The Animal Kingdom — Baking

Giving More Than Thanks

Posted by Sara Carlson on

I love cooking for friends and family, I love entertaining and having guests, but there is something about cooking on a big scale for a big day that puts me in a panic. The gravy will be lumpy, the turkey will be dry, the cranberry sauce will have chunks in it, the potatoes will be gummy, and the stuffing will give everyone salmonella.

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Less is More...

Posted by Katy Stager on

The holidays are upon us! โ€˜Tis the season for festive parties and scrumptious treats. With all of the holiday hustle and bustle, itโ€™s not hard to wind up in a pinch, desperately raiding the cabinets and frantically scouring the Internet for a delicious, easy, and (if youโ€™re me) CHEAP recipe to bring to the office party or the family get-together.

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Happy Birthday Peacock

Posted by Katy Stager on

To my beautiful baby peacock, your first birthday has arrived.ย I have a couple of wishes for you, baby girl. Twelve wishes, to be exact. One for each beautiful โ€œfirstโ€ month, and they go a lilโ€™ something like thisโ€ฆ

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The Siren Song of Pumpkin

Posted by Sara Carlson on

Fall is here, that magical time of year when the leaves turn into swaying and cascading art, a little chill crisps the air, and pumpkin flavored everything takes over the restaurants and stores. If youโ€™re at all like me, you canโ€™t resist the siren song of pumpkin cookies, cakes, lattes, gnocchi, ravioliโ€ฆ

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