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A long title because you need to know two things: lots of chocolate, plus chips of salted caramel. Gemma informed me on a recent Thursday that the following day was a bake sale at school, for which her class was responsible for the baking. To be fair, the school probably did notify me on Monday, […]
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: Worth remembering
These updates used to be my very favourite posts to write, knowing I’d have them to look back on and remember so many little things I would have otherwise forgotten about the different stages we walk through as a family. But lately I find I don’t take out my camera enough, or the things they […]
Cinnamon Muffins
A couple weeks ago, I played basketball in a friendly moms vs. daughters game (moms won ;)), and the next day I was feeeeeeling it in a few aging muscles! Playing basketball on our little backyard pad is one thing, running up and down a court with multiple other slightly aggressive people in your space […]
Vanilla Chocolate Chip Sugar Cookies
I have a major weakness for big, fluffy, vanilla chocolate chip muffins, available at many bakeries and grocery stores to tempt me, basically cupcakes without the icing. The other day, all I wanted was a cookie that tasted like those muffins. I took into account my love for soft and chewy funfetti sugar cookies and […]
Easy Everyday Meatloaf (with Freezer Meal option!)
A loaf of meat. Really, we have such good names for so many things, but for this we only have meatloaf? I don’t think that’s a word that inspires excitement in anyone. Well, except my kids, obviously, or we wouldn’t be here right now saying weird words to each other. Meatloaf, aka the dinner now […]
Homemade Taco Seasoning
Where does the time go? I seem to have time to try new recipes, but no time to tell you about them. We need to get to those Greek nachos I shared on Instagram, and the perfect chocolatey sea salted-caramelly cookies we just made for a school bake sale, not to mention I’ve found the […]
Monday Moments: A Decade
I’m not one for big new year’s eve parties, much to Carl’s dismay. I love a quiet night of conversation, maybe a game or two, definitely sweatpants and a glass of wine. It doesn’t always happen, but this year I got my wish :) And call me cheesy, but I love a good notebook and […]
Monday Moments: Three
Before we can talk about Christmas, we need to talk about Jack! This easygoing blondie turned 3 this weekend and couldn’t have been happier about it. His cake even got a kiss :) I love this age…he’s talking a mile a minute, developing interests of his own, knows his alphabet and a hundred songs, and […]
Honey Soy Chicken Lettuce Cups
My oldest friends (time-wise, not age-wise) live just under an hour away from me, and there’s a handy restaurant right off the highway pretty much smack dab in the middle between us. We often meet there for shared appies and dessert, and one dish that almost always makes its way to us is lettuce cups […]
Easy Two-Hour Homemade Rolls
Last year I recommitted to a previous failed resolution: learn to make good homemade rolls, and make them (almost) every time I need buns. The bun quest is over for me, in the nick of time before it’s time to make resolutions again! Check these beauties owwwwt. In hindsight I should’ve started in the trustworthy […]
