Not “Ngarag”, Just “Kalog”

Posted on March 22, 2012 by jenni

I’m so glad I had a talk and book signing at SM North Edsa. Not only did I had a blast, I also had the opportunity to meet some of my readers, bloggers, and new friends!

Thanks Alex for this:

“Martha Stewart + Rachel Zoe = Jenni Epperson

“Minimum effort, maximum impact.” – Jenni Epperson

If there’s one thing that we, Filipinos, can take pride off, and I’m sure you’ll agree with me on this, that’ll be MULTI-TASKING. May it be in our work, in our society or in our home, multi-tasking is in our blood and we are so damn good about it!

And last week, as I was invited to the book launch of Miss Jenni Epperson, Nuffnang’s 2011 Best Lifestyle Blog Awardee, at SM North EDSA The Block, I got to witness one living proof of it. But on this book launch, I didn’t see that “ngarag” multi-tasker, but instead a full-time mom and wife that also bears that true-blooded fashionista aura and knows how to play around with food, fashion and life.

I got to meet Miss Epperson before in an event where her photographs were exhibited. Her works made an impact to me that led me to following her on Twitter and on her blog www.jenniepperson.com. Through these media, I got an additional glimpses of her other works that really inspire me to be good in some “creative stuff” that I do. And now, as she released a hard copy of her best works, there’s no need to ask me if I’m dying to have one… because I am really dying to have her book Fashion + Food: Entertaining at Home in Style!

It was during that launch that I finally introduced myself to her. As a fan, it was really a treat to shake the hands of your idol, but when I had a chance to talk to her and found out how “kalog” she is, I just fall to the pit of the “avid fan” tag. And I’m willing to shout it out to the whole wide world. Hehe.

I never thought that she was that really cool! And to openly share her cool ideas and funny experiences, with no hesitations at all, I knew that even the other people who doesn’t know her that much that started to like her too.

Her book touches a bit of her personal favorites in life, and with a nice mix and match of colors, taste and playful mind on fashion and food, she gave birth to Fashion + Food: Entertaining at Home in Style.I had a chance to look at some of the pages of her book, and I must say that with the juicy information that you can get here, your life will surely change!

Plus, with the amazing photos taken by her husband, Tom Epperson, you’ll never regret that you bought a book worth Php1,100.

Jenni Epperson’s book Fashion + Food: Entertaining at Home in Style is available at all National Bookstore and Powerbooks branches.”

Raise the Bar of Yourself

Posted on March 20, 2012 by jenni

Dear PurplePlumFairy.blogspot,

Thank you!!!

Love,

Jenni

Celebrity Stylist and author Ms. Jenni Epperson’s latest book: Fashion + Food Entertaining at Home in Style

I felt some sense of elation when I was invited recently to attend Ms. Jenni Epperson’s book signing held at The Block, SM North Edsa with her book called “Fashion + Food Entertaining at Home“. Whoa, after all this was the same lady I used to stare at from afar at the corner of my desk when I had a short stint at the editorial department of ABS-CBN Publishing office some years back. It was during the time when she was still connected with Chalk Magazine. I could vividly recall how I used to be in awe as I couldn’t help but stare at her in admiration when Ms. Epperson would walk my way. She’s such a picture of elegance, fashion and confidence. Too bad, I never had the chance to speak a word with her back then.

National Bookstore sold Ms. Jenni Epperson's book during the book signing day.

By this time you must have understood my feelings upon receiving an email inviting me to attend her book signing. The first thing you’ll notice with Ms. Epperson was her lithe body frame and her genuine smile. She was one of the warmest people I’ve ever met. She doesn’t even mind talking for hours, she says she could go on and talk forever. And when she talks to you, it’s as if you’ve known each other for years.

Ms. Jenni Epperson proudly shows off her book Fashion + Food Entertaining at Home in Style

During the said book signing, Jenni Epperson reveals her three basic mantras in life: Balancing Life and Fashion, she says these are the stuff that grounds her. She shares: “At the end of the day, I’m still a mom and a wife—family is still my top priority, it is very important to me. So Sunday is like a sacred day for us, it is reserved for my family.”

Here Ms. Epperson gamely chats her adoring fans like they've known each other for years.

“Enjoying life is about living a life in style. Making your dream a reality every single day is making every moment count. This had been my secret to a youthful look. My book is about living in the Now, on how to live your life fully,” she adds.

