My brother's been living in Baton Rouge for the last four years or so and when he comes up to visit ,conversation always turns to food. When I first asked him about popular dishes other than the normal gumbo, jambalaya and red beans and rice that he sees there, he tells me that he's never seen so much gravy and rice in his life. Talk always centers around whose mama, aunt, cousin or sister makes the best. Gravy and rice is filling and cheap and so here I put my spin on it with fresh and smoked pork neck bones and some toasted flour for thickening. Served up with greens and corn bread, it's a party!

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