Cozyland Melissa Oliveri and Amy Lotsberg

This is episode 5: Daisy Jones and the Good Liver (includes spoilers)

Escape to Cozyland! Your hosts Amy and Melissa have a lot in common, music, podcasting, a love of mysteries... and the not-so-guilty pleasure of cozy films and tv shows - you know the ones, with the predictable plots and familiar character traits. Each week we'll chat about new and upcoming tv shows and movies coming to what we like to call Cozyland! 
So, grab those fuzzy socks, some snacks, and the tv remote, and join us in escaping the real world for a spell.
 This week we are straying from cozy a little bit and talking about a TV show that we both adored. Daisy Jones and the Six is currently on Amazon Prime Video.

Spoiler Alert: The first part of our conversation is spoiler free, but the second part we do talk about ALL the secrets and things that happen. Including the emotional ending. So PLEASE listen with care and STOP when we say it’s time for spoilers.

We also talk about a few other shows, books, and the Bechdel test. We believe this show passes it. What do you think?

TV Shows
Evil Lives Here (spooky show Amy talked about) https://www.investigationdiscovery.com/show/evil-lives-here-investigation-discovery
Not Dead Yet (we both really enjoyed, starring Gina Rodriguez and Lauren Ash): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18250904/
Jane the Virgin (also Gina Rodriguez) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3566726/
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Amy liked): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4094300/
Up Here (musical, Amy talked about) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17525252
 
Books
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: A Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid: https://amzn.to/3M7AW8W
Daisy Jones & The Six: A Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid: https://amzn.to/3Kmgvni
 
Podcast: True Crime and Cocktails: https://www.truecrimeandcocktails.com/
 
This episode was recorded on March 26, 2023, and released on March 27, 2023.

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Hosted by: Melissa Oliveri and Amy Lotsberg 
Produced by Melissa at Phaeton Starling Publishing and Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media, LLC.
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This is episode 04: What’s His Name…? And Other Mysteries
Escape to Cozyland! Your hosts Amy and Melissa have a lot in common, music, podcasting, a love of mysteries... and the not-so-guilty pleasure of cozy films and tv shows - you know the ones, with the predictable plots and familiar character traits. Each week we'll chat about new and upcoming tv shows and movies coming to what we like to call Cozyland! 
So, grab those fuzzy socks, some snacks, and the tv remote, and join us in escaping the real world for a spell.
This week we discussed cozy mysteries. Mostly Hallmark, but also some other stuff including books! We gripe a little about TV channel apps. Amy has a beef with the Garage Sale Mysteries and the willy-nilly exchange of actors and characters. Amy’s dog, Vivian Pickles also makes an appearance. We also talk about our love for Brooke Shields and how we would like to see her in more of these movies. We also talk about fostering dogs (and foster failing).
We also talked about the best cozy gift you can give (it’s a wearable blanket). You can find it here: https://www.zulily.com/p/blush-ombr-plush-hooded-throw-601883-82307127.html
Don’t forget to scroll to the bottom of the show notes to find our recipe for Killer Cozyland Key Lime Pudding!

Shows and movies
Chronicle Mysteries – Allison Sweeney’s character has a podcast! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13197674/ - the actor whose name we couldn’t remember, is Benjamin Ayers.
Crossword Mysteries – Chelsea (Lacey Chabert) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14113198/
Garage Sale Mysteries – Our favorite! With Lori Loughlin https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13029326 - shout-out to Sarah Strange who plays Dani. We love her! The 1st husband actor is Rick Ravenello and the 2nd one is Steve Bacic.
Gourmet Detective Mysteries - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13174750/ 
Murder She Baked - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13174748/ (Based on books by Joanne Fluke)
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13025202/ 
Journey Back to Christmas – Candace C one where she’s locked in a shed. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6269192/ - Amy goofed and the train one does not star Candace.
Flower Shop Mysteries – Brooke Shields! We love her! https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13174746/ 
Signed, Sealed, Delivered - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3592718/ 
Family History Mysteries - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23870962/ 
Nikki & Nora: Sister Sleuths - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21969174/ 
Curious Caterer: Dying for Chocolate - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16968790/ 
Cut, Color, Murder - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16750392/ 
Murdoch Mysteries - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1091909/ 
Sue Thomas, F. B. Eye - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0329934/ - with the deaf detective
Murder She Wrote - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086765/ 
Columbo - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1466074
Enola Holmes - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7846844/ 
Clue - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088930/
Murder Mystery https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1618434/– Adam Sandler and Jennifer Anniston
The Mystery Cruise - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3242640/
High Seas - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8961508/
The Last of Sheila - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070291/
Ghosts (the BBC version) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8594324/
Pushing Daisies - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0925266/

