Jen Van Horn
@jenvanhorn.bsky.social
Senior Motion Designer & Art Director, Podcast CD/Host, Digital Artist, Online Educator, Home Chef (I Make Ugly Pancakes on YouTube), Dog Mom, Hydroponic Gardener and Plant Enthusiast, Solitaire Fanatic and Switch Gamer! https://shorturl.at/d4LmP
It’s time. Tonight is the night I break out my Trader Joe’s frozen Indian buffet….. I’ve been looking forward to this!!! 🥹
April 9, 2025 at 2:45 AM
It’s time. Tonight is the night I break out my Trader Joe’s frozen Indian buffet….. I’ve been looking forward to this!!! 🥹
DENVER RAMEN FEST!!!! YUM!
April 6, 2025 at 4:30 AM
DENVER RAMEN FEST!!!! YUM!
Normalize “just because you feel like it” as permission to treat yourself. ;) German charcuterie board, just for me! Soft baked pretzels, air fried cheddar bratwurst, beer poached onions, Obatzda (beer cheese dip), spicy mustard, gherkins, and raw veggies for dinner! #imakeuglypancakes #PROST
March 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Normalize “just because you feel like it” as permission to treat yourself. ;) German charcuterie board, just for me! Soft baked pretzels, air fried cheddar bratwurst, beer poached onions, Obatzda (beer cheese dip), spicy mustard, gherkins, and raw veggies for dinner! #imakeuglypancakes #PROST
Baked Parmesan chicken breast and sautéed garlic green beans with bacon for dinner! #imakeuglypancakes
March 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Baked Parmesan chicken breast and sautéed garlic green beans with bacon for dinner! #imakeuglypancakes
Pasta night! Rigatoni in a tomato sauce with Parmesan cheese and fresh basil from my garden! #imakeuglypancakes
March 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Pasta night! Rigatoni in a tomato sauce with Parmesan cheese and fresh basil from my garden! #imakeuglypancakes
I cook a lot of things, so most people are surprised to hear that my favorite meal is a simple medium rare rib eye and a baked potato with my homemade horseradish cream steak sauce. #imakeuglypancakes Recipe video: youtu.be/RHsofjc9iPQ?...
March 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I cook a lot of things, so most people are surprised to hear that my favorite meal is a simple medium rare rib eye and a baked potato with my homemade horseradish cream steak sauce. #imakeuglypancakes Recipe video: youtu.be/RHsofjc9iPQ?...
We’re close enough to spring, so I moved my plants back to my bedroom window (too cold during the winter). Some of my snake plants are pretty grumpy and want to stretch their legs, so I’ll split and repot them in a few weeks. 🪴 #twogreenthumbs #plantmom
March 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We’re close enough to spring, so I moved my plants back to my bedroom window (too cold during the winter). Some of my snake plants are pretty grumpy and want to stretch their legs, so I’ll split and repot them in a few weeks. 🪴 #twogreenthumbs #plantmom
I’m not super hungry in the evenings, but I’ve been on a BIG jalapeño tuna on crackers kick lately, so I stocked up! 🫠 #snackattack #ProteinOnTheRun #tunaoncrackers #bumblebeetuna
March 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I’m not super hungry in the evenings, but I’ve been on a BIG jalapeño tuna on crackers kick lately, so I stocked up! 🫠 #snackattack #ProteinOnTheRun #tunaoncrackers #bumblebeetuna
Simple pleasures! Oven roasted, thin sliced turkey sando with Swiss cheese, salted Roma tomatoes, romaine lettuce from my garden, mayo, and Dijon mustard with cracked black pepper on Italian bread! Jalapeño kettle chips on the side. 🥲 #whatsforlunch #imakeuglypancakes #chipsandasandwich
March 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Simple pleasures! Oven roasted, thin sliced turkey sando with Swiss cheese, salted Roma tomatoes, romaine lettuce from my garden, mayo, and Dijon mustard with cracked black pepper on Italian bread! Jalapeño kettle chips on the side. 🥲 #whatsforlunch #imakeuglypancakes #chipsandasandwich
Big day today -working, cooking, planning, cleaning….gotta start it off right with a big breakfast! Cheesy, herby scrambled eggs (cheddar, dill, green onion, and parsley), air fried paprika potatoes with a smear of verde hot sauce for acidity, bacon, and buttered rye toast! #imakeuglypancakes
March 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Big day today -working, cooking, planning, cleaning….gotta start it off right with a big breakfast! Cheesy, herby scrambled eggs (cheddar, dill, green onion, and parsley), air fried paprika potatoes with a smear of verde hot sauce for acidity, bacon, and buttered rye toast! #imakeuglypancakes
March 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Whoah…..I was planning on making this last night, but I bit my cheek and didn’t feel like cooking. WELL WORTH THE WAIT! Cheesy corn grits with Cajun shrimp in a tomato sauce with bacon, green onions, and crispy okra chips for lunch! 🦐#imakeuglypancakes #FatTuesday #MardiGras #CajunCuisine
March 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Whoah…..I was planning on making this last night, but I bit my cheek and didn’t feel like cooking. WELL WORTH THE WAIT! Cheesy corn grits with Cajun shrimp in a tomato sauce with bacon, green onions, and crispy okra chips for lunch! 🦐#imakeuglypancakes #FatTuesday #MardiGras #CajunCuisine
Even tho my cooking channel on YouTube has “pancakes” in the name, I’m not a big breakfast food person. But after the Mile High Beer Fest yesterday, this morning I woke up craving potatoes o’Brien, buttered toast, and fried eggs with my coffee. 🥰🥔🍳🧈🍞☕️ #imakeuglypancakes #whatsforbreakfast
March 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Even tho my cooking channel on YouTube has “pancakes” in the name, I’m not a big breakfast food person. But after the Mile High Beer Fest yesterday, this morning I woke up craving potatoes o’Brien, buttered toast, and fried eggs with my coffee. 🥰🥔🍳🧈🍞☕️ #imakeuglypancakes #whatsforbreakfast
Progress on my indoor hydroponics garden! Tower: thyme, kale, spinach, Swiss chard, and spring salad mix. Aerogardens: sage, Italian basil, curly parsley, cilantro, rosemary, and more basil! 🥰🪴🥬 #twogreenthumbs #hydroponics #indoorgarden
March 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Progress on my indoor hydroponics garden! Tower: thyme, kale, spinach, Swiss chard, and spring salad mix. Aerogardens: sage, Italian basil, curly parsley, cilantro, rosemary, and more basil! 🥰🪴🥬 #twogreenthumbs #hydroponics #indoorgarden
Air fried blackened shrimp, mango slaw, and steamed white rice with a cilantro lime crema for dinner! 🍚🍤🥭🌱 #imakeuglypancakes
March 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Air fried blackened shrimp, mango slaw, and steamed white rice with a cilantro lime crema for dinner! 🍚🍤🥭🌱 #imakeuglypancakes
I grated frozen butter and folded the dough a bunch of times! I also added a bit more milk bc of the elevation.
