Merry Christmas, friends! Since I can’t exactly send you all a Christmas card, I thought I would share it here 🙂 This year has been a doozie for my little family! Lots of crazy-awesome-ridiculous things happened in 2013 including: adding another member to our family, remodeling our kitchen and publishing my ebook all at the same time {!!!} while still somehow staying sane….I think.
We are so grateful for all you loyal readers. You are so supportive and make me want to keep blogging and developing recipes. I love talking with you all on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and all the other forms of social media I have. Keep those comments coming!
1,613 Comments
Karen Chaplin
December 23, 2013 at 9:15 amHi and Merry Christmas and thank you for the fab giveaway
I love your recipes my favorite this Christmas has been the mini peppermint cheesecake cup – so quick and easy to make and get for little fingers as well as big
Keep sharing
Dawn Murphy
December 23, 2013 at 9:15 amWe’re having your chocolate cupcakes with peppermint cream frosting this Christmas. Can’t wait to try them! It will be the first (but not the last) thing I’ve tried from your site. Merry Christmas and thanks for the giveaway!
Stephanie
December 23, 2013 at 9:16 amSouthwest Chicken Chop Salad!!! Yum! Delish! But I really like your blog because you and your family are so darn cute! Sounds like you had a wonderful year! Merry Christmas from me and my 3 Littles! God Bless!
Christina Z
December 23, 2013 at 9:16 amI love your gingerdoodle cookies
renee
December 23, 2013 at 9:16 amBlueberry Almond Scones
Adelia Parker
December 23, 2013 at 9:17 amI love your recipe for the pumpkin Danish. It’s so yummy and so easy to whip together. I usually have all the ingredients so I can make a quick dessert or breakfast.
Yvonny James
December 23, 2013 at 9:17 amI recently made your egg nog pull apart bread because my family loves anything eggnog and they were amazing!!! We all had to wear our stretchy pants!!!! Lol!
Rachelle
December 23, 2013 at 9:17 amDefinitely your recipe for Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Sweet Balsamic Syrup! OHMYDAYS! It’s become my absolute *favorite* way to prepare brussel sprouts. I’m also quite excited to try your Candy Cane Kiss Marshmallow Dip, that I’ll be whipping tomorrow!
Jessica
December 23, 2013 at 9:17 amMerry Christmas!! Tater Tot Casserole was delish 🙂
michelle lenhart
December 23, 2013 at 9:17 amI am new to your site so I have not made any recipes yet! But!!!! I can’t wait to try them! From what I have duscovered in the past few days I love your site already! Merry Christmas!
Joyce Hartley McGary
December 23, 2013 at 9:17 amSo many, but the one I use all the time and my family is nuts for is the cheesy garlic bread. In fact, we are having some with our Christmas dinner. It never lasts long, if I can get it to the table before my oldest granddaughter sees it!.
I do so enjoy all your posts and getting new recipes. I’ve been cooking a really long time and like to try new things. Thanks for sharing all the good ideas and for letting us see a bit of your family. You have two beautiful kiddos.
Merry Christmas!
Della Mae Carter
December 23, 2013 at 9:18 amHello my name is Della i love the egg nog cream pie i have try a lot of your recipe they all was good aim also ways try recipe for something my Birthday is December is 30 i want to got to college for cooking so i can start my on business me and my brother he have been cooking at the age of 14 his facebook page is Norman slowmotion Carter keep posted your recipe they is the bomb we both love you for your you for your hard work. THANK YOU SO FOR YOUR HARD-WORK PS.KEEP IT UP AND POSTED THEM RECIPE YOU GO GIRL YOU ARE THE ROCK OF ANGELS AMEN AND THANK YOU JESUS.
Michelle
December 23, 2013 at 9:18 amYour soft-glazed pumpkin sugar cookies. Yum!
Tara G
December 23, 2013 at 9:19 amI just went gluten free and tried these earlier this month.
Gluten Free Cinnamon Rolls.
I’m not the greatest of bakers but they did the trick to help my craving for sweets.
https://laurenandgordon.net/fast-easy-cinnamon-rolls-gluten-free-giveaway/
Trina Smith
December 23, 2013 at 9:19 amThe ginger doodle cookies are amazing!
Susan
December 23, 2013 at 9:19 amIt was the recipe which brought me to your blog a few days ago: The AMAZING Holiday Cranberry Salsa! It was served at a homeschool Christmas Outreach and Party. EVERYONE was asking who brought it (including me!) and begging for the recipe. An email sent us to your site! What a find! Thank you!
Jeannie
December 23, 2013 at 9:19 amMerry Christmas! I am making your egg nog pull apart bread today for our Christmas celebration tomorrow so that is my favorite recipe of the moment!!! Would love to win your recipe book almost as much as the ipad!
Mary Harris
December 23, 2013 at 9:20 amThe sausage and corn chowder was delicious! I am trying the Bang Bang Chicken over the holidays! Can’t wait! Love your site!
Brandi Waits
December 23, 2013 at 9:20 amYour Cinnamon Rolls & Southwest Chicken Chop Salad! Merry Christmas to y’all!
Sharon Lachendro
December 23, 2013 at 9:20 amI haven’t made them yet but tomorrow I will be making your no-bake peppermint cheesecake tartlets 🙂
Cheri Grove-Klinka
December 23, 2013 at 9:20 amLove your BANG BANG chicken! Happy Holidays!
