Cookbook & The Weekend

Y’all know, I am a total foodie who loves to cook and bake, so of course I was beyond excited to dive into this brand new cookbook!

As Evie and Stephen explain it, 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗻𝘆?

had its beginnings in the Covid lockdown. “We were all stuck together and couldn’t go out, so we cooked. We had all three kids back under one roof for the first time in a long time, and we had dinner each night as a family. Cooking together became a major source of entertainment.”

Now, the Colberts invite us into their kitchen and around their dining room table. Sharing Stephen and Evie’s favorite recipes, as well as those of their family and friends, this book offers everything from Party Food (called “party food” because “appetizers” implies something to follow when we all know that, often, this is the only course), to Seafood, to Poultry and Meat (“Evie and I have different relationships to meat. I like it. Evie can take it or leave it, and mostly she leaves it.”), to Desserts (“This is one of the largest sections of the book. Evie always reminds me that desserts are a great way to postpone clearing up.”), to Drinks (“I love cocktail hour. It feels like a reward for having gone so long without a cocktail”), all tied together with playful dialogue between Stephen and Evie and gorgeous shots of their food, family, and home.

The Weekend

This weekend we had some absolutely gorgeous weather and temperatures in the 70s! I was outside soaking it up as much as I can since you know winter is going to hit hard here in North Dakota no matter what.

I also had a gift card to Barnes & Noble burning a hole in my pocket, so I headed out and grabbed a book everyone has been raving about.

And in the cooking department, I was looking for something easy and flavorful, and came across this recipe for Chicken Melts with Apple Slaw.

The sandwiches were as flavorful as I imagine they would be and I wish my own picture did them justice.

I really have no idea how food bloggers take such amazing pictures! Mine looks like something the cat dragged in.😂

Currently

I also started the audio for the Off-Limits Rule and it’s one of those fun romcom that you just fall into and thoroughly enjoy. I have a feeling I’m going to finish it today.