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/