She explains, “I created this book to empower you guys to change your life [for the better] by simply changing some habits and lifestyle. I do hope you get a copy of my book, it’s really helpful and I’m very proud of this. I worked on this for fifteen months. Inside my book are some of my plate collections, some amazing recipes like Pork Medallion in Peppercorn sauce, it’s really very easy to do but it looks so impressive. My book will help you to learn about minimum effort, maximum impact. You don’t need to become a top chef to make your family dinner happy by creating something special for them.”

Ms. Jenni Epperson is truly a fashion icon.

During the said event, I was also surprised to know that Ms. Epperson is a very domesticated person. She likes porcelain collection of plates. “My dream is to have two walking closet, one for my clothes and another for my collection of plates.”

She even shared a few personal things about her. “I never knew I’d be destined to work with celebrities,” she quips. She was a young lass who hailed from San Pedro, Laguna. “I didn’t know anyone. I didn’t know celebrity or fashion editors. But my work and my passion led me to these people. And I knew my being a fashion stylist also led me in creating this book so that I can share my knowledge with everyone.” Before she knew it, her natural knack for fashion had jump-started her career.

A true fan of Ms. Jenni this young lady gamely pose before my camera.

For someone who had been into blogging for the past 7 years, she says she started out blogging to confront her fear of technology. She’s a traditional writer in newspapers and magazine. And since sharing information is among her many passions, she enjoyed it and vowed to create and write a book one day. “In this life, you’ve got to try a lot of things to know what you really want. Inspiration comes from everyday life. Writing a book had always been part of her bucket list. Then, came my Nuffnang Asia-Pacific Blog Awards Winner for Best Lifestyle Blog. That really was some sort of achievement for me—it’s the Red Carpet for bloggers.”

Ms. Epperson autographs one of the books with her fan.

Ms. Epperson even shared a funny experience when she went to Malaysia for the Nuffnang Asia Pacific Blog Awards.

Jenni Epperson’s Fashion + Food Entertaining at Home in Style is a companion type of book. An inspiring book where one could see the heart and soul of the author. Ms. Epperson shares her thirst for knowledge among her readers. She wants to help turn the negative into optimism. Good vibes + good info = happy life.

Ms. Jenni shows off her fashionably fab shoes.

Ms. Jenni shows off her fashionably fab shoes.Ms. Epperson’s book is all worth it as it is packed with information that bounds to inspire people. “It’s not a picture book.” It is a manual on how to live in style. A feel-good book where the message: Sharing is caring = How to raise the bar for yourself.

Lastly, Ms. Epperson advises the audience to: “Be supportive of your kids. It gives them confidence to be who they are. Keep them empowered, stop being a dictator. Give them tools to become good individuals. Spend time with them and live by example.”

Ms. Jenni Epperson with the author.

A true fan of Ms. Jenni this young lady gamely pose before my camera.In the future, Ms. Epperson wants to have her own fashion line so that she could help a whole lot of people in flattering fashion finds and gaining confidence. But now, I’m telling you that you won’t go wrong with the “little black dress,” every girl must have one.Ms. Jenni Epperson is truly a fashion icon.Here Ms. Epperson gamely chats her adoring fans like they’ve known each other for years.Ms. Epperson autographs one of the books with her fan. I went home that night happy, as I’ve absorbed all the positivity of Ms. Epperson and in knowing that she could be just as regular as me, and with her down-to-earth disposition and friendly demeanor, these reasons made me admire her even more!

Go and grab Ms. Jenni Epperson’s Fashion + Food Entertaining at Home in Style at all National Book Sookstore and Powerbooks nationwide.

JENNIration + YouTube

Posted on January 11, 2012 by jenni

From @chippiestweet:

“hi @jenniepperson I GOT YOUR BOOK! omg! i’m so excited! i also made a youtube video too. lol ”

Here’s @chippiestweet video:

Dear @chippiestweet,

This is the first time that an amazing reader has done a video for me! I lav et!!!

Kakaaliw all your details about getting my book! I really appreciate all your effort! BRAVO!

Hope you’ll make meals and memories with your family using my book! Enjoy!

Dear JENNIration,

Keep your Twitpics/YFrog/Lockerz and videos coming! Will surely post them on my site!

Luto-Lutuan

Posted on January 6, 2012 by jenni

I’ve only posted to slow cooker recipes and bam! Some of you’ve guys already tried them already! Love that!

Will post more slow cooker recipes soon!

