what jen does https://whatjendoes.com/ Life, home, and a little travel Mon, 07 Sep 2026 01:21:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.6 https://whatjendoes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/icon-512-150x150.png what jen does https://whatjendoes.com/ 32 32 orange chocolate biscotti https://whatjendoes.com/2021/12/orange-chocolate-biscotti/ https://whatjendoes.com/2021/12/orange-chocolate-biscotti/#respond Tue, 14 Dec 2021 15:58:00 +0000 This is the 4th year that I’ve participated in the Salted Cookie swap. One of the benefits of the swap is that you end up with a pile of new recipes across all the participants…. but each year I’m still finding myself searching the internet for inspiration. I had never made the biscotti before but […]

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]]> https://whatjendoes.com/2021/12/orange-chocolate-biscotti/feed/ 0 miso chocolate chip cookies https://whatjendoes.com/2021/09/miso-chocolate-chip-cookies/ https://whatjendoes.com/2021/09/miso-chocolate-chip-cookies/#respond Wed, 01 Sep 2021 01:13:00 +0000 These cookies might be some of the best I’ve ever made. They are so delicious. I’ve previously made other miso cookies – but took this recipe up a notch. I had a strong craving for a big, warm, fresh from the oven chocolate chip cookie last night. But I didn’t want just any cookie, I […]

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]]> https://whatjendoes.com/2021/09/miso-chocolate-chip-cookies/feed/ 0 One Room Challenge: Kickoff https://whatjendoes.com/2021/05/one-room-challenge-kickoff/ https://whatjendoes.com/2021/05/one-room-challenge-kickoff/#respond Thu, 06 May 2021 15:04:00 +0000 Life is too easy. I clearly don’t have enough going on, so I’ve decided to also try and freshen up my front room. This space has been on my radar for a long time. I’m a big front door person, so this is literally the first thing people see in my house. And it’s just […]

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]]> https://whatjendoes.com/2021/05/one-room-challenge-kickoff/feed/ 0 Garage Week 4 https://whatjendoes.com/2021/05/garage-week-4/ https://whatjendoes.com/2021/05/garage-week-4/#respond Mon, 03 May 2021 18:06:00 +0000 One month in … and lots of progress has been made. We’ve got all the framing done (I think), the roofing laid out, and just need to make it actually livable. So, electrical, plumbing, insulation, drywall, windows, shingles, and doors. Pretty much nothing left to do. In real life when you compare the pictures from […]

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]]> https://whatjendoes.com/2021/05/garage-week-4/feed/ 0 Garage Week 3 https://whatjendoes.com/2021/05/garage-week-3/ https://whatjendoes.com/2021/05/garage-week-3/#respond Sat, 01 May 2021 11:32:00 +0000 Dare I say that I actually got things accomplished this week? Might be a bit of an exaggerated hope, but even though everything is going to take WEEKS to come in… it feels good to have made progress on some things. I have been itching to get up and see how the second floor looks. […]

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]]> https://whatjendoes.com/2021/05/garage-week-3/feed/ 0 Revising the kitchenette? https://whatjendoes.com/2021/04/revising-kitchenette/ https://whatjendoes.com/2021/04/revising-kitchenette/#respond Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:21:00 +0000 Source: Kelsey Leigh Design Ah, the kitchenette. So simple at first glance… and then it got complicated. I made it complicated, but still it got there. I talked about it in this post about what my intentions were for the space and why I wanted the features that I wanted. BUT, then I talked to a […]

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]]> https://whatjendoes.com/2021/04/revising-kitchenette/feed/ 0 Garage Week 2 https://whatjendoes.com/2021/04/garage-week-2/ https://whatjendoes.com/2021/04/garage-week-2/#respond Tue, 20 Apr 2021 15:22:00 +0000 So this was a relatively big week – but at the same time not a whole lot happened from a construction perspective. I spent a lot of time this week on the kitchenette. Like a lot of time. But it all feels really valuable. Designing the kitchenette is important because it’s not easy to change […]

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]]> https://whatjendoes.com/2021/04/garage-week-2/feed/ 0 a friendly little kitchenette https://whatjendoes.com/2021/04/a-friendly-little-kitchenette/ https://whatjendoes.com/2021/04/a-friendly-little-kitchenette/#respond Sat, 17 Apr 2021 17:32:00 +0000 Source: Room for Tuesday As part of the garage project, I’m including a friendly little kitchenette.  The idea being, it’s a place to keep drinks, make popcorns, and perhaps party overflow appetizers or what not. After looking at a LOT of kitchenettes on Pinterest, I got a pretty good idea for what I am hoping […]

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]]> https://whatjendoes.com/2021/04/a-friendly-little-kitchenette/feed/ 0 Garage Week 1 https://whatjendoes.com/2021/04/garage-week-1/ https://whatjendoes.com/2021/04/garage-week-1/#respond Sun, 11 Apr 2021 21:36:00 +0000 … and we are back for update and design posts! The garage construction has officially started and is running right along. It is amazing how quickly new construction can go up when compared to rehabbing a 1900s beach house. A little preamble? Prior to this week, we’ve repaired the septic system, demoed the existing garage, […]

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]]> https://whatjendoes.com/2021/04/garage-week-1/feed/ 0 Welcome to the Garage Project! https://whatjendoes.com/2021/04/welcome-to-garage-project/ https://whatjendoes.com/2021/04/welcome-to-garage-project/#respond Sun, 11 Apr 2021 15:19:00 +0000 source: Houzz Life has just been to easy – so I decided to finally start the last phase of my renovation… the garage. Sounds so simple, but of course my vision is a bit more complicated than that. The original garage was perfectly charming. I loved the stucco walls, lofted storage area, and bath house […]

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