Hey everybody! Super excited to welcome #101 and #102 into our community! Maybe if I make an assumption, I'll be an ass and the ump will shun me, but I'm just going to say it... same last name... I think we have our first husband-and-wife members! This is really exciting! The connection between food and love is powerful. Food is present in everything we do, in every big event of our lives: weddings, graduations, birthdays... Food is a uniting factor in our lives. Sharing a meal together with our partners, or even better, cooking a meal together with our partners, is an amazing way to connect through something we have to do anyway! So I'm excited to have @Rebecca Bray and @Abe Bray join our family here! Welcome!

Hey everyone! I've been quiet lately. I had a busy weekend visiting my daughter in Toronto to celebrate her graduation. It was a little bit of diplomacy, fun, celebration, everything all in one. Spending the weekend with her and my son was great, spending it also with my ex-husband and his girlfriend added another layer to it. But since I have worked hard to cultivate a civil relationship with him, we all had a great time together and it was fun. Plus, I got to spend time with my brother and his wife, which was amazing because I see them so seldom. It was a great family weekend... but I missed having Billy. But then there was the cat. Those of you who know me know that I'm not a cat person, but I also have two cats. And I've come to like the two little buggers. They're quite special to me. Even though I would rather they would wag their tail and bark, ha ha. Herman, my rather large and super personable cat, with an incredible personality, became ill on Thursday, and we had to put him down on Friday. I was in Toronto, celebrating the graduation while Billy was home by himself dealing with this. He's the cat guy, so of course he was devastated, but I was heartbroken as well. He was only four years old. Sometimes I called him Turd. He was my buddy, and I'm so sad he's gone. So talk about a range of emotions, right? Is it any surprise that I wasn't popping in here to give you my latest chitty-chatty update? Probably not, but I just did miss being in my community and engaging with all of you guys! We have a couple new members today, which is exciting! I'll create a new post for them so that they're not forever tied to the cat post. I want to keep growing this community and making it a special place. If you have any friends who want to join in, tell them all about us! Pull up a chair, pour a glass of wine, and let's talk. Or milk, or apple juice, or water even... The sparkling kind with a dash of lemon and lime? Oh, so nice! Ha! So I'm back, and excited to see where we're going, because I know that we are going to amazing places!

Hey everyone! I wanted to share an event I’m participating in tomorrow. It’s a networking event that’s free to join and a great way to connect with some new people. The details are below. It’s the first of its kind and is shaping up to be a great experience! Hope to see you there 🥰

My buddy @Uzair Khan told me recently about his favorite dish, Chole Bhature. I have never heard of it, but it sounds fascinating. I think I will try to make it. Has anyone made this or something similar? If you have, would you like to share notes? Haha

One of our amazing members - @Ben Sherry got married this week!!! I’m a sucker for a love story in case you didn’t know ❤️ But let’s give a warm TRC community congrats to Ben and his beautiful bride. Wishing you a beautiful future together 😘 😘