Baked Potato Soup

Well, the last week or so have been very busy around our house, thus my little bloggy absence.

Panera's Cream Cheese Potato Soup
Yesterday afternoon the temperature dropped and the clouds rolled in. This morning I woke to the sound of rain pounding on the roof. And right now, as I type, snow is falling!

The cold weather calls for a tasty soup. I found this one, some time ago and we made it as a take-at-bake at MOPS. It can also be made stove-top, like this recipe; that's how I made it tonight. I subbed white pepper for red, because that's what I have. Natalie doesn't really like this soup, so I don't make it very often, but I it sure is delicious!

Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls
I made this recipe. (The easiest way to read the directions is to click on recipe card and print it.) Instead of white sugar, I used honey. After the dough rose the first time, I made half into dinner rolls (8 rolls that were much too large!), and the other half into cinnamon rolls. I used organic cane sugar and cinnamon as a filling.

The dinner rolls were SUPER good! I haven't had a cinnamon roll yet, but I know they will be good too! The dough was light and fluffy like you would expect a yeast roll to be - not dense like some of the wheat recipes I have tried!

I will be making this roll recipe over and over and over. While I admit there is a bit of disappointment that comes with making a recipe and not liking it, past disappointments are quickly forgotten when you find a GREAT recipe! This is a victory for sure!