I get stuck making all soups and stews here at the ranch. I don't mind. Been making them so long it's like second nature.
Keef, next time you make bacon grease gravy, try a little trick I stumbled on. Just before it's completely done, add ONE drop of vanilla. Just one. Two or three and your dogs won't even eat it, but one just gives it a kick. I let Mom try a batch I made that way. She said, "That's not the way I taught you. It's good!"
I have yet to find my Holy Grail of biscuits. A childhood friend of mine's mom used to make these yellow layered ones that you could crack a plaster wall with. Toss some pan gravy on 'em and damn, they were great.