Hi friends!
I wanted to pop on here with a quick pre-holiday post to tell you all THANK YOU!!
This month marks TEN YEARS of blogging! I can’t even believe it. So much has happened with my life and this little blog of mine in those years.
We added three more kids to our family, we moved from Idaho to Oregon, back to Idaho and now New York, we’ve bought (and sold) two homes, Gordon got a great job, got laid off from said job, got his masters and landed his dream job, I reached milestones online, have made and shared thousands of recipes, have consumed even more calories (😬🙈🎉) and have found my place and my voice online.
I probably am not the most popular blogger you follow online with the largest following and that’s ok. My purpose and goal isn’t to be the most popular (though the more the merrier!) It’s to provide the highest quality, most reliable recipes so you can have more confidence in the kitchen.
So, for all of you who have followed along for however long, THANK YOU for trusting me to be a part of your day and for being wonderful and positive and supportive of me and my family. We read every comment, every email, every Instagram message and appreciate it all.
That’s it 🙂 Have a wonderful day!
And don’t forget to find me on Instagram for more NYC fun in real time.
1,890 Comments
Marylou Brum
October 23, 2019 at 2:47 amLeft a comment on your Aruba trip.
Congrats on 10 years!!
Jennifer
October 23, 2019 at 2:48 amCommented on one of the family post about baby Porter. 🙂
Elissa
October 23, 2019 at 2:49 amI left a comment on the pie crust. It continues to be my nemesis.
Patti M.
October 23, 2019 at 2:51 amCongratulations on 10 years! I think I started following you right after Blake was born.
I commented on the Chicken Piccata recipe.
Jessica Maher
October 23, 2019 at 2:51 amI posted on the soft pumpkin cookie recipe. It’s a keeper! Congratulations on 10 years!
Leslie
October 23, 2019 at 2:52 amI left a comment on the simple shortbread recipe post!! They are my fave!
Kristy
October 23, 2019 at 2:53 amPosted on the EASY PORK POTSTICKERS recipe. Thanks!
Dana
October 23, 2019 at 2:54 amI left a comment on Classic Coleslaw. It is my husband’s favorite!
Cindy Grey
October 23, 2019 at 2:55 amI commented on this post.
https://laurenandgordon.net/pressure-cooker-baked-ziti/
Jenny Rutherford
October 23, 2019 at 2:57 amI commented on the perfect shortbread cookies. I can’t wait to make them this Christmas! Happy 10 Years Blogging! 🎉🤩
Kallyn
October 23, 2019 at 2:58 amCongratulations!
I left my comment on the pumpkin chocolate chip bread. I’ve been looking for a good pumpkin bread recipe and can’t wait to try yours!
Kelly M
October 23, 2019 at 2:59 amGood morning! I left a comment on the pecan pie recipe, which I cannot wait to make!
Laura
October 23, 2019 at 3:00 amI left a comment on your trip to the apple orchard and pumpkin patch in This Week at the Brennan’s. Looks like y’all had a great day. Beautiful family.
Tiffany
October 23, 2019 at 3:01 amI left a comment on the buttery monkey bread recipe post. Congratulations on 10 years! We’ve used many of your recipes over the years! 🙂
Erica
October 23, 2019 at 3:02 amCongratulations on 10 years! I left a comment on my fave crepe recipe 😊
Kellie
October 23, 2019 at 3:02 amCongrats! I’ve tried some of your recipes and love them! It’s been fun to watch your family grow. I left a comment on one of my favorites, pumpkin chocolate chip bread 😋
Miriam Schulenberg
October 23, 2019 at 3:03 amI left a post on your pumpkin bread with chocolate chips! So delicious!
Kelly Donner
October 23, 2019 at 3:03 amI left comment in the sausage bread recipe. Looks so good. Can’t wait to try. Congrats on 10 years!
Alena
October 23, 2019 at 3:03 amI left comment on your Aruba post. Congratulations! 10 years is quite a milestone! To ten more!!!!
Andrea Hogland
October 23, 2019 at 3:03 amLeft a comment on, “Beautiful Maine!” 💙💙💙
Amy
October 23, 2019 at 3:05 amLeft a comment on the potsticker recipe! Congrats on ten years! We have been making your no fail pizza dough for years and it is a staple at our house! 😍
Kristy Kunkle
October 23, 2019 at 3:05 amFirst off, CONGRATS! 🎉
I have been following you for about 6 or 7 of these 10 years thanks to my friends Chelsea from Catz in the Kitchen and have tried many recipes you have posted throughout the years.
Most recently, I made the soft pumpkin sugar cookies and they were the biggest hit with everyone who tried them! (I took them to the gym) To which, that was the post I chose to comment on.
