TASTE IT TUESDAY: NUT MILKS June 6, 2023 by Clare Duffy Coconut milk is white with a light coconut flavor. Clare and Eric thought it would best be enjoyed on a tropical vacation. Cashew milk has a brown undertone, which was slightly off-putting. The flavor was very mild, but thick. Clare knew that Eric has tried almond milk before, but never banana flavored almond milk. This milk had a gray undertone, but the flavor was not bad. This would be great for smoothies. Surprise! Milk loves cereal, so Clare got Eric some special Mikey Mouse cereals. There’s naturally flavored confetti cake cereal and fruity flavored cereals. The fruity cereal tasted terrible with coconut milk. But the confetti cereal with cashew milk tasted pretty good!
ONE SHOT WEEKENDS June 5, 2023 by Clare Duffy Producer Ben spent the late part of his Saturday afternoon on the water and kayaked 4 miles in the Mill Race from West Amana to Middle Amana. Due to a mostly shirtless weekend (and no one wants to see that) Eric asked Rebecca Koppelman from Iowa’s News Now to help with his photo. Her entry: “My step kids got a balloon from the market Saturday and it deflated so she made her own.” Clare went to her first Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers Market of the season and met Charlotte “The Morning Scramble” Blue!
EXTREME OFFICE MAY-KEOVER: RIBBON CUTTING June 2, 2023 by Clare Duffy The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance came with their big scissor to officially open the space. Cheers! Time to celebrate! Cedar Rapids Mayor, Tiffany O’Donnell was on hand to say a few words on this momentous day. The crown jewel of the newly designed space is the north wall. It contains a wall of inspirational quotes and The Morning Scramble’s creepy clown collection. Welcome to Producer Ben’s Gaming Corner–equip with a Pac-Man game that has not yet been tested! Eric, Clare, and Producer Ben worked hard repainting one of the walls this striking color called “Rock Bottom.” The new desk configuration is also optimal for collaboration (and three-way staring contests.)
LIVE FROM THE EASTERN IOWA AIRPORT June 2, 2023 by Clare Duffy Uncle Sam wants YOU to visit D.C.! One of the first passengers arriving at the airport to board that non-stop flight. Eric and Clare have to get their Herky on. “Where’s the plane?” “I don’t know…” CID to DCA in a day! Congrats Eastern Iowa Airport!
ONE SHOT WEEKENDS May 30, 2023 by Clare Duffy Producer Ben started off his weekend at the Blairstown Demo Derby! Clare’s long holiday weekend meant more time to slow down and enjoy the sunset and some s’mores. Eric’s big birthday weekend as designed by Ferris Bueller. Eric and friends saw the sights and celebrated in the Windy City!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CLARE AND ERIC May 26, 2023 by Clare Duffy Clare hired SpongeBob and Patrick from ‘SpongeBob the Musical’ at Theatre Cedar Rapids to sing Happy Birthday to Eric! Eric got Clare some beautiful flowers delivered to work…and then she left for the day. Whoops.
EXTREME OFFICE MAY-KEOVER: ACCENT WALL COLOR May 24, 2023 by Clare Duffy Clare went BOLD with her color choices. “Show Stopper” red, “Cheerful” yellow, or “Relentless Olive” green. Maybe a stoplight color palette isn’t the best choice, but it is a conversation starter. Eric’s color palette is simple, understated, but full of meaning: Lady Jay Blue, Brainstorm Bronze, Morning Sun, and DebONAIR. Producer Ben doesn’t like any of them.
TASTE IT TUESDAY: PIZZA DIPPING SAUCE May 23, 2023 by Clare Duffy Producer Ben had the odd task of making a frozen pizza, but only bringing the crusts for dipping. Clare and Eric tried Mayonnaise, Siracha, Ketchup, and Hot Honey. Eric digs a dipping sauce, but usually stays in the traditional: marinara, garlic, or ranch. Clare isn’t big on spicy, so siracha and hot honey were too spicy. Ketchup was odd. Why not grab a good marinara sauce instead? Hold the phone…mayonnaise is actually a delicious pizza dipping sauce! Gross, but true.
ONE SHOT WEEKENDS May 22, 2023 by Clare Duffy Cedar Rapids… well at least Eric… owes Mathias Lattin an apology. The blues line up was shuffled Friday night but no one told Eric so he read the wrong introduction. Sorry, Mathias! (PS: he’s fantastic… hear for yourself at https://www.mathiaslattin.com/) Ben went bowling, his games get progressively worse every time! Clare attended a movie premiere starring her daughter!