Books
Ghosts I Have Been – Richard Peck (Book Amy loved as a kid) https://amzn.to/3YNdTUe 
Voices After Midnight – Richard Peck (book Melissa loved as a kid) https://amzn.to/3XlNlIh 
Haunting at Cliff House – Karleen Bradford (Melissa also liked) https://amzn.to/3ltS916
There was a Little Girl: The Story of My Mother and Me by Brooke Shields - https://amzn.to/3YoL2Wd
The Echo by Minette Walters - https://amzn.to/3E6qycL
The Dark Room by Minette Walters - https://amzn.to/3IjDezx
Cookie Cutter Shop Mysteries by Virginia Lowell - https://amzn.to/3K2T8Q5
Haunted Guest House Mysteries by EG Copperman https://amzn

This is episode 3: Going Full Italian

Escape to Cozyland! Your hosts Amy and Melissa have a lot in common, music, podcasting, a love of mysteries... and the not-so-guilty pleasure of cozy films and tv shows - you know the ones, with the predictable plots and familiar character traits. Each week we'll chat about new and upcoming tv shows and movies coming to what we like to call Cozyland! 

Low-steaks stress free movies and shows and the need for them. The days of actually going to a video store and selecting what you’ll watch, compared to today’s methods. Don’t forget to scroll down for this week’s recipe!

TV shows and movies we talked about:
Emily in Paris - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lptctjAT-Mk 
Mrs. Winterborne - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukQ9SfY2gJo 
The Holiday – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDi5zH18vxU     
Last Holiday - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO0NSRPcPFs 
Under the Tuscan Sun – https://youtu.be/vdJGMZDY0-8 
A Little Romance - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPI1IRjonRE 
Pane e tulipani – Bread and Tulips - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_92dH8KhSc 
Love in the Villa - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kRab62q54M
From Scratch (warning: it’s not all happy)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBHKSQ4MrJE 
The Wedding Veil Unveiled - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT9Sr3tIYNA 
 A Castle for Christmas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_JbFba2i6s 
Unthinkably Good Things - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plecGJ69zUA 
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZwXZte_ctk 

 NOT COZY
The Menu – we both had a bit of anxiety watching this one.

Ambient TV
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/emily-in-paris-and-the-rise-of-ambient-tv

So, put on those fuzzy socks, grab some snacks, and the tv remote, and join us in escaping the real world for a spell.

This weeks’ recipe is from Amy. 
Penne Pesto Scramble
6 ounces uncooked penne pasta
4 eggs
splash of water for eggs
1/4 cup pre-made pesto (have more on hand in case you need to add more)
2 Tablespoons cream cheese
Reserved pasta water
salt and pepper to taste

2 Servings

 In a large pot, boil water, add salt. When it’s boiling add the pasta and cook until al dente. Drain, but reserve the pasta water.

Meanwhile, as the pasta cooks, heat up a large skillet to about medium high and crack the eggs into a bowl and whisk, adding a little water. Add a small teaspoon full of pesto. Add a tiny bit of salt and some pepper to the eggs. Give it a final stir/whisk to combine.

When the pasta is done and draining, and the skillet is hot, spray it with cooking spray and pour the eggs into it. Be sure not to let the eggs brown, moving them around quickly. They’ll cook fast, as soon as they’re almost set, throw in the pasta and the rest of the pesto. I didn’t measure the pesto so I’m guessing it was about ¼ cup but honestly could have been more. Measure with your heart.

