Pumpkin Scones

I’ve been thinking a lot about my Grandmother Hornsby lately. She passed away in the spring this year, not unexpectedly, but still sadly. She was a bonafied “anglo-phile” if I ever knew one. She loved the ceremony of tea time and adored crumpets, marmalade, Earl Grey, and of course, scones. She also loved reading trashy…

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Sweet Potato Biscuits

I was asked to collaborate with ONE.org to create a recipe (and video) using sweet potatoes in order to drum up awareness and excitement for their nutrition campaign this year: Sweet Potato on the Menu; Nutrition on the Agenda, the goal being to encourage world leaders to invest in agriculture to decrease malnutrition. The sweet…

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Sun-dried Tomato and Cheddar Scones

sun-dried tomato and cheddar scones

As promised, here’s the recipe for the exquisite savory scones I made for Austin Bakes last weekend. People were RAVING about them (mostly me and Chris, but whatev). Scones hail from Scotland and are pretty much like biscuits in that they have the same 3 basic ingredients: flour, butter (or some kind of solid fat), and milk…

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How to Make Gravy

You must know how to make cream gravy if you eat biscuits! Or mashed potatoes. Or chicken fried steak. And I guarantee it’s easier than you think. Hooray for easy gravy recipes!

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Buttermilk Biscuits

buttermilk biscuits

A simple recipe for making awesome homemade biscuits from scratch. It’s my great-granny’s biscuit recipe, y’all! Try it out with some gravy! (I got an episode on that, too!)

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