Facebook
Google Plus
Pinterest
Twitter
Growing up, my mom would sometimes make cute little sugar-coated peanut butter cookies with chocolate Hershey’s kisses plunked in the middle that we always called simply Happy Cookies. I was feeling in a bit of a funk for awhile this fall, and felt my cookies could use a bit of happy injected into them. Since […]
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.
Find more about me on:
Monday Moments: Birthday Month
As soon as we turn the calendar to November, Theo and I celebrate birthdays! This boy continues to light up my life with his creative mind, sparkling eyes and enthusiasm over the smallest things. He is enjoying school so much more these days, reading fluently, and his teacher told me he included a sincere, […]
Mushroom Barley Soup
Soup season is here! While I believe in soup for every season, my family is less on board, so I get my main soup fix in the fall and winter. My sister Sarah shared this soup in our family cookbook about 3 or 4 years ago, and I have finally become enough of a mushroom-liker […]
Monday Moments: Tiger
After 2+ years blissfully pet-free, this little lady has wandered into our lives. After hearing her story, and knowing how much my kids love cats, we had to take her in last week and she’s quickly won everyone over. Deciding on a name everyone could agree on proved impossible, so we stuck with Tiger, which […]
Beef & Broccoli Teriyaki (Freezer meal!)
With the number of kids home on a daily basis slowly dwindling, I’m trying to use my time more wisely when they’re away. I think I’m easing out of the stage where someone needs something all the time, and easing into a stage with a bit more time to actually get things done beyond the […]
Slow Cooker Tandoori Chicken (Freezer Meal!)
I’ve been on a bit of a freezer meal quest lately, determined to find things that are easy to make ahead, and still taste good cooked from frozen. A huge part of this is being willing to make freezer meals by myself when time presents itself. This means NOT waiting for a sister or friend […]
Monday Moments: Happy September!
I feel like I should say happy new year – that’s what September always feels like to me! While I love the slow mornings and relaxed pace of summer, I also love routine, and September holds the promise of established routines, rhythms, and rest that I come to crave by the end of August. That, […]
Homemade Breakfast Sausage Patties
Breakfast sausage is one of those things that has always given me the heebie jeebies. It just has such a weird smell, such questionable ingredients, such an unappealing shape. But for some reason my family loves them, and they’re one of the few things I buy occasionally, but refuse to eat. But then I got […]
Monday Moments: Five
This kid. He’s all in, all the time. He has a memory like a steel trap, and loves to discuss the deep theological things of life in a way I’ve never experienced in a kid, and rarely in an adult. He keeps me on my toes and in continual prayer, and has been instrumental in […]
Monday Moments: Summer So Far
The end of summer is already looming, and I’m so behind at documenting it! Photo dump warning comin’ atcha :) We’ve mostly been home doing local things…blackberry picking, swimming lessons, visiting the water park, regular parks, the library, visiting friends for brunch, pool, and beach days, and plenty of downtime with reading, games, breaking up […]
