by Anna | Aug 17, 2016 | at (in)courage, recipes
Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert. The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty...
by Anna | Oct 29, 2015 | 31 Days to a Less-Stress Holiday Season, recipes
I made this dish for the first time three years ago. It’s been a harvest season staple ever since! Something about the sweet apples + the tangy cranberries = perfection. It’s extra delicious in the morning with a cup of coffee, or after dinner with a...
by Anna | Oct 25, 2015 | 31 Days to a Less-Stress Holiday Season, recipes
Salty + sweet = perfection, in my book. Add Christmas sprinkles and mint M&M’s… it’s a done deal, folks. This is one of my favorite treats to make. It literally takes minutes, and makes a sweet gift for a friend or teacher, co-worker or neighbor....
by Anna | Oct 23, 2015 | 31 Days to a Less-Stress Holiday Season, recipes
I love my slow-cooker. I love my coffee. I love pumpkin. All wonderful things, please meet in my kitchen. This recipe is absolutely perfect for busy, chilly mornings or evenings after dinner. I love the idea of a special post-dinner coffee drink for Thanksgiving and...
by Anna | Oct 14, 2015 | 31 Days to a Less-Stress Holiday Season, A Moment of Christmas, recipes
Friends. This recipe, right here, is my secret weapon of recipes. One of those that when she inherits the tattered recipe card it lives on, my daughter will already know by heart. It’s the one I bring to potluck brunches, make on the most special holidays, and...
by Anna | Mar 26, 2015 | recipes
Some days are hard. Some days are pretty literally didn’t stop moving, chasing after children hard. Some days are boneweary exhausted, didn’t drink enough water hard. Some days are work isn’t done, riding the hamsterwheel hard. Some days are cry in...
by Anna | Dec 22, 2014 | lifeblog, recipes
It’s Christmas week!! We’ve got Bing Crosby crooning on vinyl, stopping only to swap him out for Nat King Cole. The stockings are hung by the chimney with care, my favorite candles are lit, and twinkle lights have replaced the nightlight in the kids’...
by Anna | Dec 19, 2014 | recipes
Tis the season for this perfectly delicious, lovely nod to Christmas, not overly sweet or noggy loaf! In our house we affectionately call it ‘nog bread’, and after sharing it with you I’ll have to bake a pan of it for our family =) Husby loooves this...
by Anna | Nov 19, 2014 | lifeblog, recipes
Growing up, on special days my mom would pull a tube of refrigerated cinnamon rolls from the fridge and bake them, filling the house with the scent of sweet cinnamon and dough. She made them on every first day of school, Easter and Christmas mornings. That smell...
by Anna | Sep 4, 2014 | recipes
I’m a big fan of egg bakes. I’ve shared versions of egg bakes before (here and here) and I just can’t quit them. And really, what’s to quit? Eggs, cheese, meat… bring it on. Of course when I stumbled onto this recipe in the new Gooseberry...
by Anna | Sep 1, 2014 | Reader Favorites, recipes
It’s September 1st. How did that HAPPEN?! I guess having a baby in late spring kind of adds to the swiftness of summer, but seriously. I’ll miss it, but y’all know how this girl adores autumn. In case you don’t know, it’s a lot. To...
by Jared Rendell | Jul 9, 2014 | recipes
I love my wife’s friends in the computer. You bring her joy, encourage her, give her space to write with a real and sometimes raw freedom, and become her friends outside the computer too. She also gets opportunities to partner with awesome organizations and...