Dear Paula! Thank you for your videos! My 88 year old Father lives with us now and he loves you! He and my Mother watched you before she passed. Now I pull your videos up, and he just smiles. I cook your recipes for him and he is happy! He Loves Country cooking. I can’t wait to make your tomato gravy with Country style steak and grits!

Mrs. Paula...watching you is like watching one of my aunties girl...you talk just like my mommy, rest her soul and so genuinely!!! Have loved you for years little lady💋💋💋

Once upon a time, when I was about 12 or 13, my grandma got ill and took to her bed. Their son and daughter lived with them to take care of them but Aunt had a job she needed to go to so she asked my Mom if I could cook and would I sit with grandma so I could also cook lunch for grandpa. I could cook so I gladly went. They ate a hearty lunch instead of a big supper. Aunt had told me to cook the pork chops and a couple of other things I wanted to do. One accompaniment I liked with pork chops was stewed breaded tomatoes, so I set about cooking those with celery, onions and bacon drippings in it. The tomatoes had so much juice they didn't want to cook down so I'd boiled them so long and had to get them done. Broke up the bread and put it in the stewed tomatoes but kept boiling the mix. To my horror, the bread fell all apart and made it look like a a pudding. Grandpa came home from his gardening and sat down. I set the food on the table but didn't mention the breaded tomatoes which weren't such a dish after they'd boiled the bread into bits. Uncle also came in from his Sat. work but made his own main dish of scrambled eggs. I sat down to eat too. Grandpa picked up the dish of tomato gruel and exclaimed..oh boy, tomato gravy..I can't tell you how long it's been since I had tomato gravy..! He was delighted. My mouth dropped open, I was startled, looked over at uncle and a big smile was playing on his lips. So he knew what was up, I'd told him what we were having for lunch...but with grandpa so delighted with tomato gravy, I just shut my mouth and didn't confess my mistake. Well, after the bread dissolved in the tomatoes, it Was tomato gravy. I left well enough alone.

I’m adding my voice to all the many who are begging you to please continue these WONDERFUL videos even after this quarantine is over. They’re the best videos I’ve seen in a long time and I enjoy them so very much, I find myself watching them a second time to be sure I follow the recipe correctly. So, please keep posting these type videos... you can’t go wrong when so many people love them so much. ⚡️💖⚡️ from a loyal fan in the Piney Woods of East Texas.

My Grandma D used to make tomato gravy with biscuits for me when I was growing up. It was my hands down favorite breakfast. She would use tomato juice she home canned from her garden. You ain't NEVER had good food till you tasted that! ❤

I love you so much, Paula Deen! Thank you for QUARANTINE COOKING. I cried when you left “that network”.

We used to have tomato gravy, biscuits, bacon, grits and eggs for supper during the summer when fresh tomatoes were in season. One of my momma’s favorite meals! Of course, it’s good during the winter using those tomatoes we put up during the season. This brought back so many great memories! Now I know what we are having for supper tonight! Thank you, Paula! I hope you never stop making these videos for us! ♥️🙌

Thank you Paula for the videos. I’m an essential worker, been working the whole time. But I’m alone and I’ve been turning on your videos at night to keep me company. Appreciate you so much!!!!❤️❤️❤️

My great grandmother used to make this. As fast as my tomatoes are growing I'm glad you're sharing all these recipes with tomatoes. I started watching you when I was pregnant with my son. He's almost 18 now!

I love tomato gravy! I grew up eating it all the time lol for the longest time I thought it was something my Mama made up because I think I've only met a few people who knew anything about tomato gravy. 🤷

When I was a kid mommy had a friend from Arkansas that talked about tomato gravy. I am so excited to make now that I have a recipe. Thank you so much.

Thanks, Paula, I can see using this recipe as a base for many dishes... Seafood, chicken or pork. … adding sautéed shrimps and pouring it over pasta served with a crusty bread to slop up the gravy. Will be trying it today. Keep em coming!

