http://blog.dancingdeer.com/index.php/site/index/ This is the main ride for the homeless blog on the home page. en scott.miller@dancingdeer.com Copyright 2011 2011-04-27T16:25:01+00:00 http://blog.dancingdeer.com/index.php/site/bakers_blog_april_27_2011/ http://blog.dancingdeer.com/index.php/site/bakers_blog_april_27_2011/#When:15:25:01Z Spring is finally here at the Dancing Deer Baking Company!  We can actually hear the birds chirp in front of the factory when we arrive in the morning. YEAH! The flowers have bloomed and we are so thrilled that so many of you have decided to give our Rose Bouquet to those special women in your life. It is such a fun and different gift.. Have you seen the hand decorated butterflies? They are beautifully paired with hand decorated multi colored daisies, another delicious way to celebrate mom!  Our Deer’s suggest serving a pot of tea, your favorite flavor of course, and sit down with Mom and share conversation and cookies… After all sharing cookies is love! We have been busy in the test kitchen at Dancing Deer. With new staff additions and new products being made daily we are really mixing up some fun here! The smells of the chocolate and spices, coffees, and caramels.. are all so YUMMY! Baking is an art in any form. There is something about seeing the butter and sugars cream together with the pure power of the mixing paddle. Then seeing it transform and become light and fluffy after the farm fresh eggs are poured in on top. The smooth creation is coming alive right before our bakers eyes… the flours are added and lots of chocolate or nuts or fruit… All so yummy! The finished product sits in the bowl looking as perfect as it should waiting to be born. Baking in the oven is an amazing process. Once the cookie enters the 350 degree oven the smooth creamy butter starts to melt… Spreading the cookie base wider than when it once sat. Then the edges start to form a nice puffy appearance while the leavener starts to kick in to balance the cookie. (Can you tell I love baking?)  The aroma starts to creep from under the door and fill the air with the smell of caramel and butter… Nothing is quite like it… When they are ready done they just need to check them… Puffy but perfect… they settle on the pan and are so soft and delish! We pack them up as soon as they are cold and ship them out to YOU! Our bakers take pride in baking cookies just for you, fresh. We are developing new exciting flavors and product lines so you can continue to enjoy Dancing Deer Baking Co. Cookies and brownies. Keep your eyes open for our product launch!  Until next time…Deer Fans…  Keep your ovens warm and your hearts open! Baking Tip of the day: When you are measuring Corn syrup, honeys, or molasses, spray your cup measure with pan spray. The liquid sugar will slide out without losing any inside the measure! 2011-04-27T15:25:01+00:00 http://blog.dancingdeer.com/index.php/site/attention_easter_bunnies/ http://blog.dancingdeer.com/index.php/site/attention_easter_bunnies/#When:13:11:53Z It’s been a long winter, but spring has finally come! The grass is green again, birds are chirping, and Easter will be here before we know it. Rabbits and eggs, both ancient symbols of fertility, have been associated with Easter since the Middle Ages, and the idea came to America centuries ago with Pennsylvania Dutch immigrants. Ever since, the Easter Bunny has been delivering colored eggs and sweet treats to us every spring. This year, why not add some cookies to the basket? Our delicious Easter Cookie Collection includes crunchy, all-natural vanilla cookies shaped like happy chicks, spring daisies, and striped eggs, and decorated in cheerful spring colors. We guarantee these yummy treats won’t stay hidden for long! Gift Giving 2011-04-12T13:11:53+00:00 http://blog.dancingdeer.com/index.php/site/all_natural_always/ http://blog.dancingdeer.com/index.php/site/all_natural_always/#When:13:08:15Z So what do we mean when we say “all natural”? It’s a popular term these days, used to describe everything from cereal to hot dogs (yes, hot dogs). At Dancing Deer, our definition is pretty clear. When we say our cookies, cakes, and brownies are all natural, we mean that they’re made with wholesome ingredients that are carefully chosen, the kind of ingredients you would find in your own pantry. We make them without additives, preservatives, or unpronounceable compounds. And we make them deliciously in small batches, with care. Naturally. Comfort Food, Deer Fun 2011-03-21T13:08:15+00:00 http://blog.dancingdeer.com/index.php/site/happy_new_year/ http://blog.dancingdeer.com/index.php/site/happy_new_year/#When:18:36:57Z Looking for a fun way to ring in the New Year? Impress your party guests with Dancing Deer Baking Co.’s selection of tasty winter treats! They also make a perfect gift for your New Year’s hostess, friends, family or business associates. Choose from the many winter classic gifts that Dancing Deer has to offer this season like the Winter Warmer Gift Collection filled with Chocolate Chunk Brownies, Hand-decorated Red Mitten Cookies, Buttery Snickerdoodle Cookies and Peppermint Snowflake Shortbread Cookies. Warm wishes for a happy, healthy New Year!   