Friday Flotsam

mirror and plant / bev cooks

FRRRRRRRRah dah! You want to know what made me equal parts guffaw and cringe last week? So these blog posts get emailed out to you subscribers, right? Each time I click “publish” -boom, it goes out to you. So last week in Friday Flotsam we were talking about our first concerts, which BY THE WAY […]

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Roasted Tomato and Shallot Quiche

Roasted Tomato and Shallot Quiche / Bev Cooks

Or as I also call it loudly to no one, THE WINTER PIEEEEE. (all those eeees are completely necessary.) I told you this year was going to be my pie year, right? I really think it is. Pies and breads. I’m working on my pie crust craft. It’s not PERFECT, but that’s why I’m here. […]

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Friday Flotsam

plants / bev cooks

FRRRRRRRRRRR RRR rrrrrr rRrrrrRRRrrrrrr er der. Tell me, what was your VERY FIRST CONCERT? And how old were you? I can guarantee, you’re already substantially cooler than I am. I ask because we just bought tickets to see “Weird Al” Yankovic later this year and I’m going to explode. My 12-year old self is giddy, […]

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Chicken and Wild Rice Soup

Chicken and Wild Rice Soup / Bev Cooks

SA-LURP. I’m going to get through this blog post as quickly as I can, as I’ve started my official clear liquid diet in prep for my colonoscopy tomorrow, and looking at food is T O R T U R E. But we’re okay. I’m okay. You’re more than okay. Let’s peep this already. I added […]

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Creamy Rosemary Shells

Creamy Rosemary Shells / Bev Cooks

First recipe of the year! And it’s creamy. You’re so, so welcome. And vegetarian. But I hadn’t planned it that way, truthfully. I was going to add chicken thighs, but when I cut into the package well within the sell-by date, the sme- you know what, I’m not going to talk about chicken smells on […]

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Friday Flotsam

christmas spread / bev cooks

FRRRRRRRRRRRIIIIIIIIIDDDDEEEEEEEE Flotsam is back! (I’ve said that a lot this week.) Do you ever have that moment when you completely forget what to do with your hands? Or your fingers? It’s more like, your HANDS forget what to do. Like the way you hold something or open something or apply something? And your hands go […]

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2021 In Books!

2021 in Books! / Bev Cooks

We’re back! I’m back! You’re back! Back back back! Let’s talk about book book books! (ha) Fifty. Fifty novels. I made my goal in the NICK of time on December 31st at 11am. (Not pm, you know I’m a snooze parade by 9.) Without a doubt, 2021 was a spectacular year of reads. Some better […]

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