what jen does

Life, home, and a little travel

Month: June 2019

  • 2019 Intentions – Status Update

    2019 Intentions – Status Update

    I stumbled upon my own 2019 Intentions post last week – and realized I was dropping the ball. So with half the year almost behind us, it seemed like a good time to check-in and see how I was doing across the board. I can say with a great degree of confidence, I am failing…

  • Quick Cinnamon Roll Caserole
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    Quick Cinnamon Roll Caserole

    … and when I say Quick, I really mean quick. This whole recipe was complete from start to finish in about 75 minutes – which is impressive considering its not just a “dump it all in” casserole. You have legit manual labor to do here. I was in the market for a good Father’s Day…

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    banana hazelnut cake

    Well, this is my second cake. The frosting didn’t come out quite as beautiful as the first one last week – but it tastes pretty delicious and I’m good with that. On Friday, I googled “spring cakes” and landed on this website called “The Cake Blog”. So many good options. I’m actually a little tempted…

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    cinnamon banana muffins

    Feel free to file these under “fastest muffin making”.  I’ve been slowly working through a batch of very ripe bananas. It would be easiest to just eat them or put them in a smoothie – but oddly that feels like more work that baking with them. Last week I made this DELICIOUS banana cake that…

  • what I planted

    what I planted

    Gardening season is a wonderful thing. It’s the time of year when I’m legit filthy and with limited cares in the world. My mind is a tangle of tomato plant arrangements and drip irrigation plans. I think about whether the peppers would like to be near the dahlia plants and whether it is worth it…

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    banana cinnamon cake

    Ah banana bread. So delicious and wonderful … and you secretly think you are making a healthy decision because of the bananas. I had/have a pile of very ripe bananas from when my baby brother stayed with me a week or so ago. It would have been very easy to just whip those bad boys…