Friday Flotsam

foggy window

FF ff would you believe my f key is STUCK? FFF like stuck. I actually just popped it out! The f key just came o my keyboard. OFF my keyboard. What do I do?! It’s bright under there. Like a little glowy alternate universe with tiny men in silver jumpsuits and gray hair and wait […]

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Mini Chocolate Mascarpone Cake

Mini Chocolate Mascarpone Cake / Bev Cooks

No the world did not end but yes I baked!! (!) A CAKE. AN ACTUAL LIVING CAKE. But it’s mini. And filled with mascarpone cheese. Because a) cute and b) you can’t argue with your inner raging soul fairies when they guide you to mascarpone. You just can’t. On top of that, it’s not that […]

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Monthly Mixtape: Baguettes and Berets

Monthly Mixtape: Baguettes and Berets

Although I do think I’m actually eating a croissant here. TANT PIS, LE GARS. At last! Your Francaaaais mixtape. I will confess, my knowledge of French music was actually pretty limited before putting this playlist together. Outside of Stereolab, the Amélie soundtrack and Brigitte Bardot, I was jumping in cold! Well, cool. I know the […]

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Friday Flotsam

ginkgo tree

FRRRRRRRRRRRRR! You’re like, “She didn’t even finish that non word.” Guys lately I can’t tell the difference between mosquitoes and eye floaters. And I look insane in public. You know what I mean, those little eye floater thingies? It’s that tiny traveling speck of fuzz that you THINK you see and you try to focus […]

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Mediterranean Turkey Lettuce Wraps

Mediterranean Turkey Lettuce Wraps / Bev Cooks

You’ve been craving lettuce wraps lately, haven’t you? I knew it! But not anything boring, noooo. You want something with a lot of crunch, a hint of sweet, a bit of zing and a kiss of tang. And then we should talk about these lettuce wraps. (BA DOMP.) I’ve been dying to show you these […]

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Friday Flotsam

echinacea for days

FRRRRRRRguesswhat. It’s my birthday! You’re like, “Well crap, now I’m obligated to read the rest of this post.” DANCE, PUPPETS, DANCE. But you’ll like this. The other day the kids were (sort of) decorating these shoe boxes that they’re taking to school today that will act as their “Reading Treasure Boxes” for the rest of […]

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Hatch Chile Pork Nachos with Havarti Cheese

Hatch Chile Pork Nachos with Havarti Cheese / Bev Cooks

Didn’t you know that sheet pan nachos are your new life? They are. These are. This pan is. That up there is. However, let’s call these SUNDAY NACHOS. Because you know how so often I’m like, “It’s so quick blah blah! It’s so weeknight yadda yadda! Comes together in a flash la dee da!” These […]

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