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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

It’s time. Tonight is the night I break out my Trader Joe’s frozen Indian buffet….. I’ve been looking forward to this!!! 🥹

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

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

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Baked Parmesan chicken breast and sautéed garlic green beans with bacon for dinner! #imakeuglypancakes

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Pasta night! Rigatoni in a tomato sauce with Parmesan cheese and fresh basil from my garden! #imakeuglypancakes

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

🚨 New Recipe Alert! 🚨 Hi friends! I just posted my healthy double recipe video (bone broth and fire cider) on my YouTube channel, "I Make Ugly Pancakes"! 🍽️ #imakeuglypancakes 🥞 👉 Watch Now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tIs... 👉 Subscribe: If you haven't yet, hit that subscribe button to stay updated!

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Bone Broth Concentrate & Fire Cider for Health & Immunity!

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

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?...

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Monday Meeting @mondaymeeting.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Join us tomorrow when host Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social chats with EJ Hassenfratz @eyedesyn.bsky.social about his journey creating plushies and vinyl toys as we continue exploring tactile art! 11am ET | 8am PT | 3 pm UTC www.mondaymeeting.org

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

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

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

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

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

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

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

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

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

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

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Monday Meeting @mondaymeeting.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Hi BlueSky! Join us tomorrow where @jenvanhorn.bsky.social Jen Van Horn will be talking with Luis Miranda about his journey creating hip bags, embroidered patches, branding, and when/if a creative hobby should become a side business. Mar 3, 2025 at 11am ET | 8am PT | 4 pm UTC www.mondaymeeting.org

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

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

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

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

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Air fried blackened shrimp, mango slaw, and steamed white rice with a cilantro lime crema for dinner! 🍚🍤🥭🌱 #imakeuglypancakes

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

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

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Red Giant @maxonredgiant.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

🔴 Today, easy solutions for adding 3D in 2.5D workflows and more ways to enhance your workflows with @jenvanhorn.bsky.social and @thegreatszalam.bsky.social ! 👀 maxonvfx.com/4bhl12p

Promotional image for the Create with Maxon series, "Falling in Love with Red Giant" featuring a graphic with a neon birthday cake, with text detailing the event and mentioning week 4's special guest, Jen Van Horn.

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

My live webinar for Maxon Red Giant is in less than 3 hours! 😬 ❤️ Chad and Michael are taking my fake soda ad that I created in After Effects, and showing me how to upgrade it with TrapCode, Geo, and Universe effects! 9am PST! Hope to see you there! www.maxon.net/en/event/cre...

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Create with Maxon: Falling in Love with Red Giant – Part 4

Join us to explore how Red Giant tools enhance motion graphics artist Jen Van Horn's 2.5D workflow with easy 3D solutions.

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Hungarian mushroom bisque and roasted bone marrow rye toast with a parsley, shallot, caper topping, garnished with flakey lemon salt. *fancy hair flip* #imakeuglypancakes

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

This is the kind of hard hitting news that I want to wake up to on a Tuesday morning! 😝🐀👀🎶🎷

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Air fried barramundi, farro, and sautéed garlic kale from my hydroponic tower garden, for dinner! 😋🐟🍚🥬🧄 #whatsfordinner #imakeuglypancakes

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

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

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Meal plan! Here’s what’s on deck this week: •Pan seared barramundi, lemon caper butter sauce, garlic kale, farro •Parmesan garlic chicken wings with celery & carrots •Blackened, air fried shrimp with mango slaw and steamed rice •Cheddar brats with beer poached onions •Hungarian mushroom bisque

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

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!

