Introducing...Butter Scotch!

So, I've been gone for a minute and focusing my energy on two of my first loves...food and fashion. I've decided to create embark on a new venture that will allow me share my both of my loves with the world.

I formally introduce you to...Butter Scotch; the new place for all things awesome!

Butter Scotch is divided into two pieces, The Good Taste Shop and The Bake Shop.

The Good Taste Shop features sweet clothing and accessories available for purchase from my adventures in thrift and vintage shopping. Please click on the Good Taste Shop link to learn more information.

The Butter Scotch Bake Shop features a menu of my homemade sweet treats that are available for purchase. Please click on the Bake Shop link to learn more information.

I'm so very, very, very excited to bring This Moment to all of you! I appreciate all of your support in advance and know with you this will be a great success!

Let's Shake and Bake!

Damn Good Biscuits!

One of my passions is baking. Its one of the only "normal" events I can remember doing with my mom when I was little:-) I'm working on a lot of recipes, adding new ones to my Rolodex and hopefully beginning a new business venture in a couple of months (more info coming soon).

Anyhoo, today, I had a taste for biscuits. Not the biscuits in a can, but some guuuud biscuits. I found a recipe and it had to be sent from the Lawd himself. But ladies, beware...only make this recipe if you are trying to get him to fall in love, do the laundry, watch the kids, get a ring, you get my point. Please don't waste this recipe on someone stupid. Don't make these for someone you don't really care about. These biscuits will take your stock wayyyyy up! I promise!

I mean, some women are pretty, some smart, maybe even good in bed...but wake up in the morning roll some dough from scratch and make a man sweet bread...ha, ha, ha, you are worth your weight in gold!

I even got Lil' K involved. She will have it down early!

Here is a recipe I adapted from a cozy kitchen blog and its great.

Biscuits

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 sticks of very cold butter (or 6 ounces), cubed
1/2 cup cold and shaken buttermilk
1 large egg
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 egg, beaten with a tablespoon of milk or water (egg wash)

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

In a large bowl, mix together the all-purpose flour, baking powder and salt. Working quickly, add the cubed butter and break it up with your hands until all of the butter is broken into bits and resembles small peas.

In a measuring cup, whisk together the buttermilk and egg. Add the buttermilk mixture and maple syrup to the flour mixture. Mix until barely combined. Lightly dust your kitchen counter with flour and dump the dough onto it. Knead a few times (maybe 4 or 5) until the dough comes together. Press or gently roll the dough into a 1-inch thickness. Cut out biscuits using a 2-inch cutter (I used the rim of a glass) and place on lined baking sheet. Re-roll dough scraps to get a few more biscuits. Brush the tops of the biscuits with egg wash and bake in oven for 15-20 minutes, or until tall and golden brown.

Try it and tell me what you think!!! I want to commit this to memory. Every chica should have a good biscuit recipe in their holster!

I Need Yelp!

hahaha, you get it...Help/Yelp...

So, I'm a Yelper. I've been one for years and mostly read the reviews without writing many. However, recently I decided, I need to pay it forward and put my reviews out there too. I have so many to write, and now am only up to 6, lol. Don't judge me.

If you know me, you will know before I buy anything, travel anywhere, go out to eat, I read reviews. I heart reviews. I like to know what the people think. I like to do impromptu people polls while standing in lines, or across the table at dinner. I ask the waitress or bartenders what they think. I think an informed buyer is a smart buyer. DH likes to say, "You don't know those people, how can you respect their reviews". People typically only write reviews when they have a negative experience. And I want to hear about it. Up front. I like to know what I'm getting into before I take the leap.

Wouldn't it be awesome if people had a Yelp? I used to subscribe to this website "Don't Date Him Girl" but never wrote anything. I definitely looked up guys I dated to see if a girl hated him so much she put his review on there. I wonder what my review would say, probably something like...

1. She needs to review everything before she makes a decision. She's probably reading her review of reviewing right now.

Yep, that's probably all the negative you could get out of me. Other than that. I'm perfect:-). Anyhoo, I've linked my yelps to the bottom of this blog now, so you can check out where I've been and what I think. Remember, my opinion is the only one that counts!

What the F' Fridays: Fried Kool-Aid

So the trending topic for yahoo has been this…

I tried for about 2 days to ignore it, but I mean come one…when you see the words, “fried” and “kool aid” together, you have to know what it is all about. So…I gave in. I clicked it.

Don’t they look like little red donut holes. I hear they are little drops of heaven. Seriously. Drops from heaven. Combining anything in fried form for me is just awesome, so red kool aid fried was a no brainer. I like to think I really don’t like kool aid, but the older I get, the more I can appreciate making a whole pitcher of something for 27 cents!

I was all for this item, that is typically served at state fairs ONLY once a year. I mean, let’s not overdose on it right. But then I see this quote at the bottom of the page and I’m giving the creator mad side eye. He need to gone head with that…”Perhaps the creator is hoping his invention will get picked up by KFC as the perfect dessert pairing for its "DoubleDown" chicken sandwich.”

The only thing that will be doubled down is your wife’s health insurance policy once she knows her husband is going to drop dead in 5, 4, 3,2…