Frrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrimay! yay. say. ray. jay. day. I’ve started sleeping in a hat. You can rub your eyes, spray your glasses and squint to sea, but those are the actual words you read. It’s not like a top hat, you guys. Or a fedora or a bucket hat or a visor or my leopard print beret. […]
Bev’s Imaginary Book Club: 28 Summers, The Lies That Bind and The Guest List
It’s book daaaaay! (I know you’ve been on the edge of your face for this.) All three of these are recent reads. Within the last few weeks/months. This year. This summer. This era. This season. This now. They’re books that have crawled into my psyche and found a cozy hibernating mental organic cotton pouf in […]
Braised Chicken with Mushrooms and Shallots
It’s fall! (sort of) And the first day of school! (in a way) And it’s only 63! (that part’s true.) You don’t even know how emotionally ready I am for that heavy steer toward fall recipes. It’s time. It is time. (And okay, they ARE starting school today. It’s the first day of school. But […]
Friday Flotsam
FRRRRRRRRRRRRR2468whodoyouappreciateday! (<–not really) Wait, is pantyhose back? Did pantyhose come back in style and I completely missed the announcement? When did this happen and can you forward it to me? The other day in my GirlSquad text thread with a bunch of long-time gal pals who once lived in the same college town in Northwest […]
Greek Shrimp Pasta Salad
As in, you can eat this cold because it’s still summer. (!) I’m honestly a little bit enraged at myself for NOT giving you a good pasta salad recipe at all this entire summer. What the actual wonk, Bev. But! Late is better than never, so here we are. And you can make this all […]
Monthly Mixtape: Soothing Strings and Whispering Winds
We made it to the ‘Embers! Which in COVID time is like, three showers? (lil’ Colbert humor there for ya.) I know I say this every month, but I truly mean this every month – THIS IS MY FAVORITE MIXTAPE YET. Why? Well a) this type of playlist is laaaaaawng overdue on this blog and […]
BBQ Drumsticks with Roasted Cauliflower
It’s basically a pile of happy. And it’s Paleo! I think? You’re like, “PLEASE GET BACK TO CARBS, ALREADY.” Simmer down, just a few more days. This is one of those meals that screams CAVEMAN, with all that bone-in skin-on business. (I know I used the word caveman for Tuesday’s recipe but I feel like […]
Sweet Potato, Broccoli and Sausage Bake
And it’s Paleo! I think. Whatever it is, it’s Y U M. And it has this whole rustic caveman meets modern vibe. In my head it does, anyway. Texture on flavor on color on comfort. That’s my new Bev Cooks tagline. Maybe not, I’ll get back to you on that. So this is it. It’s […]
Friday Flotsam
Frrrrrrrrrrit’s my birthday on Sunday! But we’ll get to that. I have a question for you. You’re like, “Hold on let me get my coffee. And Xanax.” I saw something recently about how it’s no longer okay to say “hey, guys.” Like, to call a group of people, women and men collectively as guys. I […]
Our Life Rhythm. OMG those words are the worst.
I mean, I could technically call this a schedule, but where’s the dream-catcher-moon-tide-glow-beam fun in that? You can call it a groove, a rhythm, a flow, pulse, WHATEVER. But we all have one, whether you like it or not. You’re like, “wait is she talking about a period?” Recently on IG I posted about our […]