After my parents' divorce, Kay took over hosting Christmas. She made it special after Mom swore never to celebrate holidays again, even putting a tiny 2 food christmas tree in the room I stayed in. 

A reminder that you can support the podcast by joining the Patreon at one of the 4 levels. 

and that the recipes for this and the other episodes can be found at Two Chocolate Cakes website. 

Finally, there are just a few more episodes (2!)  in this season. Then we'll just have SideCar episodes while I put together Season 2 of Two Chocolate Cakes. I think you'll be pleased with the stories and the recipes. 

This was definitely not on the list of things to talk about. And it's a long one! 

Also, finally got some good strawberries at the Falls Church Farmers Market. 

There was something about Portland that gave me courage. I don't know if it was the weather, or the fact that I had a job where I was respected, or if it was all that incredible beer (and let me tell you, the beer was OUTSTANDING) or if it was the rain, but it was something. I only wish that I had banked some of that courage for the future. 

A reminder that recipes can be found at TwoChocolateCakes.Com and that you can support the podcast at the Two Chocolate Cakes Patreon

Please share and rate the podcast! Thank you! xoxo

Where I talk about the saga of losing my health insurance, looking for strawberries and the women in my life who were not my mother who have been so influential in my development as a decent human. 

AND

I managed to get through the whole thing without coughing! (don't worry, I'm not sick, I just have seasonal asthma--but you know what helps? Nutty Fudge!) 

If you want to support the podcast you can do so by joining the patreon! 

How to meet new neighbors in a new city!

Step one: Move across the country where you know one person

Step two: have an accident

Step three: figure out who in the building full of strangers can help (spoiler alert--it is the person dancing to Phantom of the Opera)

So the ants are back and I couldn't find strawberries at the Farmers Market on Saturday.  You'll be hearing more about my arch nemesis THE ANTS this summer. 

If you are at all curious about the Farmers Markets--On Saturdays we go to the one in Warrenton VA (the most info for all these entities is on Facebook and while I have to use FB so you can just search for them) as well as the one in City of Manassas. But because they are in different counties we can usually only go to one or the other. On Sundays we go to The Dale City Farmers Markets. On Tuesdays the Farmers Market is at Tacketts Mill, Wednesday Wakefield Park in Fairfax County, and Thursdays is City of Manassas in the morning, and Pfitzner Stadium Complex (Government Center for Prince William County) in the afternoon (this is a new one--but a lot of the same vendors we know from Sundays are there.) There are lots more markets but these are the ones we usually go to. If you check out the vendor list and want me to try something specific, let me know via twitter. You can find me at @twochoccakes and you can also message me via the website twochocolatecakes.com or at [email protected]

Here are some links to things I talked about in the pod today:

The Two Chocolate Cakes / SideCar Patreon

Mr Mixer's Go Fund Me

What is it that Taylor says? "Sometimes you just don't know the answer til someone's on their knees and asks you?" 

Also known as The Tale of Two Patricks. 😉

It's the most wonderful (ly busy and stressful) time of the year! I decree it Brach's Jelly Bean Day going forward and we talk about community. Also, Cheeseballs.