I'm Emily P. Freeman, and welcome to the next right thing.

You're listening to episode 290.

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Today, I'm glad to welcome one of my in-real-life friends, Bre McCoy.

Bre is an accidental home cook, a lover of gathering people around her everyday table,

and the creator of the Everyday Kitchen Masterclass, which is a five-week online course that

teaches people how to become more confident-home cooks.

She is the author of two books, the first is Come and Eat, and most recently, as in most

recently, today, her brand new release, The Cooks Book, is available right now.

It's the only cookbook I've ever read covered a cover.

We'll talk about that in a minute, but first, I have to say I have adored Bre McCoy

since the day I first met her, which was way back in 2011.

She had recently married her fellow, Jeremy, which means, according to The Cooks Book

Timeline, she was only just beginning to learn how to cook.

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