7Up Biscuits

I’ve been doing this weird thing lately.  It’s called cooking.  Me.  Cooking.  Without Nate’s help.

Yep, pretty sure the Mayans were right.  This is the end.

One of my most delicious endeavors lately has been the 7UP biscuits I made the other evening.



I originally heard about these biscuits from Maury who made them using the recipe found here.  Unfortunately, the original directions weren’t super clear.  I made it work and now I will clarify things for the recipe challenged…like myself.

Easy 7Up Biscuits

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 cups Bisquick
• 1/2 cup 7Up
• 1/4 cup melted butter

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Cut sour cream into Bisquick.
3. Add 7Up.  Stir until combined.
4. Sprinkle some Biquick on counter and pat out the dough.  It’s pretty sticky but mush it around the best that you can.
5. Cut out biscuits from the dough.  You could use a biscuit cutter if you’re fancy and own such a thing.  We aren’t fancy so I used a glass that sprayed well with cooking spray. Fancy.
6. Pour melted butter into a 9 inch square pan.
7. Place biscuits in pan.  They don’t have to be perfect.  They will taste so good that no one will care what they look like.
8. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown on top.

These biscuits are a beautiful mix of buttery and fluffy goodness.  I ate mine plain.  Nate had honey on his.  They would work great for biscuits and gravy or breakfast sandwiches.  They will be making many appearances in our humble abode.

Have you been doing things lately that are making you question if the world is ending?  How would you enjoy these beautiful biscuits? Gravy? Sandwich? Plain?

Side Note:  Get excited for next week.  We have a furniture build reveal.  It’s pretty.  I keep petting it…

Flag Cake Awesomeness

Dude.  Where’d the week-end go?  Holy cow.

I say “dude” way more than anyone of my age and education level should.

Dude. Have you seen that Flag Cake floating around on Pinterest? 

Yeah, I made it.

And I watermarked that photo.  I don’t want anyone stealing my stuff.

It started out pretty decent.

Pretty!

We’re killing this flag cake thing.  Boo-yah.

Uh oh. Should have greased that blue cake pan a little better.

God bless America.

Where’d we go wrong?  We didn’t level the cake layers enough and the frosting was too runny. And we were trying to cook a delicious supper and didn’t give this cake our undivided attention.  It’s obviously a needy one. You win some.  You lose some.  Luckily the in-laws are good sports and laughed at us with us.

Part of the inside was pretty though!

If you would like to attempt to make your own disaster, you can find some decent instructions at Glorious Treats.

Are you whipping up anything good for the ol’ 4th of July?  Any other great cakes I should attempt next?

Lemon Shake-Up

Who’s loving summer?  Yeah, me too!

Who thinks it’s been ridiculously hot.  Yeah, me too.

Who is always on the lookout for a refreshing drink that’s easy to make?  Yeah, me too.

Today I want to share with you one of Nate and I’s summer favorites.  The Lemon Shake-Up.

I had not experienced the wonders of the Lemon Shake-Up until I met Nate.  That husband of mine is good for so many things.

Is your mouth watering now and you’re wondering how to make this delicious concoction? Well, you’re in luck.  I will share our super secret recipe with you. Don’t let the simple ingredients fool you. So good.  And very low calorie!

Here’s what you’ll need…

Lemon Shake-Up Ingredients (1 serving):

• 1/4 cup Splenda or sugar
• 14 oz water
• 1/2 lemon
• ice

The secret ingredient is the water. Bahaha.

1. Squeeze lemon juice into a container with a lid.  (You will be shaking it later.)  Use a utensil to muddle the lemon in the bottom of the container. Muddle is a fancy word for mush.  Nate taught me that.  It’s important to get all of that juicy goodness out.

2. Add water and ice.

3. Add Splenda (or sugar)

4. Shake!!  Make sure your lid is on tight!  Singing that “Shake It Like a Polaroid Picture” song is optional.

5.  Check with the dog to make sure it’s ready.

6. Enjoy!

What’s your go-to summer drink?  Who’s sweating to death? Who else thinks muddle is a funny word?