Dr. Jenny

about me

I work full-time as a School Psychologist in Michigan. Besides the kids, one of the best aspects of the job is summer vacation, when I can concentrate on doing more of the things that I like to do---like look up recipes and play games on Recipezaar!!!

I married my wonderful and handsome husband, Sean, in August 2007. He is becoming a wonderful gardender and tends to both our veggie and herb gardens. We really enjoy cooking with our own fresh ingredients. We most often cook together, so my reviews typically reflect our joint opinions. He's the better cook, so I pick up a lot of my techniques from him.

My other interests include reading (now that I have time), Irish dancing (I've taken a class for the last several years), "appreciating" wine (I use the term very loosely), and listening to and going to see Irish bands (I love the Pogues).

I also enjoy travelling, especially around Western Europe, where I have been multiple times. One of my favorite places is Italy, and Sean and I had a great time on our honeymoon eating, drinking, and sightseeing in the Cinque Terre and in Tuscany. This July 2009, we expanded our horizons to Eastern Europe and visited the Czech Republic, Slovenia, and Croatia. Two of my favorite dishes on the trip were Croatian: fish brodet and Hvarska gregada. I am looking forward to trying my hand at making them at home as I see that someone on Zaar, who is Croatian, posted recipes for both!

Besides my husband, the other lights of my life are my cats: Chloe, Pip, and my newest ragdoll cat, Giselle, all of whom I absolutely adore.




I've participated in the following events:






I most recently had the privelege of being on the ZWT5 Team, the Sultans of Spice, with a great group of people. We came in second place!

Favorite Foods:

I love seafood, ethnic foods (especially Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Indian, Thai), and basically anything with some heat (I'm quite fond of my new hot pepper garden). I like my meat and potatoes, and salt; but am not much into sweets or baked goods. I'm one of the only people I know that does not really care for cake or chocolate, going back as far as childhood (ask my mom, I used to eat birthday pie instead of cake)!

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