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
Kristi
December 23, 2013 at 5:54 amI loved your salads, but my favorite was the Thai Chicken salad with Peanut Dressing. It’s one of my go to recipes, and even if I don’t make the whole salad, I usually always make the dressing.
Cecelia
December 23, 2013 at 5:56 amLOVE your cinnamon rolls! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family!
Lauren
December 23, 2013 at 5:58 amLove your Bang Bang Chicken! Happy Holiday’s to you and your lil family!
Mucka
December 23, 2013 at 5:59 amMerry christmas to your wonderful family!! I love love love your raspberry lemon tarts!!
Daniela
December 23, 2013 at 6:04 amI made your quinoa sweet potato stuffed peppers for my daughter’s birthday in August. I had a bunch of extra filling, so I mashed the potatoes into the quinoa and made it into patties to freeze. I pulled them out for her whenever I needed a side with her dinner and she loved them!
Aviva
December 23, 2013 at 6:15 amThe soft & chewy gingerbread bars – they were completely awesome.
Kerri Hubbard
December 23, 2013 at 6:18 amOh, geeeez, I don’t think I could choose my favorite. I made the one skillet andouille last night and it was so good. Making your cinnamon rolls today!!!
kandic grimmett
December 23, 2013 at 6:20 amI have tried so many recipes that I love and most are simple. Thank you for all you do. Merry Christmas!
Stacey I
December 23, 2013 at 6:31 amI love your Chicken Southwest Pasta Casserole – that is definitely a family favorite in our home 🙂
Lydia M.
December 23, 2013 at 6:33 amMy favorite recipe are your Blueberry Almond Scones. So yummy!
Kristin
December 23, 2013 at 6:34 amYour granola bars are delicious and also I love your candy cane crinkle cookies! Yummy!
Jamie
December 23, 2013 at 6:36 amCreamy Chicken and Wild Rice soup… yum yum!
Jan A
December 23, 2013 at 6:44 amI loved the Hasselback Garlic Cheesy bread!
Becky
December 23, 2013 at 6:44 amHands down, it’s your pizza dough! I use it every week to make pizza on Fridays!
Sandy
December 23, 2013 at 6:58 amCrispy chicken ranch wraps…
Ashley F
December 23, 2013 at 7:01 amSo many delicious recipes! My favorite is your reeses peanut butter cup filled chocolate pudding cookies!
Jenn
December 23, 2013 at 7:02 amMerry Christmas to you!!! I love your Apple, Bacon & Pecan Salad with Garlic Balsamic Dressing!
Gwyn
December 23, 2013 at 7:06 amI absolutely love your Southwestern Chicken Chop salad!!! it is so good and I make it way too much in the summer.
Patty
December 23, 2013 at 7:11 amThere are way to many to list just one! However my kids would probably say the cheesy chicken southwest pasta casserole. I just made the eggnog pull apart bread for a breakfast treat this morning, also delicious!
Leigh
December 23, 2013 at 7:26 amMerry Christmas Lauren! I’m a reader from your native Ottawa and love your no-bake granola bar recipe you published a while ago, it’s easy to make allergy-friendly for my son and has made packing lunches SO much easier! Thanks so much!
Anne Marie
December 23, 2013 at 7:27 amYour Buffalo Bacon Blue Cheese Guacamole is life-changing!! I cannot go to a party without it. Thanks for making our family’s meals more delicious!
jessicaisbaking
December 23, 2013 at 7:35 amI love your chicken chopped salad! yum!
Sharon Byrd
December 23, 2013 at 7:36 amI LOVE your Bang Bang chicken recipe. I make it all the time (I add shrimp too), it has become a staple in our house. I also love any of your “mini” recipes. I made your slider rolls for my daughters first birthday party, and they were a hit!!!!!
Beth
December 23, 2013 at 7:37 amCandy Kiss Marshmallow Dip. Made it for a party and everyone loved it!!
