Ok, this has to be one of my most festive recipes yet. I wasn’t originally going to call it a Christmas Pilaf, but come on. Look at that color. What else are you going to call it? 
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Thanksgiving Wild Rice
There is just something magical about sitting down to a Thanksgiving feast that warms my heart every year, and while the food is an important part of this day, there is something more. Sitting around the table with my family and friends, enjoying my favorite dishes, saying what we are all thankful for, just makes my soul happy. 
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Cranberry Coffee Cake
The lowly cranberry. Often relegated to juice or the obligatory side dish at Thanksgiving that no one touches, cranberries are often overlooked. But that ends today. Well, I try to make it end today with delicious coffee cake. 
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Slow Cooker Fall Vegetable Cassoulet
This meal was a throw everything in the slow cooker and hope for the best meal that actually turned out good enough to share. So I am. 
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Birthday Thoughts, A Story, & Pumpkin Cranberry Cookies
I start my 29th-year today and I think I have some feelings about it. Good ones, don’t worry. Also, I have a story to share and I promise if you sit through all of that I will reward you with cookies.
Indulge me. It is my birthday after all 🙂 
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