This year, I gave my family a choice: do you want our usual (biscuits and gravy) for Christmas morning, or do you want a breakfast casserole? My daughter-in-law, Brittney, jumped in before anyone else could vote. "Biscuits and gravy ... hands down." She's a girl after my own heart. Nothing against breakfast casserole ... I mean, how can you speak against bread and eggs and cheese and sausage? But there's just something about biscuits and gravy. Maybe it's the biscuits. Or maybe it's the ... continue reading...
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Grocery Shopping for a Quarantine
Is a mandatory quarantine around the corner? It's looking likely. Here's how quickly things are changing: When I started this post, I wrote this: "Here in Washington State, our governor just banned gatherings of 250 or more, and required gatherings smaller than that to have a 6-foot buffer available for attendees. He didn't out-and-out mandate that schools close (he's leaving that decision to county government for now), but that could change. According to the Washington State Department of ... continue reading...
Grandma Always Said …
I can't remember a time when I didn’t love to cook. When small, I used to climb up on a chair and watch my grandmother making Poor Soup or red beans or breaded tomatoes. "How come you put that in there?" I'd ask, wondering at the giant scoop of bacon grease that went into just about every savory dish. "There's nothing like bacon grease for bringing out flavor," Grandma would say. I've thanked the Lord a hundred times that no one knew anything about cholesterol back then. I can only imagine what ... continue reading...
Fellowship and Roux
A bunch of years ago, I started thinking how nice it would be if the women at church got together on a regular basis to talk about all things "nest-y" : how to set an atmosphere in your home, how to can peaches, how to sew a button, how to organize your cupboards ... that sort of thing. What really got me started on this path was when I realized how many younger women in our church had never had any training at all in this department. Some of them had mothers who worked, some had mothers who ... continue reading...
Christmas Fun
Merry Christmas, everyone! Did you love today? We have had the perfect Christmas. I love when Christmas morning lands on a Sunday. I kind of think there's nothing more appropriate than starting the celebration with a church service. What better way to set your focus where it belongs? I was so happy to see so many people at church this morning. I think Jonas Aley said it best: "It's so cool that we get to go to church on Christmas morning!" That blessed me, Jonas. I couldn't agree more. This ... continue reading...
Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy
Update: I've added a video for this on my YouTube Channel with two very small additions at the end: a tiny bit of lemon juice, and a little bigger bit of butter (say THAT five times :). If you'd like to see the process in action, this is for you: A repost from last Thanksgiving ... because you really need to try it. And it's not too late. :) If there's one thing that can really put a damper on your Thanksgiving dinner, it's when your 20-lb turkey yields only 2 cups of drippings, and you ... continue reading...