Friday Flotsam

feet and plants / bev cooks

FFFFFFFFFmastotf! Who even NAMES these hurricanes? And why aren’t we getting more. . . creative? It’s like an opportunity dangling right in front of whatever round table at the World Meteorological Association and poof . . . dust. I know they go alphabetically, back and forth between male and female names, isn’t that right? But […]

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Friday Flotsam

hoya / bev cooks

FAAAAAAAAAAAAAArudeelaadooday. What do we think about, “I love me some ____.”? Like when people say the words “love me some” in relation to things in this world and life. I find myself actually saying that phrase from time to time, and then I cringe and think, “I can’t be someone who says that phrase”. And […]

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Creamy Chicken and Beans

Creamy Chicken and Beans / Bev Cooks

Is it a soup? Is it a sauce? Is it incredible and simple and comforting and flavorful and slurptastic? YESYESYESYESYESHIBYEYES. It looks like there’s a lot happening here. And oh, there IS. Flavor-wise. But wait until you see the brilliant (I read a lot of English fiction) short-cut that saves so much time and builds […]

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Friday Flotsam

black eyed susans / bev cooks

Frrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrroydoy. Why do you think we say “smart cookie?” “Oh, she’s a smart cookie. She’ll go far.” Smart cookie? I don’t feel like cookies are the smartest of treats. Correct me if I’m wrong (I’m no baker), but aren’t they among the simplest of desserts? What’s so smart about a cookie? What about, “Oh, she’s […]

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Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Sliders

Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken Sliders / Bev Cooks

MOOD FOOD, am I right? Not that I’m in a bad mood. I’m in a great mood! Because of these. Solely these. And YES you’re probably thinking, “Slow cooker, Bev? Really? In the summer? Off with her head!” Simmer down, chili cheese fries. Slow cooking in the summer is all the brilliant because it lets […]

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Cheesy Tomato Gratin

Cheesy Tomato Gratin / Bev Cooks

I’ll understand if you need a moment. And yes, that is a delicious summer gratin punching you square in the face right now. LOOK AT THAT. WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT. I also might want to mention that there are only five ingredients. Which makes this all the more awesome and less of an ordeal […]

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