Make a little well in the center of the pan and toss in the cream cheese and a little pasta water (like ¼ cup). Stir to melt the cream cheese but make sure you’re moving the eggs too so they don’t brown. Alternatively, you could mix the cream cheese and pesto together before putting it in the pan.  

Taste and season with salt and pepper adding more pesto, or pasta water if needed.
 
This episode was recorded on January 18, 2023 and released on January 22, 2023.

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Hosted by: Melissa Oliveri and Amy Lotsberg 
Produced by Melissa at Phaeton Starling Publishing and Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media, LLC.
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This is episode 2: Here Comes the Bad Accent

Escape to Cozyland! Your hosts Amy and Melissa have a lot in common, music, podcasting, a love of mysteries... and the not-so-guilty pleasure of cozy films and tv shows.
Each week we'll chat about new and upcoming tv shows and movies coming to what we like to call Cozyland!
So, grab those fuzzy socks, some snacks, and the tv remote, and join us in escaping the real world for a spell.
In this episode we talked about the first episode in the Hallmark movie series, The Wedding Veil. We also talked about bad accents, Hallmark hunks, and a little more about Christmas Hallmark movies and also their cozy mystery movies, which we’ll be covering more in future episodes.
This episode was recorded on December 28, 2022 and released on January 8, 2023.

Cozyland Pina Colada French Toast
For the pineapple:
1-1 ½ cups of pineapple chunks (fresh is best but canned works too)
1 tbsp butter
Melt the butter in a skillet then add the pineapple, cook until pineapple softens and turns golden.
For the Coconut Syrup:
1/2 c. butter
¾ c. milk
1 c. sugar
½ tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. coconut extract
Put butter, milk, and sugar in a medium - large saucepan. Stir over medium heat until butter melts and sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil for one minute then remove from heat.
While stirring constantly, add baking soda and coconut extract until mixture is homogeneous. The mixture may bubble up. 
Set aside while cooking French Toast.
For the french toast:
2 eggs
2/3 c. milk
pinch salt
½ tsp. Vanilla
4 thick slices of French bread
1 tbsp butter (for cooking)
Whisk the eggs, milk, salt, and vanilla together until well blended then pour into a shallow bowl.
Place bread slices in the bowl and let sit until the egg/milk mixture has been soaked up (you can flip the bread part way through to ensure both sides soak up the mixture)
Melt butter in a hot skillet, and add bread slices. Let cook until the underside is golden brown, then flip and cook until the other side is done (depending on the size of your skillet you may need to cook the bread slices in batches).
Place french toast on a plate, add cooked pineapple chunks on top and drizzle with coconut syrup.
Enjoy!

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A joint production by Melissa at Phaeton Starling Publishing and Amy at Collected Sounds Media, LLC.
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This is episode 1: Peak Christmas!
Escape to Cozyland! Your hosts Amy and Melissa have a lot in common; music, podcasting, a love of mysteries... and the not-so-guilty pleasure of cozy films and tv shows - you know the ones, with the predictable plots and familiar character traits. Each week we'll chat about new and upcoming tv shows and movies coming to what we like to call Cozyland!
So, grab those fuzzy socks, some snacks, and the tv remote, and join us in escaping the real world for a spell.

For our very first episode we talked about several movies and TV shows:
The Noel Diary on Netflix which we both gave 5 Stars.
Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas on Hallmark (where woman gets voicemail that’s not for her)
Long Lost Christmas on Hallmark (where woman finds a photo of her mom and a man and tries to track him down)
I Believe in Santa on Netflix (zero stars, perhaps even negative stars)
The Holiday Sitter on Hallmark – lots of stars we both loved it.
Very Merry Bridesmaid on Hallmark
Ghosts of Christmas Always on Hallmark – we loved this too.
Holiday Spectacular on Hallmark (the one Amy calls “the Rockette one”)
Three Wise Men and a Baby on Hallmark - Another favorite.
Hanukah on Rye on Hallmark – mmm food…
The One Hundred Foot Journey – another food movie that Melissa recommended.
A Fabled Holiday on Hallmark – fairy tale component.
A Timeless Christmas on Hallmark – time travel one
Merry Kiss Cam on Hulu - filmed in the midwest, lots of hockey

We also wondered about why some of the Hallmark men don’t seem like they’d be into their co-star.  We talk about Peak Christmas. Melissa’s dog, Samson, made an appearance too.
This episode was recorded on December 28, 2022 and released on January 1, 2023.

