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Today is a very special day – and special days call for cake. Now I’m not a frosted layered sponge cake kind of girl – I’ve never really been a fan of sponge cakes, nor a ton of frosting. So instead, I like to opt for something a little more rustic, like a quick bread [...]
Every year, we keep returning to Burgundy (La Bourgogne). There’s an electricity in the air, a familiar rush of excitement that I haven’t felt since I was a little kid every time I return to that place. The Côte D’Or is a magical place, and not just for its famed chardonnay or pinot noir – [...]
A nice glass of wine, a relaxing weekend, and breathtaking views. Is there a better way to spend a little holiday? Hope you all have a great weekend © Jenn for Jenn Cuisine, 2008 - 2013, All Rights Reserved. | Permalink | Add to del.icio.us Unfortunately we had to move to shortened feeds, but it's [...]
I better blog this while it’s still Spring! Because soon it will be time to pick out squashes and eggplants and berries, and the asparagus will be done. So it’s Springtime still, let’s embrace it – 2 months ago we were snowshoeing in the Alps, and now the trees are in bloom by the lake. [...]
Have you ever stopped to listen? Listen to the sounds of the world around you? Sitting outside I find myself appreciating the different songs of the birds, and taking comfort at night in the rhythmic inhale/exhale of my sleeping baby girl. I hear the traffic outside amidst the gusty thrusts of the year’s first thunderstorm [...]
Five years. For over half a decade I have dedicated a little space of internet for my ramblings about food, I can’t believe it! Who knew when I started that I would still be blogging five years later?? I think it’s a lot of fun to look back and see the transformations I’ve made since [...]
I am not going to write about the weather. Ever since I have become cognizant of my own weather ramblings as I introduce blog posts, I have noticed I am far from alone in this habit. Who needs small talk on a personal blog? Not here, I know you all didn’t come to hear me [...]
I love eating grapefruits in the winter, I think they are just one of the prettiest fruits. Maybe it’s the ruby red – the way it entices and sparkles in the light, or simply the anticipation of that tart juicy flavor just waiting to be scooped up and tasted. While I have had more time [...]
I’m not one for much sappy romantic love, never really have been. But my husband? He writes me poems, it’s so sweet and endearing. He wrote me poems on our wedding day, and sometimes I’ll wake up to find a little note that he composed professing his love for me. Me? I request that we [...]
Let’s talk about quinoa. Quinoa is a gluten free miracle “grain” and nutritional superfood that has garnered much attention lately – recently society has pretty much moved on from asking how to pronounce it (keen-wa or keen-oh-a?) to instead asking how to actually cook it. Everywhere I look I see people singing its praises as [...]
Wow can you believe that we have come full circle, onto a year of naturally gluten free links?? Last time, in December, I asked all of you what you thought of the series, and got an overwhelming response wishing me to continue with it - so here is to another year of discovering some tasty naturally gluten free recipes to offer up flavor and variety without ever having to find some exotic flour or
I had a post all ready in my mind for the past couple weeks on this quinoa salad I made, our relationship with quinoa, and the effects of its globalization. It’s a complex issue especially for use gluten free folk who often laud quinoa as the “miracle ‘grain’” for its nutritive value and just the [...]
This post was years in the making. YEARS. You see, once a long time ago, when my husband first figured out that I could make food he liked (this was before we were engaged), I had asked him what he wanted me to make him. ”A coconut cream pie,” he said, “it’s my favorite type [...]
Quinoa with squash and pomegranate by Brian of A Thought for Food (used with permission) Wow, I can’t believe it’s been a full year of naturally gluten free links! I hope you have all enjoyed this series, and that it has given you several ideas for some great ways to prepare naturally gluten free dishes [...]
I love doing year end roundups – this year, how about one for each month? Here is my favorite post for each month of 2012 – the recipes I have loved the most, and those that I loved writing the most – Hope it’s been a great 2012 for you and wish you all the [...]
I hope everyone had a very merry holiday, filled with fantastic glorious food to eat! We spent ours in a cozy chalet high in the Swiss Alps, remote and cut off from the world (not even cell signal or internet) – a nice change of pace from the hustle and bustle of our daily [...]
Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice. – Robert Frost © Jenn [...]
When the depravity of humankind seems too much to bear, when we don’t want to try to bring our minds to accept the in comprehensible tragedies we never even knew possible, it seems a cold bleak world indeed. I cannot offer up much to alter one’s impression of our world or the atrocities that occur [...]
