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
Yvette Novak
October 22, 2019 at 7:51 pmI commented on your Lemon Crinkle cookie post. It is such a family favorite at my house!
Gina Kimble
October 22, 2019 at 7:51 pmCongratulations, Lauren, on your blogging anniversary! My comment has been let on your pumpkin pie crisp. This looks so good and a nice alternative to pumpkin pie. May your family and you continue to be blessed.
Jen L
October 22, 2019 at 7:52 pmCongrats in 10 years!! I left my comment on the warm buffalo chicken dip recipe. My family loves when I make this for Packer parties!
Jamie Herrick
October 22, 2019 at 7:52 pmCongrats on 10 years! I think I have been following you about that long. ❤ I left a comment on your perfect shortbread recipe, can’t wait to try it!
Kendra Henson
October 22, 2019 at 7:52 pm10 years! Congrats!! Huge accomplishment. I just left my first ever blog comment. Yay! I left it on the 4/23/29 post about the Disney cruise.
Pam i
October 22, 2019 at 7:52 pmCongratulations on 10 years blogging. If you counted the recipes I have on Pinterest, they would mostly be YOURS!
I commented on one from last year—Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars. They look so yummy. 😋
STEPHANIE WESTBERG
October 22, 2019 at 7:52 pmI commented on your trip to Maine post. The pictures are wonderful and it is the top of my travel bucket list to go to. Thanks for sharing your family vacation memories with your followers. Happy Ten Year Anniversary!
Becky
October 22, 2019 at 7:53 pmCommented on the breakfast casserole recipe. It looks great! I love visiting NYC and seeing your posts and pics.
Dianne Amyett
October 22, 2019 at 7:53 pmI commented on Welcome Baby Porter. I know you and your family are excited to have a new little one to love and cuddle! Congratulations!
Jenny Selvey
October 22, 2019 at 7:53 pmI left a comment on the Swiss chicken recipe. Honestly all the recipes I’ve tried have been awesome. Sometimes going to your website makes me so hungry. Wow 10 years! A great accomplishment!
Cate
October 22, 2019 at 7:53 pmI posted on the pepperoni pizza rolls- the recipe that brought me to your blog! Yum!
Karen
October 22, 2019 at 7:54 pmLeft my comment on your Maine Guide. Thanks for the chance to win your tenth anniversary giveaway.
Nicole Oxendine
October 22, 2019 at 7:55 pmI left my comment on the simple Sunday Meatloaf recipe! It looks great and we have been looking for a meatloaf recipe!
Regina Sugg
October 22, 2019 at 7:56 pmThe chicken tortilla soup (crockpot) looks delicious!! Left a comment there and then saved the recipe!! ❤️
Carol Farmer
October 22, 2019 at 7:56 pmI commented on the Ranch Chicken casserole. Your recipes always look so good!! Love hearing about your family!!
Tammy Wallis
October 22, 2019 at 7:56 pmI commented on your 1- hour cinnamon roll post. I made those conference weekend with my 10 year old and we all loved them! I’ve been meaning to come back and tell you that!
Congrats on 10 years! Amazing!!
Jess
October 22, 2019 at 7:57 pmI commented on the peanut butter fudge. I am excited to give it a try this holiday season. Thanks for sharing what you love these past 10 years
Heidi
October 22, 2019 at 7:57 pmCommented on Red Hots Crinkle Cookies 🙂
Emily Wagner
October 22, 2019 at 7:57 pmLeft a comment on the crockpot smoked sausage and potatoes recipe!! 🥰❤️ Thank you Lauren!!
Janet T.
October 22, 2019 at 7:58 pmI commented on your Easy Pecan Pie recipe!
Blair Blycker
October 22, 2019 at 7:58 pmI posted on lemon Chicken Piccata. We love Lauren’s Latest at our house. We were Soooooo hoping you would choose to move to Spokane and were bummed we lost out to Boise…then you moved to New York and broke our poor little northwest hearts! You are a dinner standard in our family and I’ve told all my friends about you. Rarely do your recipes flop at our home!
Amanda Anderson
October 22, 2019 at 7:58 pmI love your family blogs, especially the ones in NY. It’s such a different area than the Midwest! I left a comment on last weeks family post.
Aunna Poelman
October 22, 2019 at 7:59 pmI left a comment on the pigs in a blanket but with sausage! Can’t wait to try that! Thanks for the recipes
Beth Wroten
October 22, 2019 at 8:00 pmHi, congratulations on your 10 year milestone. I left my comment on your Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread recipe in honor of the Fall season.
