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
David Betner
December 23, 2013 at 12:16 pmLots! I love your site. For starters…
Avocado and Asparagus Egg Sandwiches
Southwest Egg and Tater Tot Casserole
Hashbrown & Egg Nests
Thank you and Happy Holiday!
maria bontrager
December 23, 2013 at 12:16 pmwe love the cheesy garlic breadsticks – pure amazingness!!
Tylinn
December 23, 2013 at 12:17 pmThe Cinnabon Cinnamon Rolls would have to be my favorite! Thanks for hosting and Happy Holidays! 🙂
Robert Tatman
December 23, 2013 at 12:19 pmPerfect chocolate cake
Andrea
December 23, 2013 at 12:19 pmCinnabon cinamon rolls! Yummy!
Natalie J Vandenberghe
December 23, 2013 at 12:21 pmMy family loves your recipe for Soft Baked Peanut Butter Toffee Cookies and I’m looking forward to trying your Kale, Pomegranate and Bacon Salad with Warm Maple Bacon Dressing–sounds delicious!
Hope you have a blessed holiday season!
Claudia Blum
December 23, 2013 at 12:21 pmWell, I haven’t made anything YET but my sister and I plan on making the Cinnabon cinnamon rolls tomrw for Christmas Eve brunch!!! Yummy can’t wait 🙂
Natalie G.
December 23, 2013 at 12:22 pmhttps://laurenandgordon.net/orange-cranberry-crinkle-cookies/
I love these orange cookies, they’re awesome!
Bethany
December 23, 2013 at 12:25 pmI have made your lemon crinkle cookies many times and they are delicious!
Natalie childers
December 23, 2013 at 12:25 pmI love to make your brown butter Alfredo pasta with black pepper! It’s amazing! I love all of your recipes!!
Ranae Robinson
December 23, 2013 at 12:28 pmHealthier Beef Stroganoff!! The husband and I loved it! Still hearty and warming though it was as “fatty” as usual recipes. Thanks for the recipes! AND the writing…that is best of all! Merry Christmas!
Joni simpson
December 23, 2013 at 12:30 pmThanks for the giveaway!! 🙂 I just LOVE your Cinnabon recipe… still trying to figure out how to make it gluten free. 😉 I plan on making your awesome Loaded Baked Potato Soup over the holiday! 😛 Merry Christmas!!
Rebecca Henry
December 23, 2013 at 12:31 pmDuring this holiday season my family has been eating a ton of your Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Sweet Balsamic Syrup! Merry Christmas and thank you for all you do!
Laura H
December 23, 2013 at 12:33 pmBrowned Butter Alfredo Pasta. I LOVE all of your ideas. They are absolutely inspiring. You are also very generous. Thank you. I hope you have a fabulous Christmas and a fantastic new year!
May
December 23, 2013 at 12:33 pmYour Bang Bang Chicken is amazing. Merry Christmas!
Adrienne
December 23, 2013 at 12:37 pmCinnamon and Honey Granola….YUM!
Bill Arneson
December 23, 2013 at 12:38 pmCinnamon rolls!
Caitlin Winstead
December 23, 2013 at 12:40 pmBang bang chicken and your perfect chocolate cake 🙂 yummy!!!
lydia m
December 23, 2013 at 12:40 pmlove the lemon cranberry scones!!!!!
Kath Borski
December 23, 2013 at 12:40 pmI love the Soft Baked Peanut Butter Toffee Cookies!!!!
Anita Smith
December 23, 2013 at 12:41 pmI’m going to have to go with the Cinnabon rolls! They’re being made here in Central Va. as a Christmas Eve-Eve treat! Merry Christmas to you, and a Happy New Year. Congrats on the cookbook, too.
Kath Borski
December 23, 2013 at 12:41 pmI love the Soft Baked Peanut Butter Toffee Cookies!!
Jennifer Littler
December 23, 2013 at 12:41 pmEverything I have tried from your recipies have been wonderful.. but my family loves The healthier Beef Stronganof, it was yummmy!!
Christine
December 23, 2013 at 12:41 pmI love your 2-in-1 pumpkin cheesecake cake! I get raves every time about the combo!
Maureen
December 23, 2013 at 12:42 pmCaramel Apple Milky Way Stuffed Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies! I’ve made those two years running once Halloween comes around. They are the best!!
Merry Christmas
libby
December 23, 2013 at 12:46 pmLove a lot of your recipes, but one of my favorite is Bang Bang Chicken!
Nancy
December 23, 2013 at 12:46 pmI made the Candy Cane Crinkle Cookies yesterday, Delicious!
Marsha C
December 23, 2013 at 12:47 pmBacon & Mushroom Risotto – so yummy and even my daughter the mushroom-hater ate it saying “Bacon makes everything good!”.
Linda
December 23, 2013 at 12:48 pmEggnog cookies
Richard Thomas
December 23, 2013 at 12:48 pmThe granola bar recipe was a great starting point and got me to be a little creative myself. Thanks! Please enter me in for the IPAD MINI
Jan Crowley
December 23, 2013 at 12:50 pmYour creamy chicken and wild rice soup has become a family favorite!
Katie
December 23, 2013 at 12:50 pmI made your gingerdoodles last night and absolutely loved them. I snuck a few right out of the oven and brought the rest to a gathering, they loved them too!
Shirley K.
December 23, 2013 at 12:52 pmWe loved the Lemon Crinkle cookies! We’re more into chocolate than lemon, so it’s saying something when hubby asked for these again … by name! 🙂
Jen
December 23, 2013 at 12:56 pmI love your chopped salads and your cinnamon rolls!
Tania
December 23, 2013 at 12:56 pmWhole wheat pizza crust recipe. My family loves pizza.
Jen
December 23, 2013 at 12:56 pmI love your chopped salads and your cinnamon rolls.
maggie
December 23, 2013 at 12:58 pmI have made cupcakes with your red velvet doughnut recipe and they were enjoyed by family and friends alike. they also enjoyed the lemon cookies.
Catherine O
December 23, 2013 at 12:58 pmGINGERDOODLES! that’s the most recent anyway, you took my favorite Christmas cookie (ginger) and made it so much more!!
Lisa Rheingans
December 23, 2013 at 12:58 pmBang Bang Chicken…Yumm!
Kerri
December 23, 2013 at 12:58 pmSouthwestern egg rolls!
Deb
December 23, 2013 at 1:00 pmYour Ginger doodles are my husband’s new favorite!
Charey Joy
December 23, 2013 at 1:05 pmI think I have used your biscuits and gravy recipe the most. They are deliciouis!!
Danielle
December 23, 2013 at 1:06 pmWe are going to try the Bang Bang Chicken!
Mimi
December 23, 2013 at 1:10 pmMy favorite recipe is your cinnabon cinnamon rolls!
Amy Brasil
December 23, 2013 at 1:10 pmBang bang chicken!
DebbieOxier
December 23, 2013 at 1:12 pmMy favorite is the peppermint creme white chocolate tarts. Love your site. Thanks for sharing!
teresa bolen-lu
December 23, 2013 at 1:13 pmbang bang chicken……so yummy!
donnaBrennan
December 23, 2013 at 1:13 pmI loved the guacamole and mock margaritas–but mine weren’t mock!! The cinnamon rolls–making again on Christmas!!
DEIRDRE
December 23, 2013 at 1:14 pmCinn Toast Crunch crusted french toast for my french toast fiend children!
Mighty
December 23, 2013 at 1:18 pmGingerdoodle Cookies are my favorite. I looove ginger❤️