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Aren’t fourth pregnancies supposed to be predictable? I thought by now that maybe, just maybe, I would have this pregnancy thing figured out, but I most assuredly do not. I’m reasonably sure this little one will be the biggest “little” one to date, given its ability to kick me up under the ribs while simultaneously […]
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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Monday Moments: Where is the third one?
I used to think I’d give up on taking everyday pictures by the time the third child came along. But this one provides plenty of reminders to pull out the camera and his love of saying “cheeeese!” makes it even easier. With the first two we never worry when they’re quiet, since it usually just […]
Mom’s Recipes: Japanese Chicken Salad
It’s summertiiiiime and the living is easy…at least if you have a personal chef ;) Summer days are made for light, make-ahead dinners like this gem from my mom, via my big sister. Moms and big sisters know all the secrets, don’t they? You won’t believe how quick and easy this tasty chicken cabbage salad […]
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Squares
We’re in trauma mode over here after family visiting from Australia had to go back to said land down under. My kids got deeply attached to these “new” cousins, and, while I wisely distracted them with fun visits to other cousins immediately following the departure, I neglected to anticipate the sadness that comes with the […]
Monday Moments: Boys Will Be Boys?
My youngest is only my youngest, Lord willing, for one more month, and I’m trying to make sure I spend the time enjoying all his craziness while working on toning down his increasingly screechy and demanding “MOOOOoooom!” when he wants something. Now if I could just manage to take less-blurry pictures to commemorate this stage, […]
Zucchini Muffins
You can find zucchini in just about everything right now, from cookies and cakes to lasagnas and salads. While I applaud the use of zucchini in just about everything, the most important recipes are still the classics. I don’t care how good a spiralized pickled dehydrated quinoa zucchini salad you can make and call it […]
Elevated Toast: Bruschetta Round-Up
A long loaf of baguette is one thing I virtually always have in my freezer for last minute guests. Not because I want to hand them a long loaf and call it hospitality, but because that long loaf can be sliced up and transformed into approximately three hundred and forty seven different appetizers, or it […]
Monday Moments: Boys’ Day Out
While Carl and Gemma were away in Saskatoon having the time of their lives (seriously, they were), I figured we better have some fun back in our B.C. oven too. My iron has been kicking in like nobody’s business since I self-diagnosed a need to triple the recommended dose, and my energy levels are soaring […]
Mom’s Recipes: Tomato Basil Chicken Casserole
It’s been too long since I posted a must-make dinner recipe, hasn’t it? It could be because I don’t like to cook actual dinners when the weather gets hot, or because my baby is getting so big it is making my stomach too small to care much about whole meals and increasing my personal body heat […]
Strawberry Oat Bars (with Strawberry Chia Jam)
While I’m still just as obsessed with chocolate as ever, I’m eating berries in at least equal amounts while the gettin’s good. But fresh berries don’t last forever, and sometimes you need to use a bunch quickly or risk crossing that fine line between sooooo juicy and sweet and ewwww gross my finger just went […]