I love your laugh! I love your energy! Every video I watch, even if I never intend to cook a thing, I watch I love the feeling of the positive energy feel 💖

thank you ladies so so much for cooking in your kitchen the way we do. no gloves , touching your food, tasting your food, no being afraid of "germs". we mommas have cooked just like this for centuries and no body died from that. lots of other things but not momma touching her face while cooking or not wearing ppe(personal protective equipment) like food or yourselves are toxic. so glad i found your channel. subbed and sharing with the kids.

I could not have been happier than when I found you on KZfaq. I'm an Italian American, first generation born on American soil. I recently opened a catering and personal Chef business after being layed off from a 17 year job at Kodak as a Chef in their executive dinning room that I started after graduating with a degree in Culinary Arts and degree to learn the business side of the food service industry! My DNA might be Italian but my stomach loves your southern style cooking!

We love you Paula! Loved the dogs, I lost my Yorkie after 14 years, and every time I see a precious fur baby, my heart melts, thanks for sharing your cooking, your home and your fur babies with us!

These videos have made me so happy!! This world needs Paula Deen!

It is sooooo great when you are fixing something and getting your ingredients, and have to wait a minutes to find your words, and NOONE interrupts you, and then your words find you, and you keep going, so natural so comforting. You are a very inspirational lady. Thank you for Sharing Paula!!

Years ago, I would've loved this tomato gravy dish. I was born and lived in Tennessee until I was 18, and my mother was a fabulous cook. We had dogs, but they didn't come in the house. And certainly not in the kitchen. She was the type of woman who made sure she was very clean before she went into the kitchen. She always wore her hair up with a covering to prevent a hair from falling into whatever she was making. She wore a clean apron each time. She never wore jewelry when she was cooking, nor did she ever touch her face, lick her fingers or wipe her nose on her hands, whether she was cooking or not. The top and inside of her stove never had a speck of any previous cooking spatters on it. She cleaned it all the time. I always knew whatever she made was absolutely clean. To this day, and now I'm almost 80, I cook the same way. My kitchen is neat and clean and organized. No one ever has to worry about picking up any germs because I don't put my hands on the food. If I get something on my hands, I stop and wash my hands.

I love this! We have always eaten regular gravy over fresh tomatoes but this is a WIN year round! I love how real Paula keeps it. If you are a true blue country cook. you lick them finger 100 times tasting it to get it just right. Thank you Miss Paula you give us country cooks some true credibility. Stay safe.

Talking bout tomato gravy being good with rice, my mom & I make macaroni & tomatoes sometimes & that's delicious also!

We’ve made sausage and tomato gravy with onions and tomato sauce for 50 years. That was my grandmas recipe my moms mom. Of course we seasoned it also and pour it over rice.Ive watched all your videos. Thank you. I’m from Fresno Texas.

Omg love tomato gravy!! My Bestfriend used to make it for me and her daughter.She is no longer here but the memories will never fade. Thank you paula for the wonderful videos.We love you 😃💓🎶🌹

Thank You 4 the tomato gravy my Mom made this when I was young growing up in the summer months when tomatoes were fresh from the garden it was awesome I haven't seen or hear about this till ur video it brought bk memories I have to make this 4 my grandsons TY

So glad you made this video. My Dad learned how to make Tomato gravy while in the Merchant Marines. My Mother made it when we were kids - but didn’t like it - so she would make white gravy first, then put her gravy in a little bowl - and added the canned tomatoes for the rest of us. Her biscuits & tomato gravy is what I always asked for when choosing my birthday meal. She used bacon drippings. We lost our mother @ the age of 91 last November. I guess - @ 65 yrs old - I will have to start making it myself! Guests, grandkids, relatives & friends were always skeptical, but after having Hazel’s Tomato gravy - they were sold. ❤️❤️. Definitely a comfort food if there ever was one.

Miss Paula, I was raised poor in south Georgia and north Florida. We had a lot of the dishes that you have cooked and are my favorites. Breakfast tomato gravy with biscuits is a different recipe entirely. Much more basic. Drippings from bacon, pork chops, salt pork or sausage, flour for the roux, 1 jar/can tomatoes, equal amt of water Salt and black pepper. Home free! Fabulous!