February 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I grated frozen butter and folded the dough a bunch of times! I also added a bit more milk bc of the elevation.
My sourdough starter -Rise-A Minnelli- was getting too full, so I made some cheddar, green onion, and dill scones with garlic butter! They turned out PERFECT! 🤤🧀🌱🧄🧈 #imakeuglypancakes
February 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
My sourdough starter -Rise-A Minnelli- was getting too full, so I made some cheddar, green onion, and dill scones with garlic butter! They turned out PERFECT! 🤤🧀🌱🧄🧈 #imakeuglypancakes
Hungarian mushroom bisque and roasted bone marrow rye toast with a parsley, shallot, caper topping, garnished with flakey lemon salt. *fancy hair flip* #imakeuglypancakes
February 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Hungarian mushroom bisque and roasted bone marrow rye toast with a parsley, shallot, caper topping, garnished with flakey lemon salt. *fancy hair flip* #imakeuglypancakes
This is the kind of hard hitting news that I want to wake up to on a Tuesday morning! 😝🐀👀🎶🎷
February 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
This is the kind of hard hitting news that I want to wake up to on a Tuesday morning! 😝🐀👀🎶🎷
Air fried barramundi, farro, and sautéed garlic kale from my hydroponic tower garden, for dinner! 😋🐟🍚🥬🧄 #whatsfordinner #imakeuglypancakes
February 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Air fried barramundi, farro, and sautéed garlic kale from my hydroponic tower garden, for dinner! 😋🐟🍚🥬🧄 #whatsfordinner #imakeuglypancakes
It’s been a few years since I’ve had my Samoas and Thin Mints fix! There was a Girl Scout laying in wait at the Safeway exit and she jumped out…..sneaky sneaky. #respect
February 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
It’s been a few years since I’ve had my Samoas and Thin Mints fix! There was a Girl Scout laying in wait at the Safeway exit and she jumped out…..sneaky sneaky. #respect
Felling cute, might attend a Producers Zoom meetup, host an agency Zoom meetup after that, critique a stack of student illustrations, write 5 testimonials, and mask some assets in Photoshop later!
February 21, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Felling cute, might attend a Producers Zoom meetup, host an agency Zoom meetup after that, critique a stack of student illustrations, write 5 testimonials, and mask some assets in Photoshop later!
Happy National Love Your Pet Day! Even tho this one-eyed, elder b*tch has officially entered her “gives no f’s, and will tell you all about it” era, she’s still the best. 🥰 #nationalloveyourpetday #oneeyeddog #cheagli #seniordogsofbluesky
February 20, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Happy National Love Your Pet Day! Even tho this one-eyed, elder b*tch has officially entered her “gives no f’s, and will tell you all about it” era, she’s still the best. 🥰 #nationalloveyourpetday #oneeyeddog #cheagli #seniordogsofbluesky
So……I was overwhelmed when shopping for frozen dumplings at H Mart last week, bc the majority had pork in them (I have a sensitivity), and I wanted just shrimp dumplings. I mistook a pink bag that said “Spicy”, not “Shrimp”, and now my mouth is on FIRE! 🔥 🔥 🔥 🤦🏼♀️
February 20, 2025 at 7:24 PM
So……I was overwhelmed when shopping for frozen dumplings at H Mart last week, bc the majority had pork in them (I have a sensitivity), and I wanted just shrimp dumplings. I mistook a pink bag that said “Spicy”, not “Shrimp”, and now my mouth is on FIRE! 🔥 🔥 🔥 🤦🏼♀️
OKAY, TOFU! Officially entering my weekly rotation after this….my first time pressing/marinating/air frying tofu! Tossed with a shallot caper chimmichurri, over a buttery chicken bouillon rice. 😋 #imakeuglypancakes
February 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
OKAY, TOFU! Officially entering my weekly rotation after this….my first time pressing/marinating/air frying tofu! Tossed with a shallot caper chimmichurri, over a buttery chicken bouillon rice. 😋 #imakeuglypancakes