Get the latest Improv recipes from Group Recipes. http://www.grouprecipes.com/tag/improv Im not gonna pretend i know what a REAL gumbo is or anything, but i think this'd be preeeetty close to it. From what i gather, gumbo is more of a METHOD than an actual recipe, and you just make do with what you like and what you got. http://www.grouprecipes.com/92597/hey-look-its-gumbo.html I made these up when Jeremy and i went camping the other week. We didnt have chocolate or grahams, so we couldnt build normal s'mores...and we had this single old banana lying around, that ended up being used in like ALL our camp cuisine haha, this being one of them. http://www.grouprecipes.com/76603/different-smores---no-choc.html I cant get quality New Mexico (Californian) chillies here, so this is an improvised Mexican "Chile Con Carne Colorado" which I cook again and again. Fantastic rolled up as burritos, or with a Spanish rice with sides of refried beans, corn chips, salsa and sour cream. My kids love it! Something about cheap cuts of meat cooked for a very long time. http://www.grouprecipes.com/71882/improvised-chilli-con-carne-colorado.html