Friday Flotsam

fall tree / bev cooks

FrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrRRRRROCTOber! I have to have a colonoscopy. (oh, you needed a warning?) A colonoscopy. A butt hose. I have to do that thing. Why, you ask? Well, it wasn’t the call I’d expected yesterday morning from my doctor after waiting a couple of weeks for the poop-in-the-bucket results. (my mom is having a legit heart […]

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Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken Burritos

Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken Burritos / Bev Cooks

Burritos! Because burritos. The thing about these burritos are a few wonders. A) Slow cooker. The leg work is some mild dumping into a container (<–not liking the way that reads) and then some even milder assembling later on. B) Salsa verde! It’s from a jar, so it cuts the time down tremendously. I know […]

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Bistro Pizza with Broccoli and Canadian Bacon

Bistro Pizza with Broccoli and Canadian Bacon / Bev Cooks

It’s pizza! But we’re making it fashion. I’m calling it “bistro” pizza because I had an epic wave of laziness and leaned into the premade dough. And on the refrigerated pizza dough package it said “bistro.” And of course I was like, “I’m listening.” But get what you want! Or make your own dough, if […]

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Friday Flotsam

cheese plate / bev cooks

FRRRRRRRRRRRRRReeleeweeseepee! I have THEE most major announcement of all time. Biggest of my career. Of adulthood. OF MY LIFE. We’re thinking about signing up for the neighborhood fall leaf pickup this year. I know! Can you believe it?! This is HUGE. I’m a product of my father, you see, and not one to pay for […]

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Bev’s Imaginary Book Club: In Five Years, Early Morning Riser, and Midnight at the Blackbird Café

Bev's Imaginary Book Club: In Five Years, Early Morning Riser, and Midnight at the Blackbird Café / bev cooks

Books books boooooks! Back with more books. I tend to do these “official” book club posts every season, have you noticed? No? Like, every three months, ya know. Never noticed? Really? Not at all? Huh. Well, today I’ll be blabbing (some in all caps so just prepare thyself) about three favorites from this year. All […]

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Friday Flotsam

window tomatoes / bev cooks

Frrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroop! You know what my problem is? My entire problem, I have it figured it out. Know what it is? (you’re like, “you mean we have to choose?”) This is my problem: I don’t use enough Saran Wrap. I don’t pull enough out of the box the first go around. I never pull enough. Never. […]

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Breakfast Flatbread with Sausage and Eggs

Breakfast Flatbread with Sausage and Eggs / Bev Cooks

Anyone in the mood for a complete mood boost? Because it’s a flatbread with cheese, sausage and eggs on it. Which I know you already gathered from the title that said breakfast flatbread with a sausage and eggs, but I just felt like bringing it to the table again. …Badomp? Look at this! It’s distressingly […]

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