Cozyland Hot Chocolate Orange Recipe
1c chocolate chips, melted
½ tsp Orange Extract
2c milk
1/4c of heavy cream or half and half
Optional: whipped cream and grated orange rind for garnish
Instructions:
Heat milk and cream until steaming the remove from heat.
While the milk is warming up, melt the chocolate then add orange extract.
Once the milk is steaming, remove from heat and whisk in the chocolate/orange mixture until fully blended.
Pour into 2 mugs and top with whipped cream and grated orange peel if desired.

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Hosted by: Melissa Oliveri and Amy Lotsberg
Produced by Melissa Oliveri at Phaeton Starling Publishing and Amy Lotsberg at Collected Sounds Media, LLC.
Theme song “Welcome to Cozyland” and outro music “Electric Cozyland” by Cannelle https://cannellemusic.com/   


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Grab a Blanket is hosted and produced by Melissa Oliveri - http://www.melissaoliveri.com
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We've all lived through some trying times in the past couple of years. We’ve had to find new ways of doing things, creative solutions to problems we’d never dreamed of. We’ve had to revisit our relationships with work, family, friends, and even ourselves – and when things became overwhelming, we had to dig deep to find ways to bring a feeling of comfort, joy, and safety into our lives.
In this podcast, we’ll explore the different ways we find solace and peace of mind. This is your moment to settle in, get cozy, relax, light a candle, grab a blanket... and spend a little time with us as we explore the various paths that people take to add comfort to their lives.
My guest today is Katy Tessman. With a voice full of the wisdom she’s gained through breast cancer survival, heartbreak, and motherhood, Katy Tessman’s straight-from-the-heart songwriting style moves passionately over a diverse emotional and musical terrain. Katy is also an award-winning children’s book author and named Changemaker by Minnesota Women’s Press.
Before becoming a mom, Katy performed her original contemporary folk music for nearly a decade both in the Twin Cities area and on national tours that allowed her to grace stages from Seattle to Sioux Saint Marie.
Katy has fought the battle of her life -- finishing the fight with children who stayed optimistic gave her the courage and confidence to self-publish her book “Our Mama is a Beautiful Garden”, a breast cancer book for children. For this, Katy received the Mom’s Choice Awards Gold Medal and Moonbeam Children's Book Awards Silver Medal.
Katy is passionate about helping schools transform their libraries to be future-ready media centers. She builds relevant and diverse book collections for new schools across the country and believes every school library should host a MakerSpace - an outlet for students, fueling engagement, creativity, and curiosity at the same time.
As promised, each episode of Grab a Blanket features a recipe provided by our guest. Katy has chosen to share her recipe for Corn Soufflé

Katy's Easy Corn Soufflé

Ingredients
8 ounces Jiffy Corn Muffin mix
15 ounces whole kernel corn (drained)
15 ounces creamed corn (not drained)
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup melted butter
1 egg
1 tsp of sugar (optional)

Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a bowl, mix all of the ingredients together and pour into a greased 8"x8" baking pan.
Cook uncovered for 45-50 minutes or until lightly browned.

Find Katy's Music, Writing, and more here:
Website: www.katytessman.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ2DSon508YhuZhVLR-TPfw
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/katy-tessman
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OurMamaIsABeautifulGarden
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katytessmanmusic/
Literacy & MakerEd Blog: https://katytessman.home.blog/
My book trailer: https://youtu.be/cdBRhTk7i8E


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