Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Dec 4, 2009, 6:46 am
These cookies should be called "Super Sugar Overload Cookies". They're pretty intense. I could only handle eating one of these and I love chocolate and peanut butter. When you consider the anatomy...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Dec 2, 2009, 5:55 am
Marshmallow fluff is something I have never eaten. I don't know if it's because I grew up in the Midwest or what... This recipe called for marshmallow fluff so I was excited to be able to chec...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Nov 30, 2009, 6:05 am
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend. Today I wanted to post an appetizer. I'm a big fan of appetizers. They tend to be overlooked and under appreciated. My family sometimes just has a...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Nov 29, 2009, 5:56 am
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving weekend. Hubby and I traveled to his mom's house and ate way too much food. I have to admit that Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays simply because...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Nov 27, 2009, 6:04 am
Now that black Friday is upon us, some people are out fighting the crowds for a great deal. Personally, I've never been one for shopping on black Friday. I'd rather just lounge around and enjo...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Nov 25, 2009, 8:36 am
I changed my mind late last night about baking for Thanksgiving. I wasn't going to do it since Hubby's mother is already baking multiple pies and other goodies, but then something sparked my m...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Nov 24, 2009, 6:07 am
... everyone! Time to make a real difference by BAKING! I did my first Operation Baking Gals earlier in the year and co-hosted a team ... a 18 month deployment! If you've never heard of Operati...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Nov 23, 2009, 6:24 am
As many of you know, I love Alton Brown's Chewy chocolate chip cookie. It's perfect. Another chocolate chip cookie recipe that gets a lot of buzz on the net is this NY Times chocolate chip coo...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Nov 22, 2009, 6:52 pm
I'm glad to say that the swine flu has left the building. It took me all week to recover and I only made it in to work one full day and two half days. It was not fun. But I'm back in business ...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Nov 20, 2009, 6:44 am
After making these pumpkin cranberry muffins a couple weeks ago, Hubby said I didn't need to ever try another muffin recipe again. He said they were the best I had ever made and he could eat them ...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Nov 19, 2009, 7:24 am
Have you heard of Smitten Kitchen? If you haven't, you should check it out. It's definitely one of my favorite food blogs (I've made a few of her recipes over the past couple of years). I ...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Nov 6, 2009, 6:41 am
Hubby and I love pork. Even though it's very easy to overcook it, when you get it right, it's amazing. I don't often make anything like this, but I'm glad I did. It's amazing. I do...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Nov 4, 2009, 5:35 am
These bars are the easiest thing I've ever made. They took literally five minutes to make. It combines the classic flavors of marshmallow, peanuts, and chocolate. I had Hubby cut these into bit si...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Nov 2, 2009, 7:12 am
First, I'd like to thank everyone who participated in the Power of Pink Challenge this year. I know breast cancer has touched many of our lives. I'm hoping that this challenge has helped to ra...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Nov 1, 2009, 2:35 pm
... review Highlowaha's Super Bowl Snack Throwdown recipes from Kate and Lauren. This week's secret ingredient is hamburger! As a reminder, recipes are to be judged on the following criterion...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Oct 30, 2009, 6:31 am
Today I wrap up my Week of Pumpkin. I hope you've enjoyed your time here this week. I know I've had a blast. I can't get enough pumpkin these days. Be sure to check out Bake at 350's F...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Oct 29, 2009, 6:30 am
It seems like every blogger out there has made this recipe. It was only time until I made it myself. What better time to than A Week of Pumpkin to make Cara's famous Pumpkin Pasta. If you don'...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Oct 28, 2009, 7:19 am
It's the third day of A Week of Pumpkin. And today we're going to mix it up a bit. I don't make candy. It's just not my thing. I like to make things that go into the oven. But I wanted...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Oct 27, 2009, 7:10 am
For my second day of a Week of Pumpkin, I bring you a classic flavor combo. These pumpkin bars originally come from a Martha Stewart recipe that uses semi-sweet chocolate chips. As I mentioned when I ...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Oct 26, 2009, 6:28 am
This week I'm going to be highlighting some pumpkin recipes. Similar to the cupcake week I did back in August, I'm kicking off A Week of Pumpkin. Be sure to check back every day this week for ...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Oct 25, 2009, 7:12 pm
The weather in New England was beautiful today. Too beautiful to stay inside to watch football. It could have been one of our last nice fall days. Hubby and I enjoyed ourselves by walking around the c...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Oct 12, 2009, 10:04 am
Today is the day I shipped my baked goods for Operation Baking Gals (be sure to check out the article on Taste of Home about OBG). As a reminder, I paired up ... me an email if you'd like to fin...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Oct 9, 2009, 2:18 pm
This weekend, I'm visiting my family in the midwest. So while my sister, B, and I were watching the low-speed chase in Texas on TV, we decided to review the recipes for Highlowaha's Super Bowl...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Oct 7, 2009, 5:52 am
My friend Ren of Big Eats, Small Spaces offered to do a guest post. Here's what she writes: I'm a citrus freak. I can't get my hands on enough lemon, grapefruit, orange, and lime. Fall i...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Oct 4, 2009, 9:17 pm
The weather here in Boston today was sunny and beautiful. I nice break from the low temperatures we've been experiencing. It's week four of Highlowaha's Super Bowl Snack Throwdown and that...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Oct 1, 2009, 4:55 am
It's back! The Power of Pink Challenge! I started this challenge last year as a way to promote Breast Cancer Awareness. It seems that now everyone knows someone who has been affected by breast can...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Sep 28, 2009, 6:01 am
Fall has definitely arrived! With all the delicious soups, chili, and baking with apples and pumpkin, it's by far the most fun food season. These bars have popped up all over the Internet after sh...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Sep 27, 2009, 10:03 am
It's a rainy fall day here in Boston, perfect for just hanging on the couch to watch football and check out another couple of recipes from Kate and Lauren for the Highlowaha's Super Bowl Snack...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Sep 24, 2009, 8:09 pm
It's that time again everyone! Time to make a real difference by BAKING! I did my first Operation Baking Gals earlier in the year and I kept hoping to do it again. I've teamed up with Heather ...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Sep 21, 2009, 6:21 am
I got a subscription to Food Network Magazine for Christmas last year. I've enjoyed reading it because I love the Food Network. I do wish they came every month instead of every other month though....
