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The annoying: Sam’s Club is apparently using AI to create official product pics. The horror: AI made Little Debbie Oatmeal Crème Pies into tacos. 😱 (Hat tip to Reddit. Verified in Sam’s app. This is image 9 of product.)

AI has made oatmeal crème pies into tacos.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Today on Bready or Not: Cinnamon Shortbread! This potluck-perfect recipe produces a lot of delicious little shortbread cookies. www.bethcato.com/bready-or-no...

Small pale cookies with scalloped edges and brown, sugary tops are piled together.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The cover for Brie My Valentine made its official debut today! The sequel for Cheddar Luck Next Time is now up for preorder everywhere. Release date: February 2nd, 2027!

Datura has a cover reveal for Brie My Valentine. The book cover is light blue with a ladder, big orange cat, film reel, and Brie wedge.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Twin Cities folks! Come out to Red Wing MN this weekend. Leaves are entering peak color & the Friends of the Library are hosting a big book sale! Thursday the 1st: 10am-5pm Friday the 2nd: 10am-5pm Saturday the 3rd: $2 bag sale 10am-2pm

Fall 2026 book sale

In the Foot room

Thursday the 1st: 10am-5pm
Friday the 2nd: 10am-5pm
Saturday the 3rd: $2 bag sale 10am-2pm

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Today on Bready or Not: Frosted Vanilla Cake Mix Cookies! These fast to make and bake cookies are topped with homemade frosting. www.bethcato.com/bready-or-no...

Close up of one cookies among many. The flat, yellow cookie is topped with frosting and green and blue sprinkles.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

My cozy mystery Cheddar Luck Next Time is on sale in the UK & US through October 4th! 1.99 for Amazon ebook. Autistic (like me) lead character! Oodles of cheese! Chonky orange cat! Sequel out in February! amzn.to/3ZlFfnR [promo link]

A green book cover is bold against a red background. Amazon Kindle deal for Cheddar Luck Next Time $1.99 limited time offer: 28 September- 4 October 2026.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Today on Bready or Not: Vanilla Bourbon Pumpkin Pie with Vanilla Bourbon Crust! This is a special and very delicious take on pumpkin pie. www.bethcato.com/bready-or-no...

A slice of pumpkin pie is LOADED with whipped topping, as the Good Lord intended.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🚨CHEESE ALERT🚨 US Aldi stores are now carrying Cookie Butter Wensleydale. This is undoubtedly a divisive cheese, but if you like sweet dessert cheese, give it a try! I suggest pairing with fig jam & graham crackers.

Close up of a variety of British cheeses in a cardboard tray, each $4.49.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I harvested a pear tomato that is more like a peach! 🍑 Oh my.

A small yellow tomato resembles firm, curvy buttocks. It rests in the palm of a white person. An orange cat snoozes on the floor, oblivious to the incredible tomato above.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Who is up for the challenge?!

An ad for a lutefisk feed at a Lutheran church in rural Minnesota, lutefisk being a Norwegian fare with fish soaked in lye. It is regarded as a family tradition/concoction of hell. But there are also meatballs available at the feed, and baked goods.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Apple Upside Down Cake for my husband!

View of a 9x9 cake with a top of sliced apples in caramel, the cake beneath pale yellow. One slice has been removed.

View of a 9x9 cake with a top of sliced apples in caramel.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Today on Bready or Not: Pumpkin Spice Bars! This quick recipe uses pumpkin butter or pumpkin spread, not pumpkin puree. www.bethcato.com/bready-or-no...

Close up of a bar with a golden crumb topping with an orange layer beneath.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I’m under a deadline crunch, but also under a crunch to figure out a recipe for a big cookie contest. Fighting for time balance & sanity. Today’s effort: Cardamom Cookie Butter Cookies with Maple Glaze.

Close up of a round brown cookie with a pale golden zigzag glaze.

Round brown cookies with pale golden zigzag glaze.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Leaving the apple shed, followed the mystical tomato-raspberries signs through Lake City. Found the barn of wonders and acquired strawberry jam & cherry tomatoes. I feel very Midwestern today.

A faded sign depicts a big red tomato with the word RASPBERRIES. An arrow points left.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Mocktails & Appetizers Friends of the Library fundraiser at Red Wing Library! I keynoted for the first time, but hey, I’m here to share the FOOD pics! Grazing table by Gather and Graze, grazing table close up, Cannonbelles cheese curds, FA Cheesecakes!

