by Anna | Oct 31, 2019 | lifeblog
We’re baaaackkkkk! I know. It’s Halloween. I’m currently frantically making costumes fit over snowsuits (if you live in the Midwest you know what I’m talking about) and handing out candy. . . while waiting for the kids to go to bed so I can...
by Anna | Nov 5, 2014 | lifeblog
Last week I attended the Allume Conference. I hugged friends, went shopping, drank a lot of coffee, laughed until I cried (more than once!), and stayed up talking into the wee hours with dear hearts. I attended workshops and wept my way through keynotes, including the...
by Anna | Nov 13, 2013 | lifeblog
I decided this weekend that during the month of November, I am going to physically prepare for Christmas. Not like the crazy Target lady in the ads (remember her?), but rather my home, my calendar, my shopping list, etc. I want to be able to spend Advent preparing my...
by Anna | Oct 4, 2013 | lifeblog
It’s October. Fall is more than officially here. Which makes my heart pretty much palpitate with joy =) I love, love, love fall {you knew that}! The chill in the air, boot weather arriving, spicy candles burning, fires in the fireplace or a chilly bonfire...
by Anna | Jun 25, 2012 | lifeblog
Tonight I made a gigantic mess of the kitchen. GI-GAN-TIC. I made three recipes from two cookbooks, and steamed veggies to make baby food at the same time. On the stove we had fried chicken going, a pot steaming carrots and then apples, cinnamon apples in another pot,...
by Anna | Jun 8, 2012 | lifeblog
This was a super simple addition to our grilled pork chop supper last week. See, you can make harvest recipes even when it’s 80* outside! =) Asparagus Bundlesfrom the Harvest Table,by Gooseberry Patchone bunch thin asparagus spears, trimmed to 6inches1-2 T....
by Anna | Mar 15, 2012 | lifeblog
When I was featured on the Gooseberry Patch blog almost two years ago, they asked me what my 30 minute go-to meal was. My answer was shrimp scampi! Now I am an early bird reviewer, and we still have scampi a few times a month. It’s so yummy and simple, we love...
by Anna | Mar 12, 2012 | lifeblog
There’s nothing better than down home, country style comfort food. That’s exactly what Gooseberry Patch excels at providing us – tried and true family recipes for delicious meals and sides, sweet treats and beverages. The new Meals in Minutes: 10th Anniversary Edition...
by Anna | Sep 18, 2011 | lifeblog
So, I go and post my biggest giveaway ever, have a TON of new friends stop by to enter, and then leave my blog all by it’s lonesome for 5 days. Oops. Here’s the scoop – I was in an out-of-town wedding on Friday, and had to leave for it on Wednesday....