1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup flour
2 cups beef broth
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon Kitchen Bouquet (more if you like)

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and whisk together, making sure to get all visible lumps.
Add salt and pepper.
Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes or until mixture starts to turn light brown, be sure to stir constantly.
Turn heat to low and SLOWLY add broth, stirring constantly.
It will spit & bubble so be careful.
Add Kitchen Bouquet.
Turn heat back up to medium.
Continue stirring until gravy boils and thickens.
Makes about 2 cups.

1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup water
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3 medium apples, peeled and sliced

In a saucepan, bring brown sugar, water, butter, cornstarch and cinnamon to a boil; boil until thick (about 2 minutes).
Stir in apples; cook until tender (about 10-12 minutes).
Serve wherever syrup, or a sweet topping is wanted.