Oh I love tomato gravy !! I use bacon grease too . I never tried putting onion and broth in my tomato gravy before . I'll have to try that sometime . I just use flour , milk , and a can of diced tomatoes . I always sift my flour so it won't be lumpy too . Miss Paula , I remember one year my family and I went to Myrtle beach . My kids were still little. I woke up and my mama cooked breakfast for all of us . The sliding glass door to our balcony was cracked. I woke up to hearing the ocean waves and the smell of my mama making us tomatoe gravy and biscuits , bacon , eggs , and coffee . OH....miss Paula...!! That was the best morning I ever had in my life !! LOL !! Thank you Miss Paula for another great video !! I love you bunches !! ❤😘❤

I just adore you Miss Paula. I have really learned how to cook because of you. I loved watching your show but now that I can I enjoy you on KZfaq. Thank you so much for your videos and your lovely self.

Tomato gravy is one of my family’s favorite recipes! My grandma was from West Virginia and her and her sisters would make it all the time. We eat it for breakfast - on eggs, biscuits, toast, whatever! Ours is just butter, flour, and tomato juice (although the sisters disagreed on the best way to make it, haha) It brings back so many memories of cooking with my grandma.

Loving 🥰 Life. Saturday morning, hot coffee and Paula Dean. I adore that square iron skillet.

After quarantine, you should consider a “fan in my kitchen” type series where you invite one or two fans over to teach a requested kitchen skill or recipe and try what you make. Alex’ letter (and Susan saying “sorry you’re not here”) made me think of that idea.

We just love you around our house, and have for years. You and your family are just precious, thank you so much for all that you do and for this show you have been doing since quarantine we enjoy it so much ❤️❤️

We love you Paula! I'm so happy to be able to watch you again. Take good care of yourself. 🤗💖

I have eaten tomato gravy 77 years. We make it with bacon drippings, flour, fresh tomatoes from our garden (frozen in winter) seasoning to taste. We serve over hot biscuits. crumbling the bacon over the . So good.

Love you, Paula. Please keep doing these videos. Your recipes are keeping us alive. we'd starve without them.

“We’re not goin’ to the store like we use to...ya know, 2-3 times a day...” 😂😂

Just the recipe I was looking for. And if Paula has a recipe for it I already know it’s good and easy to make. Plus got that butter in there we all love. You are my go to for all things food, for like 15 plus years! Thank you miss Paula for keeping it southern.

I want that cast iron pan!!

This is a weekly staple in our home. I brown up a "little" bacon, sautee some onion, and then add my flour to make a rue. Then add my 'maters and milk until it thickens just the way we like it. This is the ONLY food my kids never picked through. They HATED tomatoes....except in 'mater gravy. I pair it up with some rice, sauteed green beans, fried pork chops, and yummy sweet cornbread with corn added. Some many sweet memories I had with my granny over her stove, and now with my grandkids over mine. Love you Paula!!!

Those tomatoes from your garden are huge....thanks for posting videos. Your cooking is so similar to my mother’s who passed away nearly 20 years ago. Sadly, I can’t cook but I LOVe watching cooking videos.

Paula DEAN you are my favorite Cook of all times Im so glad that you are on KZfaq, YOU ARE A BEAUTIFUL LADY N GREAT INSPIRATION KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

Paula! Thank you! Tell me more about the size of that chicken fryer, please? I've been looking for one forever! That tomato gravy is going to be on top of my meatloaf tonight! xoxo

I was raised on tomato gravy. I’ve covers thousands of biscuits with it. My mom passed away before she showed me how to make it. But I learned to make it over time bye never giving up till I figured it out. Now I make it for my grandkids.

Ms. Paula thanks again for another easy recipe. Please keep them coming.

I've never had tomato gravy. Then again, I'm not crazy about cooked tomatoes. Well, fried green ones are delicious. Lol. Please don't stop the You Tube videos. We love them!!

