Reddit reviews Real Cajun: Rustic Home Cooking from Donald Link's Louisiana: A Cookbook
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Donald Link's Real Cajun is fantastic. John Besh's My New Orleans is also excellent albeit a bit more involved. I find myself going to Link's more often, but for really sexy recipes, Besh has some real winners.
This is an excellent collection of recipes:
http://www.nolacuisine.com/creole-cajun-recipe-page/
I'm also a big fan of Donald Link's "Real Cajun":
http://www.amazon.com/Real-Cajun-Rustic-Cooking-Louisiana/dp/0307395812/
This is my favorite Cajun cookbook. I'm from south Louisiana and I highly recommend it.
I've actually never had an appetizer with gumbo, so I'm not really of any use there. For me, a cup of gumbo is either the appetizer or a stand alone entree. Plus any appetizer recommendation I would think give you would be fried haha. (Fried catfish, crab cakes) Although, you could do spinach and artichoke dip - although I'm not entirely sure that's Cajun.
Don't forget the filé for your gumbo!