Piles of cheese and meat! Happiness! Paradise!

Close up of glorious piles of cheese and meat! Merciful heavens!

Cheese curds galore! Swim through like Scrooge McDuck!

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Today on Bready or Not: Chocolate Pumpkin Marble Bundt Cake! We kick off pumpkin season with this gorgeous bundt. www.bethcato.com/bready-or-no...

A cut-into bundt cake has the center exposed: the marbled cake includes vivid orange and contrasting dark brown spots of chocolate.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This is it. The best AI spammer name of all time. I present to you… Treasure Dicknatty.

Text excerpts an overwrought spam written with AI, sent by a fake person named Treasure Dicknatty.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Today on Bready or Not: Apple Pie Bars! www.bethcato.com/bready-or-no...

A corner-first view of a square of an apple pie bar with a crust bottom, apple slice middle, and crumb topping.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Today on Bready or Not: Glazed Chocolate Chip Walnut Brownies! www.bethcato.com/bready-or-no...

Close up of a brownie with a thick brown glaze on top crowned with walnuts.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Readers of Cheddar Luck Next Time may remember that one of the most-praised cheeses was Vella Dry Jack. For me, Vella cheese was a major gateway to all artisan cheeses. Yesterday, Vella Cheese Company announced that production has stopped & they are going out of business. 😭 Image from Facebook.

A long letter describes how COVID and financial pressures have eroded their business and they are closing after 94 years.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Did a hellmouth open in the freezer at Aldi? WHAT HAPPENED?

A freezer door at Aldi is striped with packing tape and has a big cardboard sign saying Do Not Open.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Today on Bready or Not: Cashew and Cranberry Cookies! These thick, luscious cookies have a great mix of textures and flavors. www.bethcato.com/bready-or-no...

Pudgy cookies are stacked on a white saucer. The cookies are loaded with dark cranberries and white chocolate chips.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I’ve acquired my first Egyptian cheese: romi/rumi, which is supposed to be similar to manchego. This one is made from buffalo milk! Still not sure how I’ll pair it… has anyone had this cheese before and have suggestions?

A large flat vacuum sealed packaged cheese holds long golden slices. The label is in English and Arabic.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Life goal achieved: I met the Wienermobile.

A white womsn stands with outstretched arms in front of a glossy massive hot dog on wheels.

A white woman stands with uplifted arms as if she can touch the end of a giant hot dog.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Today on Bready or Not: Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie with Vanilla Bourbon Crust! A special pie loaded with flavor. www.bethcato.com/bready-or-no...

Overhead view of a golden whole pie with visible pecan pieces baked into the top.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The Red Wing Library has a fresh copy of @wiswell.bsky.social’s The Dragon Has Some Complaints!

A shiny book cover depicts a long haired human and three dragon heads.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Today on Bready or Not: Chocolate Cake Mix Bundt Cake! A super-easy & delicious cake... but use a big pan! www.bethcato.com/bready-or-no...

A thin slice of chocolate cake lays on a white saucer. The cake has a nifty diagonal ridge that is rimmed with white confectioners' sugar.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

What a sight to start the day! A pair of goldfinches enjoy a breakfast of coneflower seeds.

Two goldfinches are perched atop pink coneflowers.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Heads up, Costco shoppers! They are carrying bags of 20 snack-sized Kerrygold Aged Cheddar sticks for $9.99! Kerrygold Dubliner was one of my gateway cheeses and their full range is awesome, so yeah, had to try this new format.

A gray bag with a clear window holds cheese sticks.

Two wrapped cheese sticks rest in a pink human palm.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Today on Bready or Not: Braided Beef Plait using Homemade Puff Pastry! This savory showstopper makes for a special meal. I include the homemade puff pastry recipe as well, but this can also be made using store-bought. www.bethcato.com/bready-or-no...

View from one end of a braided pastry, the top golden,

Horizontal view of a golden braided pastry with dark filling visible in the gaps.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

It's National Wine and Cheese Day & hey, I have a perfectly cheesy book to go with your beverage of choice! CHEDDAR LUCK NEXT TIME is a cozy mystery with an autistic lead & a megachonk orange cat. Book 2, BRIE MY VALENTINE, is out in February! www.bethcato.com/cheese-myste...