Looking for a fun way to ring in the New Year? Impress your party guests with Dancing Deer Baking Co.’s selection of tasty winter treats! They also make a perfect gift for your New Year’s hostess, friends, family or business associates. Choose from the many winter classic gifts that Dancing Deer has to offer this season like the Winter Warmer Gift Collection filled with Chocolate Chunk Brownies, Hand-decorated Red Mitten Cookies, Buttery Snickerdoodle Cookies and Peppermint Snowflake Shortbread Cookies. Warm wishes for a happy, healthy New Year!   2010-12-30T18:36:57+00:00 http://blog.dancingdeer.com/index.php/site/national_chocolate_day/ http://blog.dancingdeer.com/index.php/site/national_chocolate_day/#When:16:46:41Z Did you know that today is National Chocolate Day? If you haven’t had enough sweets already, continue to celebrate the season with the holiday that is dedicated to all the chocoholics out there. Some claim that National Chocolate Day is both today and tomorrow, giving you two days to celebrate chocolate! Does it get any better than that? Chocolate lovers can choose from all sorts of Dancing Deer Baking Co.‘s gourmet chocolate goodies like the Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies or the Chocolate Chunk Brownies. They are sure to please and will satisfy your National Chocolate Day cravings!   Did you know that today is National Chocolate Day? If you haven’t had enough sweets already, continue to celebrate the season with the holiday that is dedicated to all the chocoholics out there. Some claim that National Chocolate Day is both today and tomorrow, giving you two days to celebrate chocolate! Does it get any better than that? Chocolate lovers can choose from all sorts of Dancing Deer Baking Co.‘s gourmet chocolate goodies like the Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies or the Chocolate Chunk Brownies. They are sure to please and will satisfy your National Chocolate Day cravings! 2010-12-28T16:46:41+00:00 http://blog.dancingdeer.com/index.php/site/last_minute_gift_ideas/ http://blog.dancingdeer.com/index.php/site/last_minute_gift_ideas/#When:16:47:13Z The holiday shopping deadline is approaching and many of us are still scrambling to find gifts for everyone on our list. You don’t have to resort to last minute gift cards- gourmet baked goods are a gift that anyone on your list will appreciate. It’s not too late to place an order for one of our popular holiday gift collections. Choose from gourmet cookies, brownies and cakes that are artistically packaged and arranged in keepsake gift baskets or gift boxes and available in every price range. The best part about this last minute gift- it doesn’t even require you to leave the house or turn on the oven! Check out Dancing Deer Baking Co. gifts that are sure to please and place your last minute order today. The holiday shopping deadline is approaching and many of us are still scrambling to find gifts for everyone on our list. You don’t have to resort to last minute gift cards- gourmet baked goods are a gift that anyone on your list will appreciate. It’s not too late to place an order for one of our popular holiday gift collections. Choose from gourmet cookies, brownies and cakes that are artistically packaged and arranged in keepsake gift baskets or gift boxes and available in every price range. The best part about this last minute gift- it doesn’t even require you to leave the house or turn on the oven! Check out Dancing Deer Baking Co. gifts that are sure to please and place your last minute order today. 2010-12-21T16:47:13+00:00 http://blog.dancingdeer.com/index.php/site/spreading_holiday_cheer/ http://blog.dancingdeer.com/index.php/site/spreading_holiday_cheer/#When:16:00:40Z Marc Meyer is a Digital and Social Media Strategist at Ernst and Young and was recently listed as one of 451 Marketing’s “Top Social Media Strategists to Watch in 2011.” In recognition of this accomplishment, we sent him a sweet congratulatory treat (as we did to all of the Top Strategists). When he was offered the gift, he politely and generously declined and requested to donate his Dancing Deer gift to the Pine Street Inn homeless shelter. With a deep and long running tradition of helping those in need, we were all too eager to oblige. We took not only his treats, but a few more as well, and hand delivered the sweets to the needy men and women at the homeless shelter. As you can imagine, everyone at the shelter was thrilled and they could not have been more thankful! Thank you, Marc, for your donation and for thinking of those in need during the most important time of the year! Marc Meyer is a Digital and Social Media Strategist at Ernst and Young and was recently listed as one of 451 Marketing’s “Top Social Media Strategists to Watch in 2011.” In recognition of this accomplishment, we sent him a sweet congratulatory treat (as we did to all of the Top Strategists). When he was offered the gift, he politely and generously declined and requested to donate his Dancing Deer gift to the Pine Street Inn homeless shelter. With a deep and long running tradition of helping those in need, we were all too eager to oblige. We took not only his treats, but a few more as well, and hand delivered the sweets to the needy men and women at the homeless shelter. As you can imagine, everyone at the shelter was thrilled and they could not have been more thankful! Thank you, Marc, for your donation and for thinking of those in need during the most important time of the year! 2010-12-16T16:00:40+00:00 http://blog.dancingdeer.com/index.php/site/sweet_home_collection_the_gift_that_gives_back/ http://blog.dancingdeer.com/index.php/site/sweet_home_collection_the_gift_that_gives_back/#When:15:48:03Z We all know that the true spirit of holiday giving is not all about the things you give and get. It is about making others feel good by supporting those who really need our help. Dancing Deer Baking Co. encourages our customers to give the gift that gives back this season from our “Sweet Home” gift collection. Through purchasing one of Dancing Deer’s “Sweet Home” gifts you will not only be supporting the economy, but also helping someone who really needs it. Dancing Deer is committed to donating 35% of the retail price of our “Sweet Home” gourmet cake and cookie gifts to scholarship programs through One Family Inc. to help homeless and at risk mothers further their education.  