what jen does

Life, home, and a little travel

Month: December 2012

  • Reunited with fresh air

    Reunited with fresh air

    A year ago I visited Norris River Reservation by myself one Fall afternoon. It was pretty great. I told myself that I’d be back soon. Heck, it was really close by and not streneuous … at …. all.  Then, I moved to the North End. And when I came home to my parents’ house I…

  • Saucy Successful Calzone
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    Saucy Successful Calzone

    Yesterday my baby brother turned 14. Yikes right? It’s hard to believe that the little nugget is now closer to being able to drive than color inside (and outside the lines). In the tradition of birthday dinners, Baby Brother got to pick what he wanted to dine on. There was some back and forth but…

  • my handmade Abe

    my handmade Abe

    You know when you are in a new relationship and all you want to do is just talk about the new person in your life? You are looking for ways to just slip their name casually into discussions. Or, your friends catch you smiling at your phone in the middle of a windowless conference room.…

  • Corn Griddle Cakes … with honey butter.
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    Corn Griddle Cakes … with honey butter.

    A few weeks ago, I started to research how to make my own English muffins. I figured that anything that I love as much as those suckers, I should at least attempt to make once. So, I picked up some cornmeal and… since then it’s just been sitting in my cabinet. Bummer. But, this past weekend I had…

  • (delayed) status update
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    (delayed) status update

    I’m currently sitting at the airport in …. Ohio / Kentucky. My flight is currently two hours delayed and all I want to do right now is be looking at some Christmas cheer in NYC. Instead, the seat that I found near an electrical outlet is conveniently located near the moving walkway … which announces…

  • PB Molasses Heath Chip (Amazing) Cookies
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    PB Molasses Heath Chip (Amazing) Cookies

    It’s swapping season … internet style. I signed up for this food blogger cookie swap back in mid-October …. and now nearly two months later…. I can finally write up the recipe I lovingly crafted for it. The premise of the swap is that you have to make something that is original to your blog…

  • chorizo and lentil soup
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    chorizo and lentil soup

    Earlier in the year I made a sweet potato and sausage soup. I made it because I thought it would fulfill my love of meat and carbs in a liquid based dish. Spoiler alert. It didn’t. It was so mediocre that I couldn’t even be compelled to write about it.  I’m still taking credit for…