Concession stand tip: make sure the pizza is fully sliced. Good work, Dancin’ Eric Hanson!
Clare fulfilled a lifelong dream of working with a bag of liquid cheese. She learned you have to “burp” the bag to remove any air bubbles before you load it into the machine.
Dancin’ Eric Hanson and the lovely and talented Shannon Hanson “checked into” the Hotel California immersive experience during their Eagles weekend in Vegas.
Her mom and dad were sick so Brian was on uncle duty!
Clare had a “Wicked” viewing party with family + one stuffed winged monkey.
Ben gave himself a C. He did not eat healthier and did not sprout the abs of Shawn Mendes.
Eric gave himself a B. He didn’t install a bird feeder. but the Fit-It Fellas did install TWO bird houses.
Clare gave herself an A-. Even though she didn’t go back to the Iowa State Fair to compete in pie eating, she did create “Car Pie,” which is eating pie out of a solo cup in the car. Change that to a WIN!
Eric asked if Cedar Rapids Mayor, Tiffany O’Donnell, would run for a higher office in 2025 and the Magic Z Ball said YES! Clare asked if 2025 was the year that Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift will get engaged…and the Magic Z Ball said MOST DEFINITELY!
Producer Ben was supposed to bring Eric’s family recipe “Crabbies,” but he was sick. Luckily, Eric’s family always keeps Crabbies at the ready in the freezer, so we popped them in the broiler. Fantastic!
Eric made Clare’s family favorite recipe, “Ham Balls.” But he had a major fail. The ham balls went in the oven as balls, but baked flat like a ham cookie!
After some investigation, we discovered Eric used Ham Salad instead of Ham Loaf as the recipe calls for. That mayonnaise makes a HUGE difference.
Clare was confident about making Producer Ben’s Aunt Peg’s Peanut Butter Fudge. But using a candy thermometer was trickier than she thought! The fudge turned out pretty tasty though.
