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whole wheat chocolate chip sweet potato pancakes

jenna — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:25:27 +0000

Goooooooood morning!

Let me introduce my new favorite pancake. It’s thick, it’s fluffy and it’s full of everything healthy…. like chocolate chips, sweet potatoes and whole wheat flour. The original recipe hailed from one of my favorite breakfast spots in Charleston, Joseph’s. Joseph’s officially closed last June and I shed a tear both for it and these pancakes.

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mini blackberry cream scones

jenna — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:32:08 +0000

Around this time every year, I get a little antsy.

Antsy for berries, flip-flops, sunscreen and sundresses. Antsy for life without bulky sweaters and gross flaky skin. Because of this, I end up paying ridiculously high prices for hard, tart blackberries from Chile. They’re really not even that tasty so I’m not sure why I keep buying them, but I do. Someone stop me!

You can use frozen blackberries for this recipe.

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cafe cubano

jenna — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 14:23:31 +0000

ohheywhatsupitssaturdayicantwaittogotothefarmersmarketandgoonawalkinthesunshine

Sorry.

I’ve had a little too much coffee this morning. I really shouldn’t be trusted with sharp objects. Or a blank WordPress post.

The coffee I speak of is Cuban coffee. Man, is that stuff ever S-T-R-O-N-G. I’m pretty sure one shot of cuban espresso equals, like, six cups of normal coffee.

I drink it every day. It’s amazing.

This morning I wanted to write a little “how-to” post for how I make my coffee every morning. I don’t own a coffee machine and my second French press broke six months ago (picture shattered glass + coffee all over my floor). After that, I drove myself down to the TJ Maxx and bought myself a little ten dollar stovetop espresso maker. It works like an absolute dream and now I can never, ever go back.

I found my favorite brand of espresso at Target, of all places! Growing up in South Florida, I’ve had my fair share of Cuban coffee and, in my opinion, it’s the best stuff on earth. Oh, and cafe con leche? I swoon.

To make one stroonnnnnggggggg cup o’ joe you’ll need a small stovetop espresso maker. Unscrew the bottom portion and fill it with cold water up to the bolt. Then, place the little gasket inside and fill the gasket up with ground espresso. Like so:

Be careful not to overfill the bottom portion with water or else you will have a little coffee explosion happening. Eyeball an invisible line inside right where that bolt is and don’t go over. As for the ground espresso, no need to pack. Just fill ‘er up then smooth over the top with a spoon or butter knife.

Then, screw the top on and add a spoonful of sugar inside.

Close the lid, place it on the stove and you’re in business. Crank the heat to medium high and in about six minutes, you’ll hear the most beautiful noise on earth: your cafe cubano gurgling and bubbling up through the percolator.

You’ll thank me later.

Mmmmmmmm pour into your favorite little mug or espresso cup and drink.it.down. It’s going to be strong! You can add a little milk if you like but then technically it becomes a cafe con leche.

I recommend hunting this Cafe Bustelo brand down at Target! One big bag only costs about $3.00 and it lasts a good while in the fridge. You can find stovetop espresso makers at TJ Maxx, Sur la Table, William Sonoma or your local cooking store.

ihopeyoulikethiscoffeandhaveawonderfulsaturdayeveryone!!

(warning/disclaimer: do not handle sharp objects after drinking this coffee)

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elephant ears

jenna — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:21:27 +0000

I’m going to go visit my grandparents next week. For that, I am thankful.

You see, one month ago I sat up straight in bed with the completely random, yet overwhelming urgency, to plan a trip to see them. The feeling, in fact, was so strong that I immediately called Adam with tears in my throat and told him I didn’t really understand why I was feeling this way, but I needed to plan a trip to Wisconsin as soon as possible. It would be expensive but I didn’t care. I needed to go. Did he want to come along?

He said yes.

Three weeks later, I got the call that my grandfather had had a heart attack, fallen down an entire flight on concrete steps, broken his hip and was in the hospital fighting for his life. And as my family waited grimly by the phone on Thanksgiving day, I remembered my conviction a few weeks before and gasped out loud. Folks, I couldn’t make this stuff up if I tried and no, I have never had a “premonition” like this before so don’t start asking me to tell your fortune or if the cute neighbor will ask you out next weekend.

My grandpa made it through surgery last week but his heart is still leaking enzymes and he will be the hospital for an entire month….and then who knows. All I know is that I’m thankful I’m going next week and able to bring some joy to both him and my grandma, who is currently all alone in the house for the first time in fifty years.

I think when I’m there, we will talk recipes. In specific, her mother’s recipes.

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breakfast quesadillas

jenna — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:12:51 +0000

Rise and Shine!

I hope you like cheese.

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sour cream coffee cake with cinnamon oat streusel

jenna — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:15:24 +0000

The other day I realized there wasn’t a coffee cake recipe on Eat, Live, Run. Sure, there’s a cherry vanilla breakfast cake and a whole grain buttery blueberry breakfast cake, but there’s not a simple old-fashioned streusel topped coffee cake.

Well, now there is.

This is a great recipe to whip up on the weekend, take to a friend’s house for brunch or take to a church potluck. It reminds me of something my great grandma would have made in her tiny Minnesota kitchen, and I wish I could tell you the recipe is her original one but it’s not. It’s adapted from the King Arthur Flour recipe with the same crunchy streusel that I made countless times during my culinary externship.

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frozen mango lassis

jenna — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:32:32 +0000

How was your weekend??

This weekend I ate pizza (twice), went to the farmer’s market, baked a cobbler, swept my floors, cleaned my car, had dinner with great friends, went to church, had lunch with more great friends, ate lots of tacos (cooked lots of tacos!), laughed with my girlfriends and had a handsome fellow make me homemade spaghetti.

I also perfected a smoothie recipe I’ve been wanting to try for awhile!

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sweet potato latkes

jenna — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:36:42 +0000

Did you know if you grate sweet potatoes and the mix them with an egg and some flour you can make pretty darn amazing pancakes?

It’s true.

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whole grain buttery blueberry breakfast cake

jenna — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:35:33 +0000

If my dad lived within a hundred miles of me I totally would have made him this breakfast cake yesterday.

Scratch that.

If my dad lived within three hundred miles I totally would have made him this delicious, fluffy, sweet, moist, crunchy, buttery breakfast cake.

But unfortunately, he does not so Adam and I had to eat it.

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bacon and cheese muffins

jenna — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 11:09:47 +0000

These savory muffins are stuffed with sharp cheddar cheese and crispy bacon. They blow their blueberry cousins straight out of the oven and put bacon, egg and cheese sandwiches to shame.

Well that is, unless you decide to make a bacon, egg and cheese sandwich out of a split bacon and cheese muffin. Now that’s a little dirty.

And I like it.

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