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It’s been almost a year since I was getting ready to move in with my parents for a few months. Despite missing Carl and being pretty nauseously newly pregnant, those were really good months, and the kids still regularly ask when we can go visit for “12 years” (12 weeks) again. Recipes like this are […]
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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Warm Cheesy Blueberry Dip
Because hot, cheesy dips are something I could happily eat every single day (but probably shouldn’t), I think about them a lot. What to add to the cheese, how much cheese, what kinds of cheese, what to dunk in the cheese…you get the idea. Today on The Lydia Life I’m sharing a hot cheesy dip […]
Cranberry Chocolate Chip Muffins
Breakfast doesn’t get much better than this. This is the time of year when you need to buy scads of fresh cranberries and squirrel them away in your freezer for the rest of the year, to make things like Cranberry Lemon Scones, Cranberry Orange Sweet Rolls, Cranberry Sauce Oat Bars, and these-here muffins. My 6-year-old isn’t […]
Monday Moments: Kids’ Art Edition
It’s been too long since I presented an onslaught of kids’ art. About a day after turning 4 last month, Kristopher, who has never shown the slightest interest in picking up a pen despite knowing all his letters and how to spell his name in song, suddenly announced, “I think I should probably learn to […]
Pumpkin Chocolate Cheesecake
Do you have anything you’d do differently depending if your significant other is watching you? Last week I had to say a few words and accept a little certificate for a writing award at university, and it was a strange thing. I’ve known Carl since Grade 8 and we’ve been through all sorts of things […]
Bacon Sausage Alfredo Pizza
Bacon, sausage, and sweatpants. Two of those things are acceptable for men to like, one not as much. Any guesses on what we’re talking about? You got it – men and sweatpants. Let me state at the outset that I love my husband dearly, and I get the desire for comfort and coziness, I do. […]
Monday Moments: SO many of us
Adding one more baby can sure make a chair seem full. It can sure make a heart feel full too. Another thing that feels full? The laundry basket. Good thing I have such a cute helper who seems pretty thrilled to be part of the family :) This Thanksgiving, I have so many reasons to give […]
Chewy Pumpkin S’mores Cookies
I was going to go easy on the pumpkin this year, I really was. But you know how pumpkin is, right? You use some and there’s some left, so you find another recipe you simply must make, but that needs 1/4 cup more pumpkin than what you had left over, so you open some more pumpkin…the cycle […]
Monday Moments: Pumpkin Patchin’
Last week we had one of those perfect sunny, crisp-warm fall days when you just can’t stay inside (and that’s not something I say lightly :)). It was the perfect day to meet a dear friend at the pumpkin patch/apple farm for some fun with pumpkins and a giant bag of honeycrisp apples…apples just don’t […]
Mom’s Recipes: Banana Sheet Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Mom’s here today showing everyone who ever doubted exactly where I got my math skills and love of happy dances from :) Let’s not pretend this cake is anything but an excuse to eat a massive layer of cream cheese frosting and feel ok about it because there’s fruit in the cake. Also, before we […]
