7 Up Biscuits

OK, confession time - it took me almost 40 years to make an edible biscuit. I can make cookies, cakes, brownies and bread but for some unknown reason biscuits eluded me. The last batch I made before I discovered this life saving recipe was so bad that my then-teenage stepson and my dogs wouldn't even eat them. Those were some BAD biscuits.
I'd heard of 7-Up biscuits for years but figured there was no point in attempting them because, well...me and biscuits. I finally screwed up enough courage one evening to throw these together and FINALLY SUCCESS!!!
These biscuits are so good and so easy. I've rolled them out and cut them in circles and I've just patted the dough into the pan, both ways turned out well. The smaller recipe makes 9 biscuits so with the two of us there are always leftovers and they make great Sunday morning biscuits and gravy.

Obviously I didn't come up with this recipe, I found it at Fake Ginger and she has tons of other yummy looking recipes you should check out. I hope you enjoy these as much as we do! :)

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter

2 cups Bisquick

1/2 cup sour cream

1/2 cup 7Up

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 450F. Put butter in a 9x9-inch baking pan and place in oven to melt (it's fine to do this while oven is preheating).
2. Mix Bisquick, sour cream, and 7Up together in a mixing bowl, being careful not to overwork the dough.
3. Remove baking pan from oven when butter is melted. Careful pat the dough into the pan, making sure to cover the entire surface. Use a sharp knife to cut into 9 squares.
4. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.

Granny square baskets!!

Oh mylanta - how CUTE are these baskets???

I was searching for granny square patterns and came across this site. I can't wait to try this and I'm thinking that if you use a more solid granny square pattern you wouldn't even need the fabric liner. This may be the perfect little project for football Sunday.

This Little Street is where I found the pattern and it looks like she has tons of other great ideas!

I'll be back later to show you my results!

1-2-3 Cherry Poke Cake

I can't take credit for this recipe, I found it on one of my favorite recipe sites allrecipes.com

If I am remembering correctly, I made this to take to my family's Christmas and here's my version --

Winter is coming...

Not bad for my first completed scarf, if I do say so myself. One thing this project taught me is although these yarns are beautiful in the skein, they are not the easiest for me to crochet with. I haven't actually decided if this is a short scarf or a long cowl. Either way, it will definitely keep your neck warm in cold weather.

Well....here we go!

I'll be honest - I have no idea what I'm doing, so bear with me. I woke up this morning and for some reason thought it would be a good idea to jump on the blog bandwagon since I am in craft-mode. So, here I am. I hope this will be a place where I can share my crafting/baking triumphs and fails, pass on some "I-want-to-do-this-someday" posts from other crafty people and just have fun.

~Kimber