what jen does

Life, home, and a little travel

Tag: Food

  • Welp, I’m addicted.

    I have a problem. It’s called nutella. Snack foods don’t stand a chance in my house. I try to not buy cheez-its because they have a shelf life of two days. I can normally get a bag of pretzels to last a week. But a bag of tostitos? three days… especially if they are the…

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    it’s a fish party (for one)

    You can cook a decent meal for one person. I swear. I met this person on Monday who said they like to cook but don’t because “you know, it’s hard to cook for one”.  I told this gentleman that I had no idea what he was talking about. This is obviously an exaggeration. Cooking for one…

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    “romantic” lemon lavender scones

    In June 2010, I had a scone that changed my life. It was in Kinsale, Ireland. It had raspberries. And it changed how I felt about scones as a whole. I’m not sure what I felt before… but it wasn’t love for scones.  To this day … I have searched for a scone that I…

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    simply amazing chocolate chip cookies

    If you thought that when I gave up bacon for lent, I’d lead a clean healthy life …. you were majorly off base. I’ve just merely substituted bacon for chocolate and cheez-its. But not together. That just seems wrong. The candy jar in my apartment has been stripped clean of all my favorites. I started…

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    “Soul Fixer” Chicken Soup

      I’m a one man soup kitchen these days. It’s quite literally all I’ve been making … and it’s oddly addicting. I’ve been a fan of A Cozy Kitchen‘s blog for over a year now and seriously everything this woman makes is incredible. So last weekend it was oddly good timing that I had a…

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    It’s a Broccoli Party

    … and you are invited. I don’t care that you didn’t even want to come. Last week I stumbled upon this blog post for Broccoli Cheddar Soup from Lovely Morning. I think I quite literally fell in love with it because of the picture of the broccoli. Is it possible to love broccoli soup but…

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    It’s Naomi, thanks.

    I’m on day 2 of returning to the working world and I really just want to work.  Is that so bad? I have this crazy itch to get into the groove of things again and maybe start making a difference in this great world of ours. In life I tend to balance between being hyper-involved…

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    Sunday Dinner: Crockpot Style

    You know it’s a good dinner when you plan to have leftovers … And then there are none. Win. Enter: Chicken Tagine. I’m not totally sure what made me grab for the slow cooker recipe on Sunday, especially since it was still about 70 degrees. But I did and it was awesome. How awesome? Like…

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    Sunday Dinner

    One of the perks of having several roommates {this is how I refer to living at home} is that I get to cook for more than one person! Having lived at home for nearly a year now … wow the time flies … I’ve forced the family to try several new foods and most have…

  • I’m a good date

    I’m long overdue on a few blog posts, one of which is the post about ice skating in Rockefeller Center. Back in November / December, I took myself on a date after work. It was the best kind of date in that it was a total surprise and I had a great time, even though……