Jennie Wilson
December 23, 2013 at 9:20 amI have made several (I have lost count) but my favorite (lately) has been the Cheesy-Stuffed Garlic Butter Crescents. I loooooove crescents and I adore cheese, so cheese stuffed inside something and baked into a heavenly warm and gooey anything is a winner for me. MmmmmMMMmmmmm……..cheese………
Randi Silvey
December 23, 2013 at 9:21 amthe chocolate cookies with peanut butter chips plus others in the past i can’t remember right now
Athena R
December 23, 2013 at 9:22 amYour soft and chewy gingerbread bars are on my list..yum.
lavinia
December 23, 2013 at 9:22 amI made the “Healthier Beef Stroganoff” and my bf and I LOVED it last week. (Esp my bf who is extremely picky at the thought of extra veggies and whole wheat pasta) Thanks for sharing your recipes ! Have a wonderful Holidays!
Andrea B.
December 23, 2013 at 9:22 amOpen Faced Croque Monsieurs! Fabulous. All of my kids loved them. Thank you for your glorious blog. You’ve helped fill my Pinterest recipe board! Lol
Kristi C.
December 23, 2013 at 9:22 amThe lemon crinkle cookies but I love you site and check it daily for all your recipes and ideas, it’s amazing!
Sandra Henslee
December 23, 2013 at 9:22 amI like your Chicken Nachos and many others!
Erika
December 23, 2013 at 9:23 amSince the discovery of your site a couple years ago, Ive made a lot of things and they have always turned out great. Once and a while I will get a text from my friend out of town saying “Whoa check out Lauren’s Latest today!! You must make that”.
I work with Special Needs children at a high school, one student loves baking and needed to make cookies for a little Christmas Party. I used your CANDY CANE CRINKLE COOKIES….WOW everyone loved them I had to hide some in the freezer so some would make it to the party. The recipe was easy enough and didn’t have a ton of ingredients my student was able to following the recipe easily and have amazing results.
Stephanie B
December 23, 2013 at 9:24 amMy kids love fancy drinks and I love trying out new fun recipes. We recently did the Christmas Mocktails (without sugar rims this time) and they loved them. I have a bazillion of your recipes pinned and/or saved in an electronic recipe file on my ‘someday’ shelf. Unfortunately, that shelf keeps growing, but I do plan to try the mini peppermint cream white chocolate cheesecake tarts soon, too. 🙂 Even if I can’t say the whole name without stuttering over it once or twice. 🙂
Sharon Markey
December 23, 2013 at 9:24 amLove all your recipes, but if I had to pick our favorite, it would be the mushroom risotto.
Vicky Shepard
December 23, 2013 at 9:24 amI made the eggnog cream pie! Yummy! I used fresh whipped cream!
Melinda Shapro
December 23, 2013 at 9:25 amI’m always looking for another way to make potatoes (my fav side dish). I loved your homemade take on funeral potatoes with your Creamy Cheesy Bacon & Potato Casserole recipe. It was a huge hit!
Maressa
December 23, 2013 at 9:25 amPerfect Chocolate Cupcakes with Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting, choclate + mint = my favorite!!
Lisa
December 23, 2013 at 9:26 amHI Lauren! I haven’t made any recipes from your site (yet!). I just started following you recently on FB and the blog. I haven’t had time to try ANY new recipes from anywhere with the craziness of the holidays and life in general. The Peanut Butter Toffee Cookies look delicious though!
Angela Aceves
December 23, 2013 at 9:26 amI have tried your candy cane crinkles..and they were sooo good. My oldest son is kind of picky when it comes to sweet treats, and this particular cookie he just couldn’t stop eating them. 🙂
edvina bassano
December 23, 2013 at 9:26 amcinnamon rolls!
Kimberly Whitman
December 23, 2013 at 9:26 amJust LOVE your recipe for Orange Cranberry Crinkle Cookies.
Thank you for the chance. Merry Christmas! 🙂
Jennifer
December 23, 2013 at 9:27 amWe made the candy came crinkle cookies this weekend. So yummy!
Anna Gentzle
December 23, 2013 at 9:27 amFail-proof pizza dough(cheesy garlic breadsticks). Searching for that recipe was how I found your blog! 🙂
Phyllis
December 23, 2013 at 9:27 amThe skillet bread and Artichoke Spinach Dip was a great hit at the Christmas party. Loved it.
Soni
December 23, 2013 at 9:27 amGingerdoodles and chocolate lava cakes!
Mandy Kirk
December 23, 2013 at 9:28 amThe chicken bites! I have a four year old, who only eats about 4 things are those are one of them!
Michele @ Frugal Granola
December 23, 2013 at 9:28 amMy favorite recipe from your site has been the cinnamon bun popcorn. My husband and I make it all the time for date nights at home! :). Thanks!
susan
December 23, 2013 at 9:28 amLoved your cinnamon rolls
Peggy
December 23, 2013 at 9:28 amThe Soft and Chewy Gingerbread bars are to die for! All the through the years my Dad wasn’t something like this and every time I baked Gingerbread they were not to his liking. I finally finds these and he has passed. I wish I had found them sooner, they have the taste that he described to me for many years.
Traci Wilhelm
December 23, 2013 at 9:30 amBang Bang Chicken and I have a couple of your app dishes copied for NYE! Merry Christmas!
Dianne Hopkins
December 23, 2013 at 9:30 amI love to make your chicken bites. I have 5 grand kids that love them.
Megan
December 23, 2013 at 9:30 amAll your recipes look amazing! One of my favorites is the Bacon Strawberry salad with poppyseed dressing. Merry Christmas!
Julia S.
December 23, 2013 at 9:30 amMy family has become addicted to the Salted Caramel Apple Crumble. I have made sooooo many of them in the last few months since discovering it and we love it more each time!