Making Stuart Anderson's Black Angus Molasses Bread and Loaded Potato Soup At Home!

It's been a chilly few days here in Florida. Theresa said that for dinner we should have soup.
Theresa - Which soup would you like? 
Joe - Any soup is good. 
Theresa - No, really, pick any soup and I'll make it for you.
Joe - Well I really like those creamy potato soups. Like the Loaded Baked Potato one from Stuart Anderson's Black Angus. 
Theresa - Okay! I can make that. We should have something to go with it. 
Joe - I can make bread!
Theresa - Yes! Make their Molasses Bread! I can't believe we haven't made that one yet!

And so Theresa got to work on her part, and I got to work on mine. This dinner tonight is going to be good!

Grandma's Spiced Tea - A delicious warm tea that is perfect for the holidays or any cold weather

There's one drink that I associate with the holidays more than any other. It's something I've had around Christmastime for as long as I can remember. It's warm, sweet, and full of flavor, it is so delicious!

Whenever we would visit Grandma's house for Christmas, she would have her Hot Spiced Tea ready for us. 

For years, I've teased it here on the blog. I've even shown the ingredients, but I've never given out the recipe. If you sent me a message directly, or if you happen to purchase one of those old "Church Cookbooks" my mom shared her best recipes in, you might have seen it. But today, it's time to share it with everybody. 

Toffee Crunch Oreos taste test comparison

Does Oreo know me or what? 
For my traditional Christmas treat this year, I decided to make English Toffee for the very first time while I was visiting Colorado. It was a huge hit! A few weeks later, someone sent me a link to the Oreo flavors coming out in January, and look at that, Toffee Crunch Oreo! 
Since making that first batch of toffee in Colorado, I've made it nearly a dozen times now. My sister-in-law Megan thinks it's especially delicious, so I was thrilled she was out visiting so she could join us for this taste test!

Like usual, we'll try the Toffee Crunch Oreos, and then compare them to the real thing and see what we like best. 

Pat, Megan, and Avery come to visit us in Florida!

We've got visitors! We love having people come to see us out here in Florida! This time my brother Patrick, his wife Megan, and their daughter Avery are coming to stay with us for 5 days!

A visit to the Magic Kingdom - 2022/01/13

Today we're taking a trip over to the Magic Kingdom! It doesn't matter that we're starting our day here after 1pm. We'll still get plenty of fun stuff in. We enjoyed taking the ferry over the last time, and it was just about to leave this time. As soon as we boarded, they pulled the ramp and we were off!

A visit to Epcot and Hollywood Studios - 2022/01/12

Welcome to Epcot! It's a beautiful day out in Mid January and it's the perfect day to visit the parks. Also, the start of the Epcot International Festival of the Arts is starting in just a couple days, and they've already started putting decorations up for it. It's going to be great! 

Update - Homemade Chocolate Cake

Update: After sending photos to my sister-in-law Megan of the homemade chocolate cake we made to celebrate National Chocolate Cake Day, she requested a slice. I've had a few people ask if I actually sent the homemade Chocolate cake in the mail to her. 

I'm happy to say that the cake arrived in Colorado, over 1800 miles away, safe and sound!