Just love watching you every morning! Brings a smile to my day! 💖💖

Alabama folks love you Ms. Paula...My mama and I watched anything and everything you were ever in on tv, even after I was married we would be on the phone while you were cooking. I lost her back in 2014, but that is one of the special memories I have with her. Susan from Gardendale, AL

Yum! My Daddy would make what he called Russian gravy for supper while my Momma worked nights. My Momma always canned tomatoes from our garden every summer so we could have good stuff all winter. Best yummy memories ever!!!

I grew up with tomato gravybut my mom diced bacon and fried it. She removed the bacon and made the rue with the bacon grease. Delicious everyone! Also we always used sliced white lunch bread and just ripped it up and poured the gravy on adding the bacon pieces on top. It's a must try!

I bought your cookbook Southern Baking last month...today I made your Loaded Banana Bread..SO GOOD Paula! The best I have ever had. Please keep making your videos, they are such a pick me up and you are greatly missed on TV. But I have to say these videos are even better!

I love tomato gravy... momma always used bacon grease...love seeing you daily on KZfaq 💕

I love, love, love tomatoes gravy, especially with overripe tomatoes. I actually buy them from the produce stand to make my tomatoe gravy. I don't add thickening, but cook mine down to evaporate the excess liquid. I have also made it with canned tomatoes. Excellent over homemade biscuits, salmon patties, mashed potatoes and any vegetable. I put it over green beans or corn as well. Yummy 😋

I love tomato gravy. My grandma used to make it.served over grits or rice. Love your videos.

Hey there Miss Paula 🥰. I have LOVED watching these KZfaq videos 🥰. PLEASE keep making them! It’s like having your sweet self in my kitchen when I’m cooking 🥰. Love you girl 🥰🥰🥰.

I have never heard of tomato gravy till the other day, I live in Tennessee and thought I need to try this as this is a southern dish. I fried bacon and used the drippings and followed your video. It taste wonderful, who would of thought tomato gravy!!!! Thank you for your videos sure have enjoyed them.

I started watching paula on food Tv and loved every show and taped each. I missed her so bad and to be able to watch while quarantine since March. I have all her books and use them daily, I am a southern cook and baker. I so wanted to meet paula in her destin Florida restaurant but couldn’t before they closed. I love our southern lady Paula Dean

Oh my word Miss Paula. You just reminded me of a meal my mamma used to make for us. Swiss Steak with Tomato Gravy and Mashed Potato's. It was so good and comforting.

Watching you cook is one of my favorite things in life. Please don't ever stop making videos.

My grandma was born and raised in Cordele, GA. Her oldest sister taught her how to make Tomato Gravy and she made it for our family for many years. It was our favorite!

I love you Paula. I have watched you since I was a little kid. You made me want to be a cook/bake all my life!

Paula Dean, looks good. I grew up eating Grits and Creamed Tomatoes (Add milk) with whole eggs added in and gently stirring so as not to curdle at low temp, then poured over the grits. Some thick pork side bacon or pieces. The bisquits were so good dipped in the creamy tomato with egg. One of the best comfort foods, especially during cold winter weather.

Momma is barefoot in the kitchen...I LOVE IT!!! Real deal cookin' lil lady...reminds me sooooooo much of my mommy ☺☺☺

Paula, I made this tomato gravy for dinner with biscuits, it was so so good, nothing left, thanks for sharing this, love your quarantine cooking.

I have GOT To try this! WOW this looks so good, You are such a hero to me. I tell people all the time I want to be the Next Paula Dean when I "grow-up". Thank you so much for all you do!

I asked for this recepie not long ago too. I have heard my friend from AL talk about having it all time growing up. We are from South too. We had every other kind of gravy but Inever even saw tomato gravy. This sounds crazy but tomatoes are my favorite food. Not steak, pies, cake, chocolate or ice cream. My favorite meal is home grown tomatoes, thick sliced bacon very crispy, gravy and homemade buttermilk buscuits. If you want to throw in extra yummy add my granny's fresh dug hash brown potatos fried with bacon grease in a black skillet of course. I could just imagine how good it would look and taste. Iit looks so good but I will for sure make it with some good drippings. Thank you and our friend Alex for asking you too. I was so excited when I saw. I am 70 and a granny too. She has been gone so long but I remember my favorite meal like it was yesterday. Still my favorite today.

