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Remember about 4 months ago when this wonderful little face made its appearance in our family? It kind of seems like yesterday, so I’m not really sure where 4 months of time have gone, and I wish I could just make time pause for a year or two while I enjoy this fleeting, achingly beautiful newborn stage. One […]
About Anna
I believe in God, the power of optimism, and the ability of food to bring people together. I love to share everyday homemade food with family and friends (and the internetz)! I love cheese, proper grammar, an organized house, dark chocolate, my husband, and my 5 sweet kids.
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Peanut Butter & Jam Oat Breakfast Bars
It is truly astounding how much I hate babysitting. I love my own children with an intense, unending, smothering love and literally never get tired of the blessing of getting to stay home with them. But, schedule me to be in a room with 10+ children, such as in our church nursery, and I literally […]
New Year, So Some Goals
There’s nothing more fun than a good bunch of goals, is there? DREAMS! PLANS! LISTS! I know I’ll never do everything I write on my lists or even half the things I think in my head, but that sure doesn’t dim my enjoyment of the process, or the trying. I’d been meaning to sit down […]
Top 10 Recipes of 2014
Tis the season for looking back, looking forward, looking inward and looking upward. The backdrop for so much of this activity, as for so many of life’s moments, is food. Again this year in our home we’ve been blessed with an incredible abundance of good food, and eaten our way through ups, downs, and everyday […]
Merry Christmas!
From my family to yours, wishing you a very merry Christmas and happy new year! May you all find peace, love and the abiding joy only God can bring in the holiday season and beyond.
Monday Moments: Games Night
Carl and I are both fans of games, and we want to instill that love in our children because family game nights should be in everyone’s future, right? Trouble is, I have terrible patience with adults who aren’t quick at taking their turns and keeping the game moving. It turns out this impatience extends to playing […]
Roasted Vegetable Medley with Bacon
Does anyone else find themselves already craving the veggies we know we’re all gonna be putting on our meal plans come New Years resolution time? I love my sweets as much as the next gal (ok, probably considerably more) but the balance gets a little off at this time of year. I’ve eaten Nanaimo bars for breakfast, […]
Chewy Gingerbread White Chocolate Blondies
I feel like you probably think I’m the “homemade gift giving” type. Truth is, we eat pretty much everything I make ourselves, and not just because I’m terrible at sharing. I have an unending fear of giving someone an edible gift with a hair in it, a very real possibility 3.5 months post-baby. Also, the […]
Monday Moments
Some things don’t immediately seem like the best idea. Exersaucers full of offensively bright colours, blaring sounds, and surprising rattles, for instance. What have you done to me, Mother? Other things are obviously very good ideas. Bake exchanges with amazing baker friends, for instance. You survey those snacks and imagine what “sugar” could possibly taste like, […]
Creamy Garlic Chicken with Bacon Alfredo
Say what?! I went and took a picture of a dinner recipe, which means you know you need to make it. If you like pasta, that is. I hosted a bake exchange last night that resulted in 12 kinds of amazingness in my freezer that I’m trying not to think about so it will last longer than […]