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Sep 20, 2009, 8:04 pm
I mentioned last week that Hubby and I love watching college football. We also enjoy the NFL, and even though we live in Beantown, we are NOT Patriots fans. In fact, we sort of have a strong dislike f...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Sep 17, 2009, 5:53 am
As summer comes to a close and fall is right around the corner, I wanted to be sure to post this summer treat. I made these little guys to take on our vacation at the end of August. They're a grea...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Sep 15, 2009, 6:53 am
Cupcake Hero is BACK! This is one of the first blogging events I ever participated in. After a 9-month or so hiatus, CB has brought it back for all of us cupcake fans out there. This month's ingre...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Sep 14, 2009, 7:21 pm
Have you ever seen those copy-cat recipes where you can make your favorite restaurant treats at home? The Red Lobster cheddar biscuits is a common copy-cat recipe out there. I was contacted to partici...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Sep 12, 2009, 8:29 pm
My favorite season is by far football season. I really enjoy fall weather, all the pumpkin baked goods, wearing sweatshirts, and of course watching football! I'm a HUGE college football fan (We...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Sep 11, 2009, 6:46 am
I know it's been quite a while since I had a kitchen update. That's because we've been having too much fun enjoying or newly fully-functioning kitchen! I wanted to highlight our sink and ...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Sep 9, 2009, 6:56 am
My sister B was in town for the long weekend and we decided to spend her first day in town shopping all day. It's always a blast to shop with her because we both have very different tastes, but we...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Sep 7, 2009, 7:15 am
I have a confession about fish tacos. Hubby and I always snicker when we see them on a menu at a restaurant or hear someone order them. It's just funny. Of course neither of us had ever tried fish...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Sep 2, 2009, 7:00 pm
Hubby and I were getting ready to leave for vacation and I wanted to do some baking (shocking, I know!) I decided to make some muffins since they travel well. I had seen this recipe on Katie's blo...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Sep 1, 2009, 6:34 am
... awesome. I did have to go buy some garam masala, but I've been meaning to anyways so that we can start making Indian food at home. Since Hubby lived in India for 3 months a few years ago, he...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Aug 30, 2009, 12:51 pm
Thanks to everyone who entered my blogiversary cupcake giveaway. Hope you all enjoyed reading the recaps last week while I was on vacation. It looks like we've got a diverse group of readers out ...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Aug 28, 2009, 5:48 am
Well, today's the big day - my second blogiversary!! Remember to sign up for my cupcake giveaway by midnight tonight. For my last day of recap, I decided to highlight the top 10 big hitters from ...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Aug 27, 2009, 5:48 am
... 12, 2007 - These were one of the first cupcakes I posted in this blog. And I've gone back to this recipe multiple times. I like to leave the Oreo ... is great. And I love this vegan chocol...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Aug 26, 2009, 5:47 am
For my third days of recaps, I bring you a collection of seafood meals, side dishes and other non-meat, non-sweet things that I've made over the past two years. Bruschetta - posted Sept 18, 2007 ...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Aug 25, 2009, 5:48 am
Continuing with the blog recap that I started yesterday, today we'll venture into the land of baking and desserts. Watch for my cupcake recap coming up later this week. For now, I'll recap non...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Aug 24, 2009, 6:07 am
As you know by now, my 2nd blogiversary is coming up on Friday! WOOHOO! I wanted to use this week leading up to my blogiversary to look back at my blog and how far I've come. Each day this week, I...
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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Aug 22, 2009, 10:32 am

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Jen Perez posted an article on Beantown Baker - Aug 21, 2009, 6:00 am
Today is the last day of cupcake week. I hope you guys have enjoyed it as much as I have (be sure to enter in my cupcake giveaway by midnight Aug 28th). I wanted to make something light and summery an...
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