Here are some of my amazing readers who are the Best in “Luto-lutuan” (dahil walang involve na pagluluto, haha!):

From @Egarivera:

“@JenniEpperson Cooked roast beef again using your recipe! Patok sa family! Thank you! http://twitpic.com/7q7nqg”

Dear @Egarivera,

Panalo! Keep on making meals and memories with your family!
My slow cooker: roast beef recipe here: http://www.jenniepperson.com/food/slow-cooker-roast-beef/

JenniEpperson+Jenniration+AmazingReaders

Slow cooker: roast beef

From @ka_chewy:

“Beef bourguignon when left it in the slow cooker last night. Inspired by @jenniepperson’s recipe. yfrog.com/kh5wgrbj“

Dear @Ka_chewy,
Mabilis ka pa sa alas quatro! Haha! As in, kakablog ko pa lang, handa na ang beef buorguignon mo! Love it! LOL! Thank you for the photos!

@ka_chewy: Beef bourguignon after 8hrs! It’s kinda light-colored, maybe bec I used Rose wine. @jenniepperson yfrog.com/obf7eucj

@ka_chewy: "flavor's not too strong as when using red wine (tried w/ red wine dati). Pero ok naman. thanks for sharing your recipe. "

Dear @ka_chewy,

Bawal ang pasaway. Haha! Yan na nga ang sinansabi ko, use red wine… wag rosé. Pero dahil I’m all for saving, OK na rin yan! Next time, use red wine, OK?:D

From @ohhthatbytin:

She blogged: Healthy food naman. A talk with an organic farm owner gave a ‘lil health scare on me. I’m now reviewing our grocery list & menu board. Unfortunately, it’s not that easy to do the switch & go full organic since it’ll put more than a dent on our grocery budget! Anyway, for starters I did a veggie pasta inspired by Jenni’s Vegetarian Spaghetti Bolognese (click for recipe). Super easy & delicious! Plus, I’m sort of cleaning our ref narin so I needed to chop them all before due date hehehe.. It’s also my first time na mag-tadtad (Tagalog for “to chop finely”), ohh how I miss our maids! (Joke! Carry lang naman…) I love pasta nights!

Vegetarian Bolognese

Dear @ohhthatbytin,

Thank you for blogging about my recipe!

It was a good idea to also use the spiral pasta to scoop up all the sauce! Bravo!

New JENNIration

Posted on January 4, 2012 by jenni

First of all, I’d like to thank everyone who tagged me their photos again on Twitter!

Thank you for sending in all your Twitpic/Yfrog/Lockerz/Pic/Instagram photos! It is my pleasure to post them on my blog! I’m grateful for everyone who bought my book and took time in doing mini pictorials with it! You guys are the best!

From @shahanigania:

“@JenniEpperson Hindi ko nasilayan ang #2011 pero at least nakasalubong kita sa mall!:)Congrats mother for the success! pic.twitter.com/zvGDs0R6″

Shahani!!! Tawang-tawa ako dito! LOL! Thank you GloriousPopStar for the photo! Very militar lang ang peg! Bagay tayo! Haha!

JenniEpperson+AmazingReaders+Fashion+Food

Shahani Gania and ang mahiwgang

From @patph81:

“Miss @JenniEpperson, are you really this tall? I saw your standee in NBS G5. ”

Thanks @patph81 for your phone-in question! Haha! I think the standee is a bit taller than me.

Like Converse, my standee is EVERYWHERE! LOL

From @yraritzy:

“@JenniEpperson twitpic.com/806qzs so in ♡ with your book…. Thanks for sharing….. ”

Hi @yraritzy!
Love the short hair, love the photo, love that you got my book! Thanks!

Best smile!

From @itshappymom:

“A super inspiring & educational book. I Learned much. Officially addicted to @JenniEpperson Super LoveS! Want more! http://pic.twitter.com/ot3RjazX

Ganda ng photos! Love the short hair and fenk tank top! Haha! Thank you! Enjoy the book!

Walang tulugan!

From @jadomingo:

“Great book! A little bit of everything ü @JenniEpperson instagr.am/p/ci32B/“

It’s got everything but the kitchen sink! Haha!

What a lovely face!

Uhm, sorry!!! I can’t find the link to this particular photo. Please tag me again on Twitter! Thanks!

Hi! Please tag me again on twitter!

From @maxysoph:

“@JenniEpperson here you go.. approve si Mister! mapapaaga ang VALENTINES namin ni ONE.. haha! HNY! pic.twitter.com/irSw71ih“

Dear @maxysoph, ikaw na ang best in gaya-gaya! LOL! I love that you’ve been trying my recipes in the book and loving it too! Tuloy n’yo na ang honeymoon ni mister! Haha! Thanks for sending all your photos!

