Pirate Jeni: Singer of Songs, Player of Things with Strings

  • After a few attempts, finally… beet bread

    After a few attempts, finally… beet bread

    I know beets are one of those veggies that folks either love or hate. I happen to really enjoy beets, which is good since I got a bazillion of them in my farm share. I’ve got a fair number of sweet and spicy pickled beets to work through, and some beet cabbage kraut, and kvass…

  • Doing it for the dopamine

    Doing it for the dopamine

    Lately, I’ve found myself just scrolling scrolling scrolling through Twitter or Instagram just looking for that sweet confirmation of my own perceptions or beliefs.. or looking for the next comment or the next like on something ridiculously banal that I’ve posted. I have my phone in my hand while I’m “watching” TV and by watching…

  • You are entitled to very few things in life.

    You are entitled to very few things in life.

    Don’t shit on other humans because you are inconvenienced by a choice they made in how they chose to share their talents with you.

  • Why do I even have this thing, truly

    Why do I even have this thing, truly

    I recently got an email from GreenGeeks about how I could upgrade my hosting from their “Legacy” hosting to the new “Pro” hosting for only $5.00. Of course, I would have to pay the upgraded price upon renewal but it wasn’t that much more than what I was already paying. So I bit and they…

  • From a Galaxy Far, Far…  ok not that far

    From a Galaxy Far, Far… ok not that far

    It’s no secret that love a good sandwich.. and also love Star Wars… I mean..I can’t quote anything other than the lines that most of the Galaxy knows but I’m totally into the vibe. When Disney pulled back the curtain on Galaxy’s Edge, we were there for the Annual Passholder Preview. It was amazing… and…

  • Full of Beans: A Food Staple Love Story

    Full of Beans: A Food Staple Love Story

    As soon as I cooked up some of those beans, I was reminded of how much I loved them. So you can imagine my excitement in October when I saw that the bean club was taking new members… and my excitement when I got in!

  • Doritos and Mountain Dew Macarons

    Doritos and Mountain Dew Macarons

    That’s right, I said it.  Doritos and Mountain Dew Macarons.. I made them..  twice. I mean, I’ve seen Doritos Macarons before but I wanted to up the nerd factor (or.. stoner factor?) and add in a Mountain Dew filling. I have a serious fondness for this combination.  Always have… in fact,  my going away gift…

  • Meyer Lemon Poppy Seed Macarons

    Meyer Lemon Poppy Seed Macarons

    I told you, I’m super into making macarons lately. These I made a month or so ago.  I took the basic recipe from Laduree that was posted by Not So Humble Pie but I scaled it back because that is way too many macarons…  way too many. I added the zest of a Meyer lemon…

  • Macarons are my new obsession

    Macarons are my new obsession

    Hi there!  Yeah, I disappeared again.. I guess I didn’t have much to talk about… I mean Twitter and Facebook and Instagram have all but killed my blogging buzz…  I’m on there much more than I should be but eh.. whatever. A few months ago, I decided to finally take a class from Albany Cooking…