As we mentioned last week - we are going to be discussing the final NEXT week so today we have a special episode where Alison and Sheldon talk about what they would have done for the Signature Challenges for each episode (Meredith is enjoying a much deserved vacation this week!) We kick things off recapping Alison's trip where she visited Sheldon and participated in the Richmond Half-Marathon... on the hottest day on record for the event.  Then, lots of scrummy delights were enjoyed including a magnificent meal at one of Richmond's best restaurants - Stella's - tacos galore, and a cider journey that comes with a funny story.  We also had some absolutely delightful pastries and discovered some packaged shortbread that is absolutely mind-blowing.   Then we discuss each signature challenge one by one.  Each giving our own take on how we would have approached it, including the styles, flavors, and presentation we were thinking about.  It was a bit tricky for us as we both have a "smaller than normal" range of flavors and textures we personally love, so it required stretching outside of our personal favorites to create a range of flavors to build out the portfolio. We'd LOVE to hear your ideas too!  Send them our way either via the website or [email protected] We hope you love it and will continue to follow and participate with the show.  Our plan is to keep the party rolling with the special episodes, Great American Bakeoff, Jr, AND on the (free) Roku channel we can now watch some of the ORIGINAL seasons and ALL of the Celebrity bakeoff seasons!  It will be great to go back and see how they hold up to today.  We have a LOT to talk about until GBBO is back next year :-)