what jen does

Life, home, and a little travel

Month: September 2019

  • summer salad
    recipes

    summer salad

    Good news. You can make healthy food even better with two small tricks. One? Cut the vegetables into adorable shapes like half moons. Two? Make this super easy dressing and pour it all on. Last weekend I stayed at The Gilded in Newport. The food was so amazing that since checking out I have asked…

  • For the love of old windows… and old friends
    travel

    For the love of old windows… and old friends

    I was in Newport for the weekend – which was lovely.  It was such a special occasion celebrating one of my oldest friends. Although 11 years might actually not be that long, we have certainly done a whole lot of living in those 11 years. Learned a whole lot of lessons. Mostly good ones, which…

  • eggplant parm
    recipes

    eggplant parm

    Woah. I had no idea that these little bitty eggplants could be so delicious. I think I have always turned away from eggplant parmesan because of the eggplant. In hindsight that is truly ridiculous because nothing can be terrible when you cover it in cheese. When I was planning my garden this year, I really…