As I mentioned a couple of posts ago, we had quite an exciting weekend. And around here, exciting things require FOOD…and plenty of it. Saturday started off with our daughter’s black belt test. These tests are several hours long and require a good, hearty breakfast. With this in mind, she chose Baked Oatmeal. We…
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Continue ReadingFor years I used the “just add water” box pancake mix. When my husband was single, he thought the “bottle” pancakes were the greatest invention since sliced bread. If you’re not familiar, it’s the pancake mix in a large plastic “bottle” type container. Water is added right to the container and shaken. It is then…
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Continue ReadingLast weekend our daughter had a friend over to spend the night. We wanted to make something special for breakfast. I chose these No Rise Cinnamon Rolls because they take much less time than most homemade cinnamon rolls. They looked (and tasted) so good I decided to let the pictures speak for themselves. They aren’t…
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Continue ReadingSouthern Favorites #2 Breakfast Gravy When I think of Southern favorites the first thing that comes to mind is buttermilk biscuits. Next, I think about what would go with those biscuits. My son’s first response is, “Gravy”. By that, he means breakfast gravy, sometimes called sausage gravy or white gravy. (Up north it would…
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Continue ReadingThis week’s first “tried and true” Southern favorite is….Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits! Learning to make biscuits was one of my cooking goals. I will be right up front….IT TAKES PRACTICE! I think everyone who makes or has attempted to make biscuits has had the “hockey puck” experience. You know the one…the biscuits would have a better…