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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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Saturday Sweets: Lemon Almond Tarts
Being the first of the month, I should be posting an exciting new kitchen challenge tackled this month. Sadly, the requisite steamed buns (aka bao) didn’t happen, with moving and reorganizing and realizing I needed special equipment. But these sweet little almond tarts more than make up for it! I debated for awhile on what […]
Baked Ham & White Bean Taquitos
I come from a land of sun and rain and moderate temperatures, and I have to admit that the sojourn at my parents’ home in far-from-temperate Ontario is kicking my butt a little. We all have dry, chapped skin and a bad case of the whines when the snow blows into our faces at so […]
Monday Moments
See that little boy blue running for home? It seems like such a good idea, playing in the snow, but it’s hard being knee-high to a grasshopper in these conditions. Wearing mostly everything he owns, he sallies bravely forth. The path ahead looks manageable, yes? Oh dear. Off the beaten path looks challenging, and a […]
Saturday Sweets: Sugar Cookie Bars
I love sugar cookies intensely. Sadly, I feel almost as intensely about my dislike of rolling out dough and cutting shapes and decorating individual cookies. I have three littles, so they’re either helping (or hindering) me, or I’m trying to get something done by myself as quickly as possible. Also, they have a thing for sprinkles […]
Barbecue Chicken Melts
This is as easy as it gets. Call yourself a seasoned cook or call yourself a kitchen disaster, there is no way in anywhere I’ve heard of that you can go wrong here. This is how I use up extra buns when they’re not quite fresh enough, how I use up leftover chicken that I […]
Monday Moments
Before we knew we were moving to Ontario, I decided to commit to doing something I always want to do but am always too intimidated to do: host dinner parties. The whole idea scares me, from possibly inviting clashing personalities to the actual planning, prepping, and cooking. I absolutely love the idea in my mind, […]
Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Tart
THREE YEARS, guys. Can you believe it’s been 3 whole years since this little blog began as just another wordpress site? What started as a whim to keep in touch with family and friends far and wide has grown into something I schedule into my weeks and look forward to spending time on. I’m a […]
Pumpkin Almond Granola
Remember in November when you wanted to gag at the sight of yet another pumpkin recipe? Yeah, me too. I got into pumpkin late this year because I was just so sick of all the pumpkin featured in every possible baked or cooked good. I made my tried and true pumpkin recipes but revolted on […]
Monday Moments
We made it to my parents’ house last week and the Dreaded Day of Travel (me + 3 kids aged 5 and under, en route from 4 a.m. until 4 p.m.) really couldn’t have gone better – the kids were cheerful, obliging troopers, and we even arrived a few minutes ahead of schedule. Now that […]
