what jen does

Life, home, and a little travel

Month: August 2016

  • grilled tomato caprese salad
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    grilled tomato caprese salad

    Man oh man. Everyone should immediately grill some tomatoes. Immediately. During the weekends, I repeatedly check on the tomato plants like they are children. I check for new ripe fruit, things to be trimmed, weeds, etc. Then the work week comes… and I only see the babes for a few minutes in the morning and…

  • blueberry donuts
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    blueberry donuts

    For my birthday last month I bought myself two things from Amazon, a slotdog and a mini donut pan. Welcome to the 33rd year of my life. I used the slotdog immediately but didn’t get around to the donut pan until this week.

  • summer tomato love

    summer tomato love

    A part of me wishes this meal could happen any month of the year. Another part of me is just flipping thrilled that it only happens in August and September. Makes me love summer that much more.

  • This is the beginning

    I’m taking on a big project. Big like a house. You can read about it here.

  • Green tomatoes galore

    Green tomatoes galore

    Every week I tell my friends and neighbors that I’m “going to be swimming in tomatoes” the next week. And, the dumb tomatoes have been making a liar out of me for several weeks now. I get just enough big tomatoes to make a good salad for friends and baby tomatoes for post work snacks.…