I grew up on tomato gravy in the summer, I am going to try this. 4 or 5 years ago I had my Dad and Step-Mom on vacation and they wanted a tour of Savannah Ga, so after the tour I surprised them with lunch at your restaurant. After lunch I wanted to go to gift shop they were tired and sat outside across the street, and surprise, surprise what did I hear while shopping, yep I heard Hey Y’all and there you were, needless to say they wish they had gone in. Thanks for sharing Paula!

My distant cousin is always talking about making tomato gravy with fried chicken for her biscuits. I never heard of it. She lives in MS. Now, I can make it. It looks dang good!

My Grandmother, Reba King Parrott, used to make us pork chops simmered in tomato grave, I still make it for my family, really good!

Paula you have aged so gracefully and beautifully. your little cooking shows here on youtube are my absolute favorites! Please dont stop them once this pandemic is over!

Thanks Paula, I need to try this one. I have always made it like my mama's with bacon grease and flour and I use tomato sauce and water then cook it down. Its so simple and so good. Some of my family don't like tomato chunks. Love your videos

Your tomato gravy is delicious! I can't believe that I didn't learn to make this, being from Louisiana. I served it over egg noodles and served it with some crab cakes. I used a small can of Roasted Rotel's and a regular sized can of crushed tomatoes. My son just went in for another plate full. I'll be making it again. Thank you, Paula!

My grandmother use to make tomato gravy. She would fry bacon with onions and I loved it. I am going to try making this. Thank you.

Miss Paula. I love this recipe! Because I live by myself, I use a toasted English muffin instead of a biscuit. Biscuits would be better, but I like them fresh. If I made a batch of biscuits most of them would go stale. That would be a crime against humanity! Anyway, I top the English muffin with 2 ham slices and a egg over easy smothered in Tomato Gravy. Makes a great meal anytime of the day. I can't wait to make this for friends and family in the future. Missed you so much when you weren't on TV. So glad to see you back. So much fun to watch you and I learn a lot every time too! All the best to you and your family!

My mom made tomato gravy and bisquick biscuits for me often. Then she would warm 2 leftover biscuits in foil for my walk to the bus stop in the morning. The best part was holding those warm biscuits inside the pockets of my winter coat for my breakfast on the bus. Also I stand by the fact that 2 biscuits is always the appropriate portion. 😃

I am so glad to see this recipe, I havent had this since I was a kid, my dad made this for us pretty often, he loved it. This brings back so many memories for me. Thank you Paula, I love all your recipes, but this one brings back memories of my sweet dad, who died in 2014. I really thought he was the only person that made tomato gravy, I've told other people about it, but noone seemed to know what I was talking about. Love you paula, just watching your videos brings so much comfort when life seems so hard.

My family always liked to slice a fresh garden tomato over a biscuit and pour our white gravy (made of bacon drippings, flour, milk) over it. Delicious! This would probably taste as well!

That square skillet is made for cornbread I bet, and I only know that because my good friend is from Alabama LOL. I'm native to NY! That is amazing that there is history attached to it and even more amazing that it is being used by the numero uno southern chef today. I want one!😭😭😭

I just make gravy and put some over my sliced tomato from the garden. YUMM-O

That’s budget friendly food

When I was pregnant with my son 24 years ago Tomato gravy over grilled cheese is what I craved the most. 2nd was my uncle's beef or deer jerky. I guess I ate them so much they're 2 of his favorite foods.

Miss Paula...I've been a fan for years. I made the Tomato Gravy tonight with my sister , and served it with rice. LOVE IT! This will be a family staple. Keep up the good work, and please continue them after this COVID is through. Hugs and "Best Dishes" from Chattanooga, TN

I'm truly enjoying watching Ms. Paula on KZfaq. I've tried many of your recipes since being home due to Covid-19. I have made a new social media friend listening to you. Pray you and your family are all staying safe and in God's Word Daily. Peace, Love and Grace. 🙏 By the way I'm 56yrs old Black woman in California.

