Biscuits and gravy. Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post/Getty Images Biscuits and gravy are a favorite breakfast staple in the South, and you can prepare this delicious dish in a Crock-Pot.

They'd probably go pretty great with what's in Maya Wilson's Crock-Pot this week: a lovely, comforting beef and barley stew that uses Alaska barley.

One of the most popular posts on this blog is our recipe for homemade sourdough bread. Also popular: how to make sourdough starter. But a lot of people — myself included — find making and using a ...