Jeni Eats
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Jeni Eats is a Midwestern adventure in cooking, dining & exploration. It is a love song for wanderlust and food adventures. THe author is a semi-tired blogger who talks and blogs about food and local travel, but sometimes they share about other things too, like infertility and The Bachelorette.
Jeni Eats
1M ago
Does anyone read blogs anymore? I’m not even sure. At least a year before the pandemic, the answer was a clear, not really? I found myself at an influencer event where nobody blogged anymore. I was basically Tom the dinosaur MySpace guy. The reality is that I’m just not a Tik Tok girlie. I’ve created ..read more
Jeni Eats
2M ago
I swore I wouldn’t do this again, but here we are. Last fall, I reviewed four of Chef Gordon Ramsay’s frozen meals and Guy Fieri’s frozen meal line available at Walmart. Guy’s meals pushed me over the edge and I immediately halted my frozen celebrity chef meal quest because they were so bad. Fieri’s Sweet ..read more
Jeni Eats
3M ago
I’m a bad Korean. I’d never had Korean BBQ before! Until recently. The other weekend, we had an opportunity to go out to dinner. Our kids have little patience for eating out. They go in and out of magical ages where dining out is possible and borderline pleasurable. After not going out to eat with ..read more
Jeni Eats
3M ago
It’s been a while since I posted a rundown of things we’ve tried from Costco. Every time I say rundown, I think of Jim from The Office. Please forgive the terrible Minnesota winter lighting. My pictures are. . . not good. But, you’ll get the general idea. Here are some reviews of things we’ve tried ..read more
Jeni Eats
5M ago
Nongshim is one of the best known Korean brands of instant noodles. The company began in 1965 in Seoul. Their line of products include the famous Chapagetti and Shin Black, often regarded as one of the best, spicy instant noodles. I found this Shin Green vegan Mushroom and Fried Tofu flavor at Sun Foods on University ..read more
Jeni Eats
5M ago
I’ll be honest. I have no idea what day it is. All I know is that I definitely have definitely not posted the number of Christmas days it is out of 25. While some people’s jobs may slow down before the holidays, mine revs up with deadlines before the new year. I found this package ..read more
Jeni Eats
5M ago
In theory, I was supposed to like this. Generally, I like Asian black bean sauces. I’ve never actually tried Korean black bean noodles. I feel like a really bad Korean. Chapagetti is the instant version of Jjajangmyeon. Here is an actual recipe for Jjajangmyeon from Maangchi. Noodles, black bean paste, pork belly, zucchini, potato, sesame ..read more
Jeni Eats
5M ago
We’re back with another Vifon soup. I skipped a few days due to a busy work week, but I’m back. Vifon is a Vietnamese brand. According to its website, founded in 1963 in Vietnam I also got this Vifon Hot & Sour Chicken Flavor soup from Ha Tien in St. Paul. It’s the same drill ..read more
Jeni Eats
5M ago
On the 23rd day of ramen, I tried the Lucky Me! brand Bulalo Beef and Bone Marrow flavor noodles. Lucky Me! is a Philipino brand of instant noodles established in 1989 (according to Wikipedia). Bulalo is a Philipino beef shank soup. The real version of the soup looks delicious – if you look at the ..read more
Jeni Eats
5M ago
I’m calling this the 25 Days of Ramen (not really) because I’m totally going to miss some days. Probably a lot of days. Reporting live from just having put my kids to bed and boy am I tired. I found this Simply Food Hodl noodle bowl at Ha Tien in St. Paul, MN. The lovely ..read more