I’m not sure what drew me to making this recipe. I rarely make vegetarian meals in part because unless there is pasta, I’m convinced that I’m going to be hungry again in a hot second. I found this recipe when I was on the hunt for low sodium ideas. There isn’t really a lot to…
Corn chowder is one of my favorite soups – and yet I’ve never made it before this time. Over the summer I traded some tomato jam and fresh garden veggies for my neighbor Tom’s corn chowder… and it was amazing. I tried to file it away on my cooking to-do list, but completely forgot until…
I was talking to this guy at work the other day about home automation… and how one of the best perks is that I can turn on all the Christmas trees before I get home. To which he responded “… all the trees? how many trees are there?” So yeah, I have four trees now…
After sending my first photo Christmas card last year, there was zero hesitation that I would send one this year. I broke the seal on whether it was appropriate for a single woman without children to send pictures of herself via snail mail – and I was not turning back. I actually had to work…
Recently it has been a real struggle to get any form of exercise. There is no one real failure point … but really like three. New Job. Windy, cold weather. And the Hallmark Channel Christmas movies. All the Hallmark movies. But, given these factors I’m still giving it a concerted effort to get out there…
I started a new job last week – and was asked to provide a short description of myself for a company “get to know you” email. An introduction is such a tricky thing. It’s a fine line in honesty and personality. Here’s what I went with: I’m Jen and super excited to join the team!…
I’m going to get straight to the point. These cookies are fast, easy, and delicious. There is also a high probability that you already have all the ingredients in the cabinet. I was sitting on the floor this morning scanning old pictures and really felt the urge to make some cookies. In between batches of…
It snowed for the first time this season on Sunday night – which really means garden kale season is over. It’s been so windy and cold the last few days that I’ve made very little progress breaking down the rest of the plants. As brutal as it is to do in November, I’ve got to…
I’m emotionally quite ready for Christmas. I’ve also nearly decorated the house inside and out. I haven’t quite taken down all my decorative white pumpkins yet… but those are just small details. I’ll take those suckers down the day after Thanksgiving – and maybe make one more stuffed pumpkin to close out the season. One…
I am fully into the Christmas season – and at a borderline early date. I have both of my trees up and all the window lights are set to impress (or scare) my neighbors. The last thing on my list is outdoor lights and anything else that might be associated. I was at Lowe’s tonight…