I cant wait to see where the next 10 take you and I am excited to dive into more recipes. Again, congratulations on your decade of hard work!
~Kristy
Lynda M.
October 23, 2019 at 3:07 amI commented on your pumpkin cheesecake bars. Thanks for the opportunity to enter and congrats on 10 years!
Danielle
October 23, 2019 at 3:07 amI made a comment under your recipe section. Can’t wait to try it either. Great job on your success.!!!
Jeanne ODonnell
October 23, 2019 at 3:08 amHi Lauren! I left a comment on your family post dated September 25th. I always enjoy reading about your family. Congrats on ten years!
Bethany Stimpson
October 23, 2019 at 3:09 amCommented on perfect lemon bars. Made them, loved them!
Emily Arent
October 23, 2019 at 3:10 amI commented on your most recent family post. Congratulations on some big milestones: 4 kiddos and 10 years of blogging. You’ve been busy!
Jessica
October 23, 2019 at 3:10 amCommented on the pumpkin pecan cobbler. I saw you post it a while back and haven’t stopped thinking about it! Can’t wait to give it a try.
Amanda Demirjian
October 23, 2019 at 3:10 amLeft a comment on the pumpkin chocolate chip bread!!
Kathy Coy
October 23, 2019 at 3:11 amI left it on the Picnic and Potluck post. I was torn between the cucumbers and macaroni salad but the dukes one! Thank you!
Julia F.
October 23, 2019 at 3:11 amMy comment is on the Almond blueberry scone recipe. Can’t wait to try it! Thank you!!
Stacy Anderson
October 23, 2019 at 3:12 amI left a comment on your apple butter cake
Gina Malone
October 23, 2019 at 3:12 amI commented on the 101+ Thanksgiving Recipes! post. Happy Anniversary!! 💐
Kimberly
October 23, 2019 at 3:13 amI love coming to your site to search for recipes. We have added so many to our recipe rotation, and my kids like them all!! Tonight we are habing the pork roast in the crockpot (again!), so I commented on that recipe post. Congratulations on 10 years!!
Rachel Ingham
October 23, 2019 at 3:13 amI left a comment on the All Butter Pie Crust Recipe page…can’t wait to try the crust for my Friendsgiving pies! 🙂 Congratulations on 10 years of blogging!
Anne Marie Trammell
October 23, 2019 at 3:16 amI commented on your “Chocolate Chip Cookie Bar” recipe, one of our family favorites. we love your recipes around here! Happy Blogiversary!!
Jen H
October 23, 2019 at 3:17 amLeft a comment on Lemon Crinkle Cookies! 🍋
Paige
October 23, 2019 at 3:18 amLeft a comment on the pressure cooker baked ziti. One of my favorites that I actually made last night. Congrats on 10 years! Thanks for doing what you do!
Meredith
October 23, 2019 at 3:19 amHappy 10 years! Love this blog. Cheers to many more. I left my comment on the Crock-Pot hassbrown casserole
Allison H
October 23, 2019 at 3:20 amCongratulations on your 10 years of blogging! I commented on your Amsterdam travel post. You have been to so many of my travel picks. I’ll have to reread them when I go to visit for some ideas.
beth
October 23, 2019 at 3:22 ami left a comment on your meatloaf recipe!
Katelyn Norman Jones
October 23, 2019 at 3:22 amI commented on your soft pumpkin sugar cookie recipe! It’s one of my favorites! Congrats on 10 years and excited for this giveaway!
Sue Richardson
October 23, 2019 at 3:22 amI left a comment on your NYC travel guide. I enjoy your posts so much! Congrats on 10 years of blogging!
Amy Varnell-Miller
October 23, 2019 at 3:22 amHi Lauren! I left a comment on your Cowboy Caviar recipe. I feel that I can always reference your blog for for consistently delicious recipes. I appreciate everything that you do to make this a fun and yummy place to visit. Congratulations on baby Porter! Your family is precious.
JD
October 23, 2019 at 3:23 amThank you. I commented
Kathleen Jones
October 23, 2019 at 3:23 amPosted on another blog…love your blogging.
Shelley Huber
October 23, 2019 at 3:23 amI left a comment on your Banana Cream Pie with Toasted Coconut post! It’s the one recipe my hubby wants me to make all. the. time.!!!
Hannah H.
October 23, 2019 at 3:24 amI left a comment on your shortbread cookie recipe post! I hope you’re surviving the newborn days! 🙂
Julie LePere
October 23, 2019 at 3:26 amCongratulations on 10 years!! I made a comment on the repost of the ultimate sugar cookie recipe.
Shea
October 23, 2019 at 3:27 amI posted on your chicken spaghetti post! Happy 10 years! My birthday is the 30th and this would be the best present! 🤞🏻