Connect! Unite! Act! is a weekly series that seeks to create face-to-face networks in each congressional district. Groups meet regularly to socialize, get out the vote, support candidates, and engage in other local political actions that help our progressive movement grow and exert influence on the powers that be. Visit us every week to see how you can get involved! Over the years I have developed one hobby I am unlikely to ever give up: I love cooking. Cooking is my zen. Every meal in my household? If we aren’t eating a quick from-frozen meal, I’m making it. Figuring out my own recipes for meatloaf, meatballs, vegetables, smoked ribs, anything! And I am all about it. Pressure cookers, slow cookers, BBQ grills, smokers, attachment mixers to make my own pasta, if I have a hobby, my hobby is most definitely food. After spending part of last year going keto—and losing 20 COVID pounds, which I was happy to do—at a certain point, I just said, “Look, I’m fine, my doctor says so, and I want to make some darn pie or cobbler from scratch, dang it!” Give me some beef stew or something I have never tried before! I’m all about it! While there are recipe websites all over the internet, here at Daily Kos, there are a lot of community members who swap recipes with a story attached to them, and some of those recipes have turned into household favorites here, and I’m sure elsewhere. Read more