Jennuine Creations

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How to Make Authentic Mole -- The Original AwesomeSauce (+Enchilada Recipe)
Three of my adopted children are of Mexican (Yucatan) descent and my eldest son, who is passionate about cooking, asked to learn how to make authentic mole for his "Family Heritage" culinary project. After doing my research and culling the best of the best recipes, we made a batch of the most incredible mole I've ever tasted. With more than 30 ingredients, it's not a quick and easy recipe, but the results are 100% worth it and can make more than one full meal. The ...
The Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
There are about as many different chocolate chip cookie recipes out there as there are definitions for what makes a chocolate chip cookie perfect. It all comes down to personal taste. As a person who isn't wildly into sweets, I'm very particular about my chocolate chip cookies. To me, the perfect chocolate chip cookie is loaded, but not-overloaded with chocolate. The sweet and salty balance is in perfect harmony. The edges are brown and crispy, but the midd...
How to Make Authentic Mole -- The Original AwesomeSauce (+Enchilada Recipe)
Three of my adopted children are of Mexican (Yucatan) descent and my eldest son, who is passionate about cooking, asked to learn how to make authentic mole for his "Family Heritage" culinary project. After doing my research and culling the best of the best recipes, we made a batch of the most incredible mole I've ever tasted. With more than 30 ingredients, it's not a quick and easy recipe, but the results are 100% worth it and can make more than one full meal. The ...
Tastes Like Childhood ~ Classic Caramel Corn Recipe
When I went back to teaching full-time as a Culinary Arts instructor, blogging moved to the back burner. But the world sure has shaken up the status quo these past few weeks. I'm thankful that I am still able to teach from home, and like everyone, am adjusting to this strange new world, sequestered away with my husband and six not-so-little monkeys. For my own sanity, and hopefully as a way of providing some home-cookery-catharsis to others, it seems like a good time to s...
Tastes Like Childhood ~ Classic Caramel Corn Recipe
When I went back to teaching full-time as a Culinary Arts instructor, blogging moved to the back burner. But the world sure has shaken up the status quo these past few weeks. I'm thankful that I am still able to teach from home, and like everyone, am adjusting to this strange new world, sequestered away with my husband and six not-so-little monkeys. For my own sanity, and hopefully as a way of providing some home-cookery-catharsis to others, it seems like a good time to s...
Recipe: Apple Pie Tacos
Nothing says The Ides of March are nearly upon us like an Apple Pie Taco toting Triceratops. Am I right? Well, maybe Shakespeare and Julius Caesar, but I digress. Pi day snuck up on us this year. And, by March 14 things in the world were already pretty sketchy. There was no time to make prep pie crusts with my students for honest to goodness pi-shaped pies. Not knowing if we'd be returning to school the following week, I figured we'd lighten up the mood with something fun a...
Recipe: Monterey Fishermans Wharf Clam Chowder
Inspired by the rich and legendary clam chowders of Old Fishermans Wharf in Monterey, California, this clam chowder is a culinary tour of our historic seaside town -- It's the salt air on your skin, the sound of the sea lions and gulls, the slow fog drifting across the bay, and the flavors of John Steinbeck's Cannery Row. I grew up on the Monterey Peninsula. What I looked forward to the most, when visiting the Wharf was getting a sample of clam chowder, getting a box of freshly mad...
Recipe: Tempura Fried Wild Mustard Blossoms
In a time of many shortages, there's one thing that is not in short supply -- Wild Mustard. If you drive pretty much anywhere in California at this time of year, this prolific weed is seemingly everywhere. Did you know that it's delicious? It's great raw in salads -- it tastes a bit like broccolini -- and adds a lot of color and fun. It's free and it's nutritious. Wild mustard grows all over our property, so at this time of year, I send my kids...
Recipe: Tempura Fried Wild Mustard Blossoms
In a time of many shortages, there's one thing that is not in short supply -- Wild Mustard. If you drive pretty much anywhere in California at this time of year, this prolific weed is seemingly everywhere. Did you know that it's delicious? It's great raw in salads -- it tastes a bit like broccolini -- and adds a lot of color and fun. It's free and it's nutritious. Wild mustard grows all over our property, so at this time of year, I send my kids...
For Hummus Lovers: Wasabi Edamame Hummus {RECIPE}
Some of the best and most enduring recipes for entertaining have come from moments where a host or hostess is forced to improvise with whatever is on hand. Such is the case with this super easy, quick and delicious Asian twist on classic Hummus. Edamame (fresh soybeans) are high in protein and have a bright green color that really pops on a festive holiday spread. I used them in place of the traditional garbanzo beans. To play the role of the tahini (sesame pa...
For Hummus Lovers: Wasabi Edamame Hummus {RECIPE}
Some of the best and most enduring recipes for entertaining have come from moments where a host or hostess is forced to improvise with whatever is on hand. Such is the case with this super easy, quick and delicious Asian twist on classic Hummus. Edamame (fresh soybeans) are high in protein and have a bright green color that really pops on a festive holiday spread. I used them in place of the traditional garbanzo beans. To play the role of the tahini (sesame pa...
For Hummus Lovers: Wasabi Edamame Hummus {RECIPE}
Some of the best and most enduring recipes for entertaining have come from moments where a host or hostess is forced to improvise with whatever is on hand. Such is the case with this super easy, quick and delicious Asian twist on classic Hummus. Edamame (fresh soybeans) are high in protein and have a bright green color that really pops on a festive holiday spread. I used them in place of the traditional garbanzo beans. To play the role of the tahini (sesame pa...
For Hummus Lovers: Wasabi Edamame Hummus {RECIPE}
Some of the best and most enduring recipes for entertaining have come from moments where a host or hostess is forced to improvise with whatever is on hand. Such is the case with this super easy, quick and delicious Asian twist on classic Hummus. Edamame (fresh soybeans) are high in protein and have a bright green color that really pops on a festive holiday spread. I used them in place of the traditional garbanzo beans. To play the role of the tahini (sesame pa...
The Cutest Easter Cookies: Coconut Cream Cheese Cookie Nests
This delicious little recipe combines a classic Easter candy ~ Cadbury Mini Eggs ~ with my all-time most popular recipe -- The Macaroon Kiss. The buttery, cream cheese dough is rolled in coconut, then baked. While still warm, simply nestle three little chocolate eggs inside. Print With ImageWithout Image Coconut Cream Cheese Cookie Nests Yield: 48 cookies Author: Jenn Erickson This is a rich, tender and buttery little cookie with...