A book cover and arrows-style meme graphic describing Cheddar Luck Next Time, citing it came out April 8, 2025, and includes an autistic female sleuth, is cheese-centric, has a megachonk orange cat, a Central California Coast murder village, a sweet romance, a mysterious grandma, the author is also autistic, and yes, there is a LOT of cheese.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Ahhhhhhh I was out watering and a monarch and swallowtail kept visiting flowers in parallel like buddies AND THEN A HUMMINGBIRD SHOWED UP. 🥹 And then the monarch photobombed the swallowtail! Minnesota is magical!

A monarch butterfly and swallowtail sit on milkweed blooms inches from each other.

Barely in the same shot, a swallowtail and monarch visit milkweed while a hummingbird zooms to a tall purple flower.

Close up of a swallowtail on a pink milkweed flower.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Today on Bready or Not: Chocolate Chip Sticks! This perfect recipe to feed a crowd makes a big pan of soft and chewy cookie sticks. www.bethcato.com/bready-or-no...

Close up of a cookie stick, a finger-sized golden bar filled with brown mini chocolate chips, that rests at a different angle than the sticks below it.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Chocolate-Mint Cookies for my husband’s work! They have an Andes melted on top.

Close up of one among many chocolate cookies with melted chocolate swirled on top.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Hey @samtasticbooks.com & @tachyonpub.bsky.social , look what is new at the Red Wing Public Library in Minnesota! (This is such a great book!)

A book with a text cover is propped up: Rabbit Test by Samantha Mills.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Current view: the twin fawns feel safe in my backyard! Can’t see mama.

Through white deck bars, two fawns lay in grass.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

A mama deer with two fawns lingered in my backyard this evening! One fawn was especially clingy with her.

A doe grooms her the head of her speckled fawn in a green backyard.

Two fawns stand at a distance beneath trees on a lawn.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Today on Bready or Not: Super Cheesy Pull-Apart Rolls! These things are fussy to make, sure, but wow are they good. www.bethcato.com/bready-or-no...

Close up of a single golden roll topped with browned, melted cheese flecked with herbs. It looks so good you could almost lick the screen (but please don't, that's gross).

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

AW YEAH. First tomato of the year! ❤️

A pear-shaped small orange tomato rests in the small palm of a white person. A tomato plant looms in the background.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I made a lot of Lofthouse-style cookies today. Still finding sprinkles around. The stuff is like big glitter.

Pale cookies are topped with mint green frosting and blue and green sprinkles. They sit in rows on brown parchment paper.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I’m right there with you. THE AGONY. My pic from yesterday…

Close up of a cluster of green cherry tomatoes, with one turning slightly yellow.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

We did a family outing today to the Wabasha area that included Lark Toys. It includes a massive toy store, bookstore, gorgeous carousel, & a toy museum that featured a lot of my childhood. 💀 I also bought a cheese racing game. Yes, really.

1980s toys from Care Bears to sprites, ninja turtles, and California raisins fill shelves.

A beautiful wooden glossy buffalo carousel ride.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Today on Bready or Not: Orange Chocolate Chip Ricotta Cookies! This recipe makes a huge batch of these delicious, flavorful cookies. www.bethcato.com/bready-or-no...

Rows of plump, golden cookies dappled with chocolate chips are topped with a drippy pale yellow glaze.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Quietly screaming in joy! That’s a monarch caterpillar on my milkweed!

A chonky yellow, white, and black striped caterpillar is partially hidden beneath long green leaves.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Today’s baking: Cookie Butter Chocolate Cookies!

Three dark brown cookies are arranged on a white saucer. The cookies have knobby chocolate chips on top and a sprinkle of flaked salt.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Don’t mind me, I’ll just be over here getting emotional because I saw the first monarch of the year.

A monarch butterfly has its black and orange wings flared as it pauses on a pink milkweed flower.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Today called for copious amounts of Wisconsin cheese on homemade semolina dough.

From an oval corner, a view of sliced cheese sticks with a browned top flecked with herbs.

A view of sliced cheese sticks with a browned top flecked with herbs.

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Beth Cato @bethcato.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Today on Bready or Not: Chocolate-Almond Bundt Cake with Almond Glaze! If you love chocolate and almond together, this bundt cake will be your slice of heaven. The cake looks beautiful, too, with a crown of glaze and sliced almonds. www.bethcato.com/bready-or-no...

Interior view of a bundt cake slice shows a white crumb freckled with chocolate chips.

An overhead view of an ornate bundt cake. The brown exterior is covered with dripping white glaze and sliced almonds.

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