Leslie Rodriguez
October 22, 2019 at 8:00 pmCommented on your chicken salad recipes and have used others through the years.
Stacy Finchum
October 22, 2019 at 8:00 pmI commented on your French Toast Pigs in a Blanket recipe….can’t wait to try it! We love following your growing family 💕
Diana Morrow
October 22, 2019 at 8:01 pmI commented on your Food in Paris post. I’ve enjoyed following you over the years. Congratulations on 10 year!!
Christine Hughes
October 22, 2019 at 8:03 pmI left a comment on your easy breakfast casserole. I love your ideas and cooking style and appreciate your ten years of giving so many of us more joy in the kitchen (and indirectly in our bellies!)! Thank you Lauren!
Amy M
October 22, 2019 at 8:03 pmI commented on Porter’s arrival!
Gloria Simonson
October 22, 2019 at 8:03 pmCongratulations on ten years! 💐 Your recipes always look delicious and your family is adorable! Thank you for the delicious recipes, I commented on the Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread. Can’t wait to try it, it looks so good!
Brinna Boese
October 22, 2019 at 8:03 pmI have loved your blog for close to 10 years…if not the entire 10. I have made many a meal from here and was planning on posting a comment on one of those, but then came across the Black Forest Cake. THAT is a must do as I dreamed about a Black Forest Cake I had around 20+ years ago. I have no idea why I haven’t made one yet other than once I found I LOVE baking I was already married and my hubby isn’t a fan of cherries. (I suppose nobody is perfect. Ha)
Talia
October 22, 2019 at 8:04 pmHappy 10 years! I found you through Kristy Denney and now you are one of my favorites so I posted on your favorite things post:)
Kory Hawk
October 22, 2019 at 8:05 pmI left a comment on your chili recipe. We love it!
Jen Baker
October 22, 2019 at 8:05 pmCongrats to 10 years! Left a comment on 15 min chow mein.
Julie
October 22, 2019 at 8:07 pmI commented on your sweet new baby. 💕
Sharon Wellman
October 22, 2019 at 8:09 pmHi Lauren congrats on ten years wow! I left a message on your pumpkin pie on Facebook. 🧡🧡.
Elissa Nelson
October 22, 2019 at 8:11 pmHappy anniversary! Left a comment on you southwest chicken chopped salad!😌
Liliana Reyes
October 22, 2019 at 8:11 pmHi I left comment under blueberrie muffins recipe. Thank you for sharing such great and easy recipes. Congratulations on 10 years!
Jessi
October 22, 2019 at 8:13 pmCongrats on 10 years!! Love your site! I commented on the breakfast casserole!
Brittany
October 22, 2019 at 8:13 pmYAY for 10 years! My comment was left on your Carrot Cake cookies. The BEST
Jennifer Falk
October 22, 2019 at 8:14 pmI left a comment on your list welcoming porter! Congrats again !
Jennifer
October 22, 2019 at 8:14 pmDone!
Thanks for the chance
Kristin
October 22, 2019 at 8:14 pmI left a comment on my favorite recipe! The brown butter sausage pasta something or other I can never remember the name of!
Khristinea Torres
October 22, 2019 at 8:14 pmLeft a comment on your chicken fajitas recipe Thank for the chance
Andrea
October 22, 2019 at 8:15 pmI commented on your lovely Brioche French Toast recipe post. Congratulations on 10 years, that’s wonderful!
Anne
October 22, 2019 at 8:15 pmI posted on crock pot chicken spaghetti. Happy ten years! I have enjoyed many recipes from you. Your easy pizza crust has become a family favorite every Friday. I can’t eat store bought anymore. I also enjoyed the pumpkin sheet cake I made for my moms birthday. Enjoy your new little guy!
Darlene Peterson
October 22, 2019 at 8:15 pmI posted on the BREAKFAST CASSEROLE recipe site. Congratulations on 10 years. I’ve with you and enjoyed some of those years. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.
Sherry Rose
October 22, 2019 at 8:15 pmI left a comment on your Pumpkin Pie. It looks delicious! Congrats on your 10 years.
Tanna Tesnow
October 22, 2019 at 8:15 pmI left a comment on your hummus recipe because we adore this recipe and make it often for our family. Soooo good!
Eating healthier feels great and I use so many of your recipes through the years,,, so thank you from one Momma to another❣️
Robert
October 22, 2019 at 8:15 pmHappy ten years
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