Virgin River Visitor Center

We made it to the last episode of season one! This is definitely a bittersweet moment for us, because we loved this season so much and don't want to say goodbye but we are ready for season two! 

Here's a cookie recipe that Caroline said she would share, for healthy peanut butter oatmeal cookies with a secret ingredient (it's a banana, but she promises you can't even taste it and it's a great way to use up one banana that's been sitting around.) Enjoy these cookies while waiting for our episodes of season 2  to roll out.  

Ingredients

1 ripe banana, ½ stick unsalted butter, 1∕3 cup granulated sugar, ½ cup peanut butter, 1∕3 cup light brown sugar, packed, 1 large egg, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, ½ cup all-purpose flour, ½ cup whole wheat flour (can use all regular flour if you don't have this) , ½ teaspoon baking soda, 2∕3 cup rolled oats

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.

2. Mash the banana with a fork.

3. Cut butter in half. In a microwave-safe bowl, heat in microwave 10–15 seconds to soften DO NOT MELT BUTTER!

4. In a large bowl, use a spoon to blend butter, banana, and sugar.

5. Add peanut butter and brown sugar. Continue mixing until completely combined.

6. Add egg and vanilla. Mix until smooth.

7. Add flours and baking soda. Mix until smooth.

8. Stir in rolled oats. 

9. Scoop dough with a teaspoon. Shape into 1-inch balls. Place dough balls on baking sheet. Flatten dough balls by using a fork to make a criss-cross pattern on the cookies.

10. Bake on middle rack of oven until cookies are lightly browned on bottom, about 8–10 minutes. Remove from oven. Let sit 5 minutes to firm up. Remove from tray.

We have a secret, we really want you to listen to this episode.  Everyone in this town has a secret and everyone in town knows each other's secrets but they don't think everyone knows.  We know, we know it's very confusing but you will be able to keep up.  Let's all agree that communication is very important for blossoming relationships and honesty is the best policy.  

Welcome back to regularly scheduled Visitor Center programming.  This episode is all about the townspeople of Virgin River not having generators even though they lose power often enough to warrant getting one.   Also, let's discuss boundaries (I'm looking at you Hope) please don't go through someone's box of breakup things for your sake and theirs.  

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all! This episode we took a break from the usual Virgin River podcast and made a special Christmas episode. We decided to try our hand at another Netflix original and this time one of their Christmas specials.  Suffice to say Liz and Caroline bashed A California Christmas for being anything but a Christmas movie.  We honestly couldn't believe it was on the top 10 list of most popular movies on Netflix when we watched it.  This was however, a fun and festive time for all! 

We hope you all have a wonderful and safe holiday season and here's to hoping your 2021 is exponentially better than 2020! 

If Truth Be Told... we very much enjoyed this episode.  It has everything you could want from a Virgin River episode: medical drama, fishing, the discussion of weekends vs weekdays for a town mingle.  We also ask if Doc has worn pants since his childhood.  All this and more in this episode of the Virgin River Visitor Center. 

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The Visitor Center helps answer many questions about what happens if all  your friends don't notice you and your friend/romantic male lead interest get kidnapped.  That's small town life for you!

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That's right everyone! We promised 3 episodes a week and we are going to hold ourselves to it.  This episode we talk about why it took almost a month for new episodes, and want to remind everyone to please continue to stay safe because COVID is no joke. 

We must ask ourselves is soy quiche real and should we serve it at the visitor center? 

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Send us an email if you would like to share your proposal story or your dream proposal: [email protected] (we said the wrong thing in the episode so I hope you look here first) 

Hello Visitors and welcome back! We are so sorry it's taken about a month for this episode to go up.  2020 has not been great as we all know, and unfortunately Liz had COVID and that affected our recording schedule.  We go into more detail about this in Episode 4.  Because of this delay, we are going to try for  3 episodes a week! And with that, please enjoy this episode where we finally learn the difference between a boat sound and a train sound.   

As a warning, this episode does deal with postpartum depression and we are not experts in the area but have a serious discussion and have some resources if you or a loved one need help. 

Postpartum resources:

Postpartum Support International​: Postpartum Support International is dedicated to helping families suffering from postpartum depression, anxiety, and distress. National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

CDC: ​https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/depression/resources.htm

While the town of Virgin River is known for it's slow internet, the Visitor Center does have a Twitter.  Follow us and catch up on the latest gossip: @VirginRiverPod

Lost. What is lost in Virgin River this episode? Don't worry the Virgin River Visitor Center has the town's lost and found so we can help you find what you're looking for.  Could it be the abandoned baby's mom? Or maybe it's the whereabouts of Mel's husband.  Or it could be that the hosts lost their marbles and forgot what a boat sounds like.  Whatever it is, join Caroline and Liz as they hunt for the answers.  

While the town of Virgin River is known for it's slow internet, the Visitor Center does have a Twitter.  Follow us and catch up on the latest gossip: @VirginRiverPod