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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: Pumpkin Chocolate Toffee Coffee Cake

September 22, 2012 by Anna 10 Comments

SATURDAY SWEETS: Pumpkin Chocolate Toffee Coffee Cake

Ok, I give in. All the pumpkin recipes circling the blogging world and covering Pinterest make my head spin…and make me very, very hungry.  I’m not much of a bandwagon jumper, but this is definitely one of those times I am happy to follow the crowd – it’s a smart crowd.  It’s time to break […]

Filed Under: Desserts & Candy Tagged With: baking, Martha Stewart recipe, pumpkin cake, pumpkin chocolate chip cake, pumpkin coffee cake, pumpkin toffee cake, recipe, Saturday sweets, snacking cake

Basic Homemade Granola

September 21, 2012 by Anna 17 Comments

Basic Homemade Granola

I used to be a honey-hater. Turns out I was buying the wrong honey, and getting the wrong impression from those horrid yellow and black fuzzy jackets.  Don’t judge a book by it’s fashion, I suppose.  Something like that. When you’re incubating a small one and want it to come out with all the appropriate […]

Filed Under: Gluten Free, Reader Favourites Tagged With: baking, basic granola, coconut granola, healthy snacks, homemade granola, recipe

Thankful

September 19, 2012 by Anna 3 Comments

Thankful

We’re back from an amazing extended weekend of much-needed holidays and, while that means a week of playing catch-up lies ahead, there is so much to be thankful for. Healthy, happy kids who love me and each other. A baby who has figured out how to turn head down and is now growing well and […]

Filed Under: Monday Moments Tagged With: family, life, personal, summer

Saturday Sweets: Lightning McQueen Car Cupcakes

September 15, 2012 by Anna 12 Comments

Saturday Sweets: Lightning McQueen Car Cupcakes

Thanks so much for following along with muffin week!! To top it off we have an extra special kind of muffin – THE CUPCAKE. I love birthday cake and cupcakes, and it is one of the few scents and flavours I crave when pregnant, so I was thrilled to have an opportunity to make (and eat) some! […]

Filed Under: Desserts & Candy Tagged With: baking, birthday cake, Cars cupcakes, easy cupcake ideas for kids, funfetti cupcakes, Lightning McQueen cupcakes, recipe

Glazed Lemon Blueberry Muffins

September 14, 2012 by Anna 8 Comments

Glazed Lemon Blueberry Muffins

Yesterday my little man turned TWO! I can honestly hardly believe it, and at the same time I can’t believe he hasn’t been two for ages. I can hardly believe it because I feel like I missed most of his first year and a bit in a blur of us not really getting along or […]

Filed Under: Muffins, Scones & Quick Breads Tagged With: baking, breakfast, doughnut muffins, glazed muffins, lemon blueberry, muffin recipe

Vanilla Chocolate Chip Muffins

September 10, 2012 by Anna 10 Comments

Vanilla Chocolate Chip Muffins

  I think it’s high time we had a theme week here at Hidden Ponies! We almost had a breakfast theme going, but it was never quite official or quite consistent – so welcome to official MUFFIN WEEK!  An official name means good things are sure to follow :) Today’s muffin recipe is a simple […]

Filed Under: Monday Moments Tagged With: breakfast, chocolate chip muffins, cookie dough muffins, muffin recipe, vanilla muffins

Peanut Butter Oreo Ice Cream Pie

September 8, 2012 by Anna 27 Comments

Peanut Butter Oreo Ice Cream Pie

Sometimes you come across a recipe you know is bound to become a stand-by for many years of parties to come.  Enjoyed by kids and adults alike at a Labour Day barbecue, this “pie” is impressive to look at, and ridiculously easy to throw together.  I imagine my kids will be asking for this for […]

Filed Under: Desserts & Candy, Reader Favourites Tagged With: easy dessert recipe, homemade ice cream pie, no bake desserts, oreos, peanut butter, sweetened condensed milk

Mason Jar Display Wall – Take 2

September 7, 2012 by Anna 10 Comments

Mason Jar Display Wall – Take 2

Remember when I thought it would be such a good idea to plant my herbs in mason jars and hang them on my walls? Yeah. I should’ve realized that you don’t put some things where the sun don’t shine and expect them to thrive. Long story short, the herbs moved to my kitchen windowsill, where […]

Filed Under: Monday Moments Tagged With: craft supply storage, decorating, diy, uses for mason jars

Carrot Lentil Soup

September 5, 2012 by Anna 23 Comments

Carrot Lentil Soup

Yesterday I went to my first day of school, for about the 30th time, and it was as good as ever, even if I was showing up in a minivan.  I absolutely love fresh, clean, lined paper, new pens that flow smoothly over the page, and the slightly overwhelmed feeling I get when I look […]

Filed Under: Gluten Free, Soups & Salads Tagged With: carrot lentil soup, carrot soup, gluten free soup, healthy, red lentils

First on the First: Cantaloupe Peach Soup with Blackberry Drizzle

September 1, 2012 by Anna 10 Comments

First on the First: Cantaloupe Peach Soup with Blackberry Drizzle

I pride myself on being pretty good at grammar and spelling, and years of avid reading mean there aren’t many words I haven’t come across and have at least an inkling of how to spell. “Cantaloupe”, apparently, is not a word that authors use often.  And I don’t think the handwritten signs at grocery stores […]

Filed Under: Soups & Salads Tagged With: appetizer, blackberry puree, cantaloupe peach soup, chilled cantaloupe soup, cold soup, home, pureed soup, recipe, summer entertaining

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