Yes, LOVE being able to see you on KZfaq! Paula, you are amazing. Love your dogs and understand about the allergies.💙

It's so oomforting and wonderful just to watch you Paula ! Your skills, technique and how your actually "move" around and cook!! I'm a senior and o r family in the 60'70's wasn't starving, but we conserved our money as lower middle class. MY Mama would make the gravy and usually serve it with smoked sausage, so I'll start with the sausage and use that as the drippings. Sausage was an affordable GREAT choice, it wasn't skimping on flavor ! TY for this, I will do !!

I've never had tomato gravy, but I'm definitely going to try it. 🍅🍅🍅 No matter the season I have to have tomatoes in my house 365 days a year. I've always told my husband if he wants to make his wifey happy forget the red roses...buy me tomatoes. My mouth is watering as I type. 😋🍅

My mom used to make biscuits and tomatoes. They were so good. Thank you for this!! I have never seen a square cast iron skillet!! I'll definitely be making this! Love this channel and your recipes!!

If I don't have fresh tomatoes, I've used stewed tomatoes, or diced stewed tomatoes and instead of using flour, I just thicken it with a little corn starch and throw it over some buttered bread! One of my very favorite things in the world!

This much fancier then what my grandma us to make lol ! I love u LADY so glad u r back ! She used bacon drippings in hers and canned diced tomatoes

I made this yesterday. Omg. So this am I put some in a skillet. Added basil and fried eggs in it. DELICIOUS

Thank you Paula for your help with cooking during this difficult time. You are a very kind and wise soul.

Hello! When you do your next Q & A video, can you tell if your beige rooster tea kettle will ever be released again? Memory is going and accidentally turned on the wrong burner. Blackened the bottom of mine. This tea kettle has been discontinued. Thank you so much! Am sorry only two of your former Food Network co-stars appeared to support you. Food Network probably did you a favor more than you will ever know. These videos invite viewers into your home. Your warmth and Southern Charm are more natural and unrehearsed. You make your viewers feel like they’re in the kitchen helping you prepare whatever dish it is you’re making. You include your assistants, along with the dogs. Your aviary is my favorite. The layout and your birds are just beautiful. God bless you! Glad you are back. Everyone deserves more than second chances.

OMG! I have always loved your recipe shares. You are the southern hospitality that I grew up with, miss, and appreciate so much!

Love watching and rewatching your You-tube videos...it’s like being home! Thank you for good TV when other tv is so bad! 💕🌺💕

Good morning Paula and Happy Summertime 😄 I must admit I have never seen tomato gravy nor have I ever tasted it. This looks delicious! I cannot wait to try this. Have a great day!

Yum, Paula! That looks so good. I grew up eating this meal: salmon patties, rice, biscuits, and tomato gravy. My mother has forgotten how to make the gravy, sadly. I'm going to make your method, and use bacon drippings. Your gravy looks like nothing but good! It even looks like my Mama's tomato gravy. Thank you for giving me a place to start!

My Mama made tomato gravy with meatloaf. Instead of ketchup she covered the meat with tomato sauce and all around it in the pan. Took meat out when done and then made gravy in the baking pan from all the sauce and drippings. She used beef broth and corn starch. Served over mashed potatoes and meatloaf. Ain't nothing better!! This was my choice for birthday dinner.

That looks like what my grandmother cooked her meatloaf in. It never had a name growing up. I have a recipe but she morphed it so much over decades that I can’t quite get it where I remember it. I will try it this way next time! THANK YOU!!!!

That looked quick and easy to make. Since I have not been able to walk for a few years. I thought my husband how to make dried beef and gravy. I never made tomato gravy but it sounds good with rice.

growing up we had mater gravy,base was whatever grease we had, maters and milk. no onions or garlic. canned maters get ready over cornbread!!!!yum yum. my husbands family only lived 10 miles from us and never heard of it.

I'm about to find out if my husband knows his tomato gravy....lol. He's mentioned it many times over the 45 years we've been married. Oddly he has no answers on how to make it. Now, mind you, he is a very good cook❣️. Paula I have missed you on TV. Very glad to see you here. Please don't stop your new show. I don't watch that channel anymore because of how you were treated. God bless ya'll.