Sarah
December 23, 2013 at 7:39 amI really love your AM Northwest and Cheesy Taco Pasta and it’s a dinner recipe staple around our house 🙂
Naomi
December 23, 2013 at 7:42 amyour avocado, strawberry, kale salad with the poppyseed bacon dressing is a great addition to my husband’s lunch box!
Ali
December 23, 2013 at 7:45 amBrowned butter alfredo pasta 🙂 Merry Christmas!
Heather Bonner
December 23, 2013 at 7:48 amThe Christmas Mocktails! My girls loved it (I added a little club soda for fizz). So festive, pretty and yummy!
Alicia Westphal
December 23, 2013 at 7:49 amI only recently found your blog and love reading your posts. I’ve only tried the Candy Cane Crinkles, so far, but have many recipes saved that look fabulous.
Lauren
December 23, 2013 at 7:52 amYour recipe for pizza crust from like forever ago is a staple around my house now! The whole family loves it no matter what we top it with. Seriously magical! 🙂
Kristen
December 23, 2013 at 8:06 amThe pumpkin cake with nutella frosting was awesome!
annabelle
December 23, 2013 at 8:07 amOne of my favorite recipes from your arsenal is the perfect chocolate cake, is my go to recipe. I will be trying this christmas the cinnabon cinnamon rolls. Merry christmas and God bless you and your family.
Jessie
December 23, 2013 at 8:11 amThe Parmesan polenta cakes with mushrooms and sausage!
Kelly
December 23, 2013 at 8:16 amTuna pasta salad with dill and peas…….delish
Kimberly
December 23, 2013 at 8:20 amOh my, you mean I have to choose just one? The Pumpkin Cream Cheese Danish was devoured in my house!
Kim Henrichs
December 23, 2013 at 8:21 amOH so many! This peanut butter pie cake I made this summer though, is my fave:
https://laurenandgordon.net/peanut-butter-pie-sheet-cake/
Emily R.
December 23, 2013 at 8:21 amI’m a sucker for pudding cookies! I have been using my grandma’s recipe since I was 8 years old helping her in the kitchen, and your recipe adds a bit more flavor to the cookies that I have always loved.
laura m
December 23, 2013 at 8:21 amI’ve tried alot, and liked them all but your bread sticks were our favorite!
Susan
December 23, 2013 at 8:22 amCinnamon rolls. So delicious!
sabrina
December 23, 2013 at 8:22 ammy favorite recipe is Blueberry Almond Scones ! love it !
Kaitlin
December 23, 2013 at 8:22 amI made your Double Chocolate Cupcakes with Dark Chocolate Buttercream and they were FANTASTIC! Keep the great recipes (and giveaways) coming!
Shannon T
December 23, 2013 at 8:23 amCandy Cane Crinkle cookies–kids loved them!
Sidney
December 23, 2013 at 8:23 amMushroom risotto-my family loves it!
Amalia
December 23, 2013 at 8:23 amI don’t remember what it was called, but it was a pie so full of incredible-ness and so many different kinds of candy and Oreos it nearly blew my mind. DELICIOUS!!
Erika
December 23, 2013 at 8:23 amI haven’t tried the yet but the Peanut Butter Toffee Cookies have been on my list to try for awhile, super looking forward to them.
Tara C
December 23, 2013 at 8:23 amEgg nog pull aparts….YUM!
Greg Spalding
December 23, 2013 at 8:23 amStromboli, made with the Never Fail PIzza dough. Wow! Totally wonderful! And I didn’t think I could cook ANYTHING!
Mary Louise Wood
December 23, 2013 at 8:23 amI like your perfect chocolate cake.
Keep up the fantastic work!!
chattie
December 23, 2013 at 8:23 amSoft Baked Peanut Butter Toffee Cookies yummy
Catherine Drenth
December 23, 2013 at 8:24 amI loved your Candy Cane Crinkle Cookies!!! I love peppermint. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your beautiful family.