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IrelandJessica Braun's cooking rut meets an unexpectedly bean-free pantry
Her Disney-trip unpacking vlog makes room for a bedroom refresh, egg salad and a six-book catch-up.
Jessica Braun
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VLOG: Makeup I traveled with, Wayfair finds, Book Chat x6, Coke Zero *Holiday Vanilla*
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- 0:00Jessica unpacks the makeup she took on her family trip to Disney.
- 5:55A Wayfair-sponsored bedroom refresh replaces curtains and rods without replacing the furniture.
- 12:00She prepares slow-cooker street corn and chicken chowder after discovering she has no black beans.
- 13:33Egg salad with mayo, Dijon mustard and relish becomes breakfast on toast.
- 15:40A grocery-store find leads to a Holiday Creamy Vanilla Coke Zero taste test.
- 16:41The six-book catch-up begins, including The Goldfinch and The Housemaid.
What does Jessica Braun cook when she doesn't feel like cooking? A slow-cooker street corn and chicken chowder, even after discovering that the black beans have run out. That small pantry surprise became a recurring topic in the comments, alongside viewers sharing their own fallback dinners: breakfast, casserole and, naturally, takeout.
The vlog was the most watched of Jessica's four uploads this week, reaching roughly 50,000 views. It starts with the makeup that earned space in her Disney-trip travel bag, then moves into a bedroom refresh with a firm boundary: no new furniture. Curtains, replacement rods and a textured lamp do the updating instead. That section is sponsored by Wayfair.
It's a particularly domestic mix, with egg salad on toast, a vanilla soda taste test and a substantial book chat after a reading rut. Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch and Freida McFadden's The Housemaid are among the reads on the desk. By the close, Jessica says a grocery trip has helped her feel inspired to look up recipes and meal-plan again.
Makeup supplies the week's other thread. "SEPHORA Savings Event Haul + Try On ...What I Picked Up + Thoughts" is drawing the most daily views right now, while her travel-bag test and the slightly older "Repurchase or Pass? *53* quick reviews on Beauty, Skincare & Makeup I've finished!" also remain busy.
Across the channel, daily viewing is about double its usual level, although the subscriber count edged down over the week. Her weekly views sit between Lydia Elise Millen's larger total and Amelia Liana's smaller one. For Jessica, the week's recurring question is practical rather than glamorous: what deserves a place in the makeup bag, and what can become dinner when enthusiasm is running low?
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The egg slicer flip! Why have never thought of that lol? Thank you for the tip!
@laurabaca8001See it on YouTubeI wasn't in the mood to cook last night. I threw together a childhood staple, tater tot casserole. Nostalgic!
@rosed6521See it on YouTubeWhen I don’t want to cook I make breakfast
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I highly recommend having egg salad on a croissant!
@amandadesroches2546See it on YouTubeOur go to “dinner when we don’t want to cook” is Brothy beans. In a pot you simmer butter beans in broth of choice then serve over rice with a spoonful of pesto and a little lemon juice. We like it because we use microwave rice so start to finish it’s like 5 min to make everything.
@MeggMegsSee it on YouTubeWhat I cook when I don’t want to cook…Domino’s!!! 🍕😂
@BunnykimsSee it on YouTube29:17 Jess, I want you to know that a lot of the time YOU are my inspiration! Thank you for being you! 😊
Take care and God bless!! 🙏@ambermullins6158See it on YouTubeI’m sorry did you say you ran out of BEANS!!!! I never thought I’d see the day the Braun household would be out of beans! Iykyk 😂
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Which condiment does Jessica add to her egg salad alongside mayo and relish?
Jessica uses Dijon mustard in the egg salad she eats on toast.