Thanksgiving has come and gone, and it was a roaring success! Everyone got to have fun with the two new babies of the family, enjoy some great tasting homemade food, and most importantly, spend time together. Though our dinner was not without a few challenges along the way – among the 23 of us were [...]
Welcome to this month’s winners of DMBLGIT! Thank you so much to everyone who participated, it really was a lovely set of submissions. We received a grand total of fifty-six entries! And a huge thank you goes out to each of our amazing judges Tim, Ilva, Vanessa, and Alessio, who were all so wonderful willing to donate [...]
Happy November! If you are new to my monthly event, at the end of each month I make a post highlighting my favorite naturally gluten free recipes that I find from across the blogosphere. The blogs may not all be gluten free, but these particular recipes are. So on to the great looking food!
Thanks so much to everyone who participated this month and sent in their entries for November’s edition of DMBLGIT (Does my blog look good in this)! We received a total of fifty-six (56!!) entries, which is just fantastic. If you haven’t heard, DMBLGIT is the web’s oldest running food blog photography event, starting back in [...]
I am happy to announce that I am hosting DMBLGIT (Does My Blog Look Good in This) this month! I hosted before back in January, but DMBLGIT is in need of hosts, and I’m so excited to announce it again this month and help to continue its awesomeness. It’s the longest running online food photography [...]
It’s here – today is the event that Barbara and I created in hopes to help raise awareness of the plight of Hurricane Sandy victims in the northeastern U.S. We asked you all to share your dishes of comfort and more importantly, we ask you all to donate to your favorite organizations that can [...]
It’s gluten free ratio rally time again! If you aren’t familiar with the event, the gluten free ratio rally is a blogging event where several intrepid gluten free bloggers tackle a new baked good each month by using the ratio method of baking. Adina of Gluten Free Travelette is our host, and I think bundt [...]
This post doesn’t have a recipe. It doesn’t have food, and it’s not about being gluten free. Instead it’s about community. As many of you know, last week, a crazy frankenstorm named Sandy hit the East Coast of the U.S. leaving millions without power, thousands evacuated from/lost their homes, several lost their lives, and it [...]
The end of another month is nigh, and that means it's time for my favorite roundup series - naturally gluten free links! The blogosphere was filled with a plethora of gorgeous and unique naturally gluten free dishes this month, it was quite hard to narrow down my list to those I choose to present to today. If you are unfamiliar with my series, each month I collect great looking naturally gluten
This week Autumn arrived, finally! Cool breezes, chilly drizzle and low-lying flat clouds that obscure the mountains from view. And now I’ve done it again. For having so much to say, why is it that I always start out talking about the weather? You would think I would have something a little less mundane to [...]
Our family is no stranger to food restrictions. My husband’s father has several food allergies, so does his sister, his cousins have food allergies, and members of my family have food restrictions as well, even though they aren’t allergy derived. We have family members who can’t eat sugar, some who can’t eat dairy, can’t have [...]
Well September has come and gone (rather quickly I might add!), and with that have been several gorgeous Americana recipes to celebrate for Meeta's lovely Monthly Mingle event! I had a great time hosting this month and seeing what great American creations everyone came up with - shall we take a tour??
Well hello Autumn!! If this month had a theme in the blogosphere, it's potatoes and salads. So many fantastic potato dishes, a sure sign that Fall is fast upon us... Though I don't think the world is ready to say goodbye to Summer yet, as evident by so many gorgeous salads this month. In fact, there were too many to choose from, so I'm going to link to a variety of lovely salads, several of whic
I’ve always associated American classics with my favorite childhood memories – and in my own personal life experience, nothing is more quintessentially Americana than New England in the Fall. That means maple sugar candy, walking along the rocky coastline of the Cape, apple cinnamon fritters at the local cider mill, watching the leaves change to [...]
I think we are finally figuring out how to do the guessing game that is parenting a baby. After three months, it still is totally a guessing game – diaper? check. hungry? check. tired? check. bored with toys? check. just want to hang out and get a change of scenery? ok, maybe that’s it. But [...]
What’s the best lens for food photography? I often get this question, and I’m always hesitant to give anyone a concrete answer. I usually reply with something vague that probably is not what the person wanted to hear, such as “it depends”, simply because going into all the considerations of choosing lenses could take up [...]