Shrimp Scampi Pasta

How Sweet It Is

Posted on December 27, 2011 by jenni

I have a soft spot for romantic guys. Just like @ericonemusic who tweeted this:

Ang sweet namaaaaan!

@ericonemusic Twitpic of his lovely wife: http://twitpic.com/7z5oo9#

JenniEpperson+AmazingReaders+JENNIration

Mabuhay San Francisco!

Dear Eric,

I hope your wife enjoys the book and if she takes my tips and recipes to heart, ikaw ang makikinabang! Haha!

Wishing you both the best in love and life!

By the Book

Posted on December 27, 2011 by jenni

My “Mentions” timeline is flooded thanks to my amazing readers! I lav et! Kaya lang, di ko mahanap yung ibang nag tag ng Twitpic sa akin. From now on, I will instantly “Favorite” them for easy access. Please tag me again on Twitter so I can blog about it. Especially those who took photos of the dishes they cooked inspired by my recipes and photos of Team JENNIration holding my book!

Some of my favorite tweets are from @maxysoph, Aiet De la Torre! Here’s why:

Tingnan mo naman, todo lang ako sa pagfavorite ng tweet mo! Haha!

From @maxysoph: @JenniEpperson I guess it went well! Posted some pics in fb!

Love the colorful placemats and toy! What a kyoot kid!

This is too kyoot!!!

Another tweet from @maxysoph: @JenniEpperson and you got a 2-year old fan! Sophiabear… helped. Boys ate it ion 5 mins! twitpic.com/7rp1qi

May pramis 'tong batang 'to!

Ayaw magpaawat ni @maxysoph, tinodo lang nya Twitpic nya! I so lav et!!!

@maxyspoh’s latest tweet: @maxysoph I hosted this year’s kada reunion. Cooked @JenniEpperson‘s puttanesca (Christmas Pasta). I’m glad they loved it!!!! twitpic.com/7z3g2z

Grabe, carb loading!!! Haha! Go ahead, indulge this holiday! What a happy group of friends!

Here’s a sneak peek at my Christmas Pasta recipe in my book:

Fashion + Food: Entertaining at Home in Style

Thanks for all the Twitpic! Kinikilig ako!

Awesome Sauce

Posted on December 27, 2011 by jenni

From: @sweetsalmonpink, Krystle Ngo

@JenniEpperson Vegetarian Spaghetti Bolognese ala Jenni! I used Penne lang yfrog.com/odgvnxnj

Vegetarian Bolognese

Dear @sweetsalmonpink,

Wow! Spotted: mushrooms! I love that you did your own variation of my recipe! The sauce looks creamy too!

Thanks for the Twitpic!

Name that Twitpic

Posted on December 27, 2011 by jenni

OMG. I cannot find the Twitter accounts of those who tagged me these photos. I grabbed the the photo then forgot to “Favorite” them. I’m sorry!!!

Whoever you are, please tag me on Twitter or leave a message on my comments box so I can credit you.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you!

A kind reader posted her/his version of my Halloween Brownies Twitpic:

EDIT: Thank you @LadyInPinkTee for your quick reply!

From @LadyInPinkTee: Another dessert in the house. Halloween Brownies c/o @JenniEpperson & @AryannaEpperson. Recipe at http://jenniepperson.com

OMG. The choco fudge is a good idea!

A Twitter follower posted his/her version of my frittata!

Hmm... Im curious, what's in it?

I know this photo is just recent but for the life of me, I can’t seem to locate it in my “Mentions” timeline. Ugh.

What dish is this?

Thanks guys!!! I promise to “Favorite” your Twitpic the next time!

Makeup Muse

Posted on September 26, 2011 by jenni

I received a DM on Twitter last week about a surprise from one of my readers, Say Tioco. Say was one of my “Jennirosity Day” winners (iPhone 4 giveaway). I started following her on Twitter after reading her experience when she won my iPhone 4 giveaway. I also discovered that she is passionate about makeup! Fab.

Like me, she is a prolific blogger (read: atatey magblog! LOL)! Grabe lang s’ya sa sharing is caring department with her makeup tutorials on youtube!

Thank you Say for this wonderful surprise! I love the “Smokey Manoloto” emias (makeup in gay linggo)! Kuwang-kuwa mo!

From: @saytioco “NEW VIDEO: Wearable Makeup Inspired by the fabulous @JenniEpperson. I hope you like this surprise Jenni! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cwAUJGYaRA“

Wow! You made putting on makeup so easy! I lav et! Magaya nga ito! Haha!

Say, you need to teach me how to edit videos for youtube!