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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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Here are my most recent posts

Monday Moments

March 25, 2013 by Anna 3 Comments

Monday Moments

While Theo and his siblings continue to be completely enamoured with each other, I’m definitely seeing the not-too-distant future where the little guy becomes a source of frustration to his brother and sister. He can only roll one direction so far, but that doesn’t stop him from inching his way around the entire room, looking for a […]

Filed Under: Monday Moments Tagged With: home, kids, Monday moments

FASHION FRIDAY: A Treasure Hunt and Sequins!

March 22, 2013 by Anna 15 Comments

FASHION FRIDAY: A Treasure Hunt and Sequins!

Today I am SO excited to debut a new feature on the blog!! We’ve been wanting to incorporate fashion in some regular way since the beginning of Hidden Ponies, and now I am so excited to announce that it’s actually happening, and not just in stories about people forgetting their pants. I’m thrilled today to […]

Filed Under: Thoughts Tagged With: etsy, fashion friday, home, the laughing chickadee, thrifting

Best Ever Banana Muffins

March 20, 2013 by Anna 147 Comments

Best Ever Banana Muffins

It’s been too long since I posted a muffin recipe!  I have been on a muffin making BINGE, and, having made every single muffin recipe known to man (ie. every muffin recipe on this blog), I then realized my mom had included a recipe in our family cookbook entitled “Best Ever Banana Muffins” which I […]

Filed Under: Muffins, Scones & Quick Breads, Reader Favourites Tagged With: baking, banana muffins, best banana muffins, breakfast, recipe

Easter Round-Up

March 19, 2013 by Anna 9 Comments

Easter Round-Up

If you’re anything like me, holidays have a way of sneaking up on you.  St. Patrick’s Day?  Yeah, I totally missed that green boat. I am not the blog to follow if you want holiday ideas weeks in advance, or are wondering what National Food Day you should be celebrating.  I make it, I take […]

Filed Under: Reader Favourites Tagged With: baking, creme egg brownies, Easter recipes, Easter round-up, mini egg cookies, poffert

Monday Moments

March 18, 2013 by Anna 1 Comment

Monday Moments

I finally found a way to keep my 2-year-old boy in one place for more than 5 minutes (besides TV) – who would’ve thought painting would be the trick? You don’t generally think it will be a good idea to give paint and paintbrushes to a rambunctious whirlwind, but he’s getting too old to be […]

Filed Under: Monday Moments

Saturday Sweets: Chocolate Cranberry Bliss Cookies

March 16, 2013 by Anna 8 Comments

Saturday Sweets: Chocolate Cranberry Bliss Cookies

It wasn’t too long ago I made some Cranberry Bliss Cookies that I dubbed my favourite cookies so far this year. My parents were here this week so I wanted to make them again, but, finding myself with no white chocolate, I thought I was going to have to change my plans. Enter my 4-year-old helper: […]

Filed Under: Cookies & Bars, Reader Favourites Tagged With: baking, chocolate cream cheese frosting, cookies, cranberry bliss cookies, dried cranberries, recipe

Monday Moments

March 11, 2013 by Anna 4 Comments

Monday Moments

On Fridays I go to university. I’m pretty good at school, to be honest, and I really love it.  But sometimes I take notes on whatever paper is handy in my purse or around my house, and I look reaaaallly professional pulling out Littlest Pet Shop notes in a meeting. But last Friday? We got […]

Filed Under: Monday Moments Tagged With: Monday moments, personal

S’mores Cookies

March 9, 2013 by Anna 19 Comments

S’mores Cookies

Oooooh, cookies. I just never get tired of cookies. Today I’m super excited to share a new favourite cookie recipe with you!  These cookies have it all: a chewy soft cookie, toasty marshmallows, chocolate, and serious cute factor.  While “cute” was a questionable term when I applied it to this meatloaf, it is most certainly […]

Filed Under: Cookies & Bars Tagged With: baking, chocolate kisses, graham cracker cookies, marshmallows, recipe, s'mores cookies

Kid-Friendly Meatloaf

March 6, 2013 by Anna 8 Comments

Kid-Friendly Meatloaf

The things we do for our kids, right? This recipe was inspired when Gemma and I were looking through the Better Homes and Gardens New Junior Cookbook that we had taken out of the library, wondering which recipe to try together. I must confess to never having made meatloaf in close to 7 years of married life. […]

Filed Under: Main Dishes Tagged With: dinner, football shaped meatloaf, home, meatloaf, recipe, weeknight dinner

Monday Moments

March 4, 2013 by Anna 3 Comments

Monday Moments

Sometimes I worry about what Kristopher will do with himself when Gemma heads to school in September.  He already spends much of his day entreating me, “Plaaaay with me!”, his lower lip quivering and eyes filling before I even start to respond, prepared for all-out dramatic hysterics if I say “Not right now”, or some […]

Filed Under: Monday Moments Tagged With: Kristopher, Monday moments, personal

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