For a while now I haven’t been very inspired to cook. Always resorting to the same 4-5 dishes, I have felt like cooking nothing and anything all at once. My husband will run to the store on his way home from work, and more than once when he asks what we need, all I’ve been [...]
Happy September! This month I have the pleasure of hosting this month’s Monthly Mingle. Monthly Mingle is a blogging event created by Meeta of What’s for Lunch Honey, and for this month’s theme, I chose Americana. Americana food is more than just apple pie and thanksgiving turkey, it can be sliders, barbecue, and popular regional dishes – be it [...]
For those of you that don't know, the Gluten Free Ratio Rally is a group of gluten free bloggers that strive to find or utilize ingredient ratios in creating GF foods. Each month a different person hosts and we tackle a new challenge, each with our own spin on it. This month Brooke of B & The Boy! challenged us to create tortillas or wraps.
Welcome to another summery edition of my naturally gluten free roundup series! I think I can finally say that I am ready for Summer to be over. The past couple days have been a refreshing respite from the summer heat, and in our not so air-conditioned home (as in, not at all), the cool air [...]
I adore going to markets here in Europe. Every time we take a trip to a new location, the local markets are almost certain on our “must-see” (and “must-taste”) list – Besides cities en Suisse, I’ve been to markets so far also in France, Austria and Italy, and they continue to be one of my [...]
Hi and welcome to my kitchen! Today I am sharing my kitchen space over at Wendy’s blog, Celiacs in the House! Living in our 500 sq ft. apartment in Europe, space is always at a premium in our home. We are lucky (yes, I say we, as both my husband and I like to cook!) [...]
You can for sure be excited about the naturally gluten free dishes in this month's roundup! If you are new to my roundup series, each month I scour the internets and look for gorgeous and enticing naturally gluten free recipes on food blogs. I think this month highlights some of the best of Summer, especially the desserts - clearly it has been cherry season, and there are some great ideas for cel
I don’t have any childhood memories baking desserts in my grandma’s kitchen. In fact, I don’t have any memories cooking with my grandma at all. When I spent time with my grandmother, I remember heating up a can of creamed corn or some Campbell’s soup on the stove, and grilling a bit of chicken on [...]
It’s another edition of my monthly naturally gluten free links roundup! Each month I feature recipes I find in the blogosphere that are naturally gluten free – i.e. no substitutions or crazy flour combos are needed to make these recipes GF – the bloggers listed here may not necessarily be GF bloggers, but these particular [...]
Ok, vacation may not be the most apt word, ha. But this week I became a mommy, so am taking a couple weeks off from blogging to adjust to parenthood. I’ll be back in a few weeks with some tasty food! In the meantime, you might see me pop on twitter from time to time [...]
If ever there was a gluten free baking challenge, this would be it – BREAD! Most bread depends on gluten to succeed – gluten is that versatile protein that when developed, forms a strong air-trapping network allowing bread to create that characteristic structure and crumb. In a gluten free bread, the goal is no different, [...]
Welcome to the May edition of the Naturally Gluten Free Roundup series! For those of you who are new to this roundup, each month I feature fantastic sounding naturally gluten free recipes that I find across the blogosphere – while the bloggers on this list may not all be completely gluten free, these particular recipes [...]
I promised myself not to be one of those bloggers who gushes about every instance of upcoming parenthood. And yet here I am, about to be officially deserving of the infamous title “mommy blogger” any day now, whenever she decides to make her presence known to the world, eagerly excited and yet also a bit terrified [...]
I prefer sweet potatoes over regular potatoes any day. Maybe it’s the bright cheerful color, or the subtle sweetness and richness of their flavor, I don’t know. Back in the States we would cook sweet potatoes at least once a week – here, however, they are a specialty food for us and I can only [...]
It’s time for more ratio rally fun!! This month’s challenge kept us all up to task, making bagels! Living in Europe bagels have not been something easy to find, let alone gluten free ones, so coming up with a bagel recipe we could be happy with would certainly prove very useful. Both of us [...]
Welcome to the April edition of naturally gluten free links from across the blogosphere!! If you are unfamiliar with this event, each month I post a roundup of naturally gluten free recipes that I find across the blogosphere that sound flavorful and delicious. By “naturally gluten free”, I mean these recipes need no alterations, they [...]
