jim who claims nothing is ever too hot for him. For myself, I am going to cook some white rice and put a little of the gumbo over it.