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biscuits gravy

Biscuits and Gravy

 

The real southern milk gravy traditionally served with biscuits is plain. It used to be called sawmill gravy. I don’t remember why. Darned Yankees added sausage and stuff! Of course, it was originally made with bacon grease that you could always find in a container on the counter.

I can still picture my grandmother making it…

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Pumpkin pancake

Pumpkin Pancakes

 

One of our favorites!

For a few years we had a ritual. We would roast the pumpkins and process them, toast the pumpkin seeds, and make a loaf of pumpkin bread. The rest of the pumpkin would get portioned out and put in the freezer, except one. The next morning we would have pumpkin pancakes. My daughter would have friends over to participate. It was not my doing. She decided that she loved doing this together. OK then… surprised the heck out of me, but you go with it, right?

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pumpkin oatmeal

Pumpkin Oatmeal

  ¾ cup pumpkin 1 cup oats ¼ cup brown sugar 1/2 cup milk (or coconut milk, or almond milk) ¾ teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon nutmeg ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice Walnuts & raisins – optional   Boil water. Add oats and milk. Return to boil. Add the rest of the ingredients, except walnuts and…

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Quick Apple Pancake

  This is a faster version of the Puffy Apple Pancake. It’s OK. Not as good as the real thing – but nothing ever is…    2 medium apples 3 Tablespoons butter 2 Tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 cup Bisquick 2/3 cup milk 1 egg 1 Tablespoon sugar   Core apples. Cut each into…

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Puffy Apple Pancakes

  3 eggs 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour 2 Tablespoons butter 1 1/2 cups milk 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 medium apples 1 Tablespoon butter 1 Tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 cup concentrated apple juice   Preheat oven to 425. preheat a 10″ oven proof skillet. Beat the eggs lightly. Add milk, flour and…

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