This month is celebrating the American biscuit, rather than the one in British English. In American English, biscuits are a type of small, soft leavened bread with a firm exterior. In British English, biscuits are small, sweet creations that in America are called "cookies," or possibly crackers, a savoury biscuit. In biscuits, the bread is leavened using baking powder, or baking soda, which leads to their alternative name of baking powder biscuits. Cookies originated as a storable version of bread.
A popular dish that originated in the Southern U.S. is biscuits and gravy. This dish consists of an American biscuit covered in a thick gravy - pretty much what it sounds like, unless you are using British English.
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