Created by Dancing Deer Baking Co. in 2001, The Sweet Home Project is our philanthropic effort to help end family homelessness. Give the perfect holiday gift and support homeless mothers and children at the same time! Shop our tasty selection of Sweet Home Gifts.    We all know that the true spirit of holiday giving is not all about the things you give and get. It is about making others feel good by supporting those who really need our help. Dancing Deer Baking Co. encourages our customers to give the gift that gives back this season from our “Sweet Home” gift collection. Through purchasing one of Dancing Deer’s “Sweet Home” gifts you will not only be supporting the economy, but also helping someone who really needs it. Dancing Deer is committed to donating 35% of the retail price of our “Sweet Home” gourmet cake and cookie gifts to scholarship programs through One Family Inc. to help homeless and at risk mothers further their education.  Created by Dancing Deer Baking Co. in 2001, The Sweet Home Project is our philanthropic effort to help end family homelessness. Give the perfect holiday gift and support homeless mothers and children at the same time! Shop our tasty selection of Sweet Home Gifts.    2010-12-14T15:48:03+00:00 http://blog.dancingdeer.com/index.php/site/create_your_own_gift_tower/ http://blog.dancingdeer.com/index.php/site/create_your_own_gift_tower/#When:19:58:08Z New for the 2010 holiday season, Dancing Deer customers can mix and match the flavors they love most in a traditional gift tower. You can now order a gift tower and fill it with all brownies, all cookies or your favorites of each! Your gift tower will arrive thoughtfully packaged in a red gift box and makes a perfect holiday gift for your boss, clients, family or holiday hostess! We’re here to make gift-giving for you as easy and stress-free as possible. Now you have the option to mix and match your favorite flavors and can buy now, ship later anywhere across the U.S. Start creating your own gift tower here!  New for the 2010 holiday season, Dancing Deer customers can mix and match the flavors they love most in a traditional gift tower. You can now order a gift tower and fill it with all brownies, all cookies or your favorites of each! Your gift tower will arrive thoughtfully packaged in a red gift box and makes a perfect holiday gift for your boss, clients, family or holiday hostess! We’re here to make gift-giving for you as easy and stress-free as possible. Now you have the option to mix and match your favorite flavors and can buy now, ship later anywhere across the U.S. Start creating your own gift tower here!  2010-12-10T19:58:08+00:00 http://blog.dancingdeer.com/index.php/site/today_is_national_chocolate_brownie_day/ http://blog.dancingdeer.com/index.php/site/today_is_national_chocolate_brownie_day/#When:14:12:18Z Are you looking for another excuse to eat chocolate? Dancing Deer Baking Co. has one for you, its National Chocolate Brownie Day! Celebrate with our all-natural brownies that will most certainly satisfy your chocolate brownie craving! Did you know that Boston, the birthplace of Dancing Deer Baking Co. is also where the earliest published recipes for a brownie appeared? The Boston Globe published the recipe in 1905 and The Boston Cooking School Cook Book in 1906. Dancing Deer Baking Co. offers many flavors of brownies: classic Chocolate Brownies, decadent Caramel Pecan Brownies, rich Peanut Butter Brownies, Peppermint Fudge Brownies and Blondie Bars. Are you hungry for a rich, chewy, moist brownie yet? As if we need an excuse to eat brownies! Go ahead. Pour yourself a tall glass of milk and delight your sweet tooth with an order of your favorite brownies online today!   Are you looking for another excuse to eat chocolate? Dancing Deer Baking Co. has one for you, its National Chocolate Brownie Day! Celebrate with our all-natural brownies that will most certainly satisfy your chocolate brownie craving! Did you know that Boston, the birthplace of Dancing Deer Baking Co. is also where the earliest published recipes for a brownie appeared? The Boston Globe published the recipe in 1905 and The Boston Cooking School Cook Book in 1906. Dancing Deer Baking Co. offers many flavors of brownies: classic Chocolate Brownies, decadent Caramel Pecan Brownies, rich Peanut Butter Brownies, Peppermint Fudge Brownies and Blondie Bars. Are you hungry for a rich, chewy, moist brownie yet? As if we need an excuse to eat brownies! Go ahead. Pour yourself a tall glass of milk and delight your sweet tooth with an order of your favorite brownies online today!   Brownies 2010-12-08T14