what jen does

Life, home, and a little travel

Month: August 2011

  • One crab. Five ways.

    One crab. Five ways.

    I was recently talking with my friend about qualities that we found to be important in men we’d like to date – and perhaps some day raise children with. Amongst many great personality traits we both doled out as being relatively important, I threw down… knowledgable and comfortable with crabs. I quickly followed that up…

  • Tomato goodness.
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    Tomato goodness.

    You know when you make something so delicious that you can’t wait to make it again? That would be what happened to me on Saturday night.  With the abundance of tomatoes in the garden, I knew that I needed to do something with them. A mere salad would not suffice. I really needed to celebrate…

  • Monday morning thoughts
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    Monday morning thoughts

    View from the Wing… 6:30 AM Getting up at 4:20 in the morning is pretty uninspiring. Getting up at 4:20 in the rain might be a speck worse. Alas, the weekend is over and it is a travel week again. A few thoughts on this morning: I’m adding something to my bucket list. I want…

  • Hi Weekend 🙂

    It’s nearly the weekend – which feels incredible.  I worked from home this week {which was magically relaxing} and ate my lunch outside any chance I could… including today. The upsides of eating lunch outside today? I got to listen to the construction workers nearby sing country music. Hello, handsome. Downside? A bird pooped on…

  • Thankful Thursday: Quiet Beach

    Thankful Thursday: Quiet Beach

    I’m thankful for the beach. This isn’t a breaking news alert for sure. But, I’m really thankful for quiet beach time. Last year I started getting up earlier to walk on the beach in the morning with a cup of coffee. Now, it is one of my favorite times to be there. Yes, an afternoon…

  • Old Time Happiness

    Old Time Happiness

    I hope I haven’t raised the bar with that title… and you think I’m talking about rolling tires through a field or something. I’m pretty much just referring to ice cream. Oh Saturday, I was hanging out with Little Brother at the house. An easy day of reading on the porch / hammock / yard…

  • It's an occasion for a gathering

    It's an occasion for a gathering

    taken in July 1980 When you’ve been married for 30 years, it normally is cause to have a few friends over and get your kids to make you a meal. So that’s what we did. When cooking for a dozen-ish people after a long week, it was a goal to make the meal as easy…

  • It’s an occasion for a gathering

    taken in July 1980 When you’ve been married for 30 years, it normally is cause to have a few friends over and get your kids to make you a meal. So that’s what we did. When cooking for a dozen-ish people after a long week, it was a goal to make the meal as easy…

  • Stiff peaks?
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    Stiff peaks?

    I like to think I’m a moderately adventurous cook. I am willing to try new foods, spices, techniques, etc – but I’m really weary of things where I can’t “tell” what I’m doing. Enter “Angel Food Cake”. Last Monday, it was my parents 30th anniversary and it was also the same day that they were…

  • 300 is a big number

    300 is a big number

    Its my 300th blog post. Remember when just less than 6 months ago I was at 200? If you’ve ever read my blog, you know that I tend to write more about food, the beach, websites I like, products I love, family… not feelings, hopes, and fears {here after known as FHF}. To be honest,…