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

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

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

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! 🔥 🔥 🔥 🤦🏼‍♀️

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

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

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

I made a big batch of fire cider this morning, then a maple mustard Brussels sprout bacon pizza for lunch, and oxtail soup for dinner! #imakeuglypancakes

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Holy foodgasm, Batman!!! Marinated flank steak fajitas with grilled peppers and onions, a cilantro lime crema, and a “dirty verde” hot sauce, on flour tortillas for dinner! #imakeuglypancakes

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Flank steak has been sliced against the grain in thin strips, and is marinating in lime juice, Worcestershire sauce, fajita seasoning, minced garlic, chopped cilantro, and olive oil! I’ll slice up onions and peppers, and mix a cilantro lime crema before making fajitas for dinner! #imakeuglypancakes

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Spinach chicken pasta bake with sun dried tomatoes! I made a version of this for my family a few weeks ago, and it was so good that I’ve been craving it ever since! #imakeuglypancakes

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Grilled cheese and tomato jam! Seeded rye coated in softened butter, garlic salt, and Parm powder, with sharp cheddar, Swiss cheese, and bacon drizzled with hot honey. The tomato jam has tomato, brown sugar, ginger paste, apple cider vinegar, cinnamon, ground clove, and cayenne. #imakeuglypancakes

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I made some tomato jam to dip my grilled cheese into tomorrow! It’s REALLY good -tomatoes, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, ginger paste, cinnamon, clove, and cayenne! It’s so sweet and warm and so comforting. ❤️🍅🥪 #imakeuglypancakes

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

I can’t take credit for the idea, I saw a bbq restaurant post a gum ball machine with Tums in it, but I thought it was hilarious and now I have one of my very own! 😊 #adulting

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

You never think the day would come, it was just comforting knowing it was there….like a chocolaty security blanket. But then your main income stream suddenly goes “dark until further notice” and you remember the “Emergency Brownie Mix” in the back of your pantry. 🍫

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

🚨 New Recipe Alert! 🚨 Hi friends! Today I just posted my Chicken Caesar Salad recipe video on my YouTube channel, "I Make Ugly Pancakes"! 🍽️ New Recipe Videos Every Other Thursday at 2 PM MST! 🗓 👉 Watch Now: @IMakeUglyPancakes on YouTube! #IMakeUglyPancakes

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Are YOU READY to FALL IN LOVE with MAXON Red Giant tools? See you all LIVE on the 26th! (Consensually) 💋

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Falling in Love with Red Giant

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

The more you know! 💁🏼‍♀️

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

……she whispered warmly to her collection of fancy mustards. ✨

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Mark your calendars! Chad and Michael from Maxon are going to show me how to upgrade my 2D collage animation in After Effects with a new 2.5D workflow, using Red Giant's easy 3D Tools, in this live event!

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Create with Maxon: Falling in Love with Red Giant – Part 4

Join us to explore how Red Giant tools enhance motion graphics artist Jen Van Horn's 2.5D workflow with easy 3D solutions.

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

I was excited for this new LaCroix flavor….and it’s not terrible, but kind of reminds me of Fun Dip. Remember Fun Dip? It’s just a bit too sweet. Tangerine and Passionfruit are still tied for my favorite flavor. 🍓🍑 What’s yours?

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

You know what’s SUPER fun? Taking a flight out of Philly the day after a couple of east coast plane crashes, and descending thru Colorado mountain turbulence -white knuckling the arm rest for 30 minutes. Waiting for our gate to free up, then I need to drive an hour back home. 😬😬😬

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Our family Air BnB puzzle this week while we were back east for a funeral…..this was a tricky one, and bc of the kids running around and knocking stuff on the floor, it was missing one piece. But we finished it in 1 day! 💪🧩🏆

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Some nights don’t you just want to chew meat off the bones like an animal? No? Just me then…..mkay. 🍖😈🐑 #imakeuglypancakes

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Kyle Hamrick @kylasaurusrex.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

This is finally your chance to (briefly) make Evan and I be quiet and listen to you. Don't miss it! See you in a little over an hour. 👀

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Jen Van Horn @jenvanhorn.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Colorado winter -window plants have been reallocated/grouped together for warmth and light! It’s been 2 weeks, and so far they’ve been doing great with the temp setup!

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