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
Sara W.
October 22, 2019 at 7:34 pmI left a comment on your Sunday meatloaf recipe; quick and simple family dinners that bring home the comfort even on a weeknight? Yes please!
Denise pate
October 22, 2019 at 7:34 pmI commented on the delicious peanut butter fudge recipe!
Merideth
October 22, 2019 at 7:34 pmI commented on your cinnamon swirl donut bread! Yum!!
Ruth
October 22, 2019 at 7:35 pmI left a comment on your snickerdoodle recipe. Congratulations on 10 years! I love to read your blog and try new recipes.
Miranda nieto
October 22, 2019 at 7:35 pmI left a comment on my favorite salad made with bacon and apples and leftover chicken. Life saver recipe for a busy single mom with two kids and two jobs. I love the easy recipes! Thank you!
Cali
October 22, 2019 at 7:35 pmI left a comment on your meatloaf recipe. Thanks for great recipes and for keeping it real. Congratulations on your new baby!
Kristen Kreuziger
October 22, 2019 at 7:35 pmLove love love your carrot cake recipe. My husband said it was by far the best he has ever had!
Stacey Shaw
October 22, 2019 at 7:36 pmI posted on many posts before, but I just posted on the Maine Vacation post. 🙂 Thanks for the fun giveaway and congrats on 10 years!
Shirley Garren
October 22, 2019 at 7:36 pmI left a comment on the No Bake Chocolate Chip Granola Bars. I love your recipes. Thank you for the opportunity to win a gift card.
Shirley
Tanya
October 22, 2019 at 7:36 pmLeft a comment on the black forest cake recipe.
Sarah
October 22, 2019 at 7:37 pmCongratulations on 10 years, Lauren! I commented on your Easiest Fish Tacos recipe – a longtime favorite of my family!
Emily P
October 22, 2019 at 7:37 pmMy comment is on the chicken spaghetti crock pot recipe. I found you on Pinterest when my husband and I first I got married. I needed a new hobby. I thought I’ll go to the library and online once a week and go through cookbooks and try something new everyday for us. It was such a fun journey I may reopen it! I have followed your blog ever since. I love how you create and try honestly every recipe you post. Congratulations on 10 years of blogging! May I wish you 10 more!
Jaime
October 22, 2019 at 7:38 pmI left a comment on Crock-Pot Bolognese. I love the recipe and have recommended it to so many people !
Marianne
October 22, 2019 at 7:38 pmLeft a comment on the peanut butter fudge post. Congrats on 10 years!
Ka'ipolani
October 22, 2019 at 7:39 pmCommented on your Shortbread Cookies. Can’t wait to try it either!
Marcia O'Duggan
October 22, 2019 at 7:39 pmI commented on your latest family post. Thank you!
Marla Armes
October 22, 2019 at 7:39 pmI posted a comment on your Easy Chicken Tortilla soup recipe page.
Melissa R
October 22, 2019 at 7:39 pmI used this travel guide this past summer when I visited New York and it was so helpful! Thank you!
Phyllis Frederick
October 22, 2019 at 7:39 pmI left a comment on your pecan pie recipe.
Jill Anderson
October 22, 2019 at 7:39 pmLeft mine on the Brown sugar ham glaze recipe. It will be great for the holidays.
Jordan Bruce
October 22, 2019 at 7:40 pmI commented on the magnolia pumpin gingersnap banana pudding copy cat recipe! Looks divine!
Natassia valjean
October 22, 2019 at 7:40 pmI left a comment on your peanut butter fudge recipe. Im excited to make it for the holidays! I enjoy following you on instagram! Thanks for the fun contest and congratulations on ten years blogging!!
Debbi B
October 22, 2019 at 7:41 pmCONGRATS on 10 years! It’s been great watching your family grow, literally 😀. Your honesty is refreshing as well.
I posted a comment to BROWNIE COOKIES WITH CARAMEL & SEA SALT.
Congrats again.
Linda Hendrix
October 22, 2019 at 7:41 pmI left a comment on your Apple Coffee Cake recipe. Great giveaway!
Marcie R
October 22, 2019 at 7:41 pmLove that you have endured for so long with such big changes. Congrats!
I posted on Amsterdam.
Amanda Treon
October 22, 2019 at 7:41 pmI commented on your SLOW COOKER TRI TIPS & GRAVY WITH MASHED POTATOES recipe. It’s delicious and part of my crockpot meal rotation. Congrats on 10 years, Lauren!
Mandy
October 22, 2019 at 7:42 pmIdaho girl so naturally tried and commented on the baked potato with crispy skins!
Felicia Haro
October 22, 2019 at 7:42 pmI posted a comment on Peanut Butter Fudge. Congratulations!!!! on 10 yrs I enjoy your blog looking forward to many more years!
Venecia Habib
October 22, 2019 at 7:42 pmI posted on the best buttercream frosting recipe. That’s my go to when making cupcakes and cookie since my daughter has a food allergy and bakeries are a no go.
Ellen
October 22, 2019 at 7:42 pmI commented on baby Porter’s post! Hoping for an amazon gift card to help with my toddlers diaper budget and snacks for my bigger kids school lunches….and maybe some fun things for me or some Christmas shopping! So many possibilities with that gift card 🙂 🙂 thanks for a fun giveaway and cheers to 10 years!
RachaelF
October 22, 2019 at 7:43 pmCommented on the Donut Bread Post
Kristi Core
October 22, 2019 at 7:44 pmLeft a comment about your chicken salad recipe! It was a big hit in our family…especially with my pick 6 year old son Max! 😉Congratulations on your 10 yrs! Love following you and appreciate your genuine simplicity! Sincerely, Kristi Core (Troutdale, OR)
Melissa R
October 22, 2019 at 7:45 pmI left a comment on your NYC travel guide. Happy 10 year anniversary!!!
Jeanette
October 22, 2019 at 7:45 pmLeft a comment on Double Vanilla Sour Cream Cupcakes!!! Congratulations on ten years!!!
Susie
October 22, 2019 at 7:46 pmComments on your sugar cookie recipe! Love that they don’t need to be refrigerated forever!
Sarah M
October 22, 2019 at 7:46 pmI left a comment on the Lemon Crinkle Cookies post. I LOVE those things! Congratulations on 10 years and baby #4! ☺
Sara
October 22, 2019 at 7:46 pmCongratulations on your 10 year anniversary, love you and your family. I commented on the pumpkin chocolate chip bread.
Liselle Konig
October 22, 2019 at 7:46 pmHello! I commented on the post about Porter’s birth. I used to read your blog religiously and I don’t know why I stopped. That was back when you only had two kids. I’m glad I saw your post about this contest on Facebook because it will make me read you again. Here’s to 10 more years!
Whitney Leeper
October 22, 2019 at 7:47 pmHi there …I had a hard time choosing but I commented on your sweet new baby Porter’s arrival 💙 congrats again!
Megan M
October 22, 2019 at 7:47 pmCongrats on 10 years!
Posted in the apple coffee cake recipe. Going to try it with the apples we recently picked! It looks great 🙂
Kim Bass
October 22, 2019 at 7:48 pmI am excited to enter your contest. I commented on your beef meatloaf recipe. Thanks for bloggin, I sure have enjoyed following you and your adventures. And your family is just so cute!
Allie
October 22, 2019 at 7:48 pmHappy 10 years!! I posted on your last This week at the Brennan’s because I salivate too much when I read your recipes and I am currently hungry. But I am so excited for you to come back so I can continue to follow along on IG stories daily! Congrats on all the success!
Angie Snyder
October 22, 2019 at 7:48 pmI left a comment on Tuna Pasta Salad.
Christine J.
October 22, 2019 at 7:48 pmCongrats on 10 years! My absolute fav recipe of yours is the cinnamon rolls. To die for!
I left a comment on your Pecan Pie recipe. It looks amazing! Totally started drooling 🤤
Molly Olsen
October 22, 2019 at 7:48 pmI totally commented on another post!!
Jenna
October 22, 2019 at 7:48 pmI commented on your Reese’s peanut butter fudge recipe. I can’t wait to make it!!
Tammy Barto
October 22, 2019 at 7:49 pmLeft a comment in your family section.
Congratulations on 10 years!!
Vickie Wallis
October 22, 2019 at 7:50 pmI posted on your Creamy Chicken Chowder in a bread bowl. It looks so good. Can’t wait to make it.
Shannon Kibbe
October 22, 2019 at 7:50 pmI commented on your Morning Glory Muffins recipe. We love them! Congratulations on 10 years. Your blog is one I always go to for recipes. Thanks!
Laura Waters
October 22, 2019 at 7:50 pmI commented on the chicken spaghetti post! This is a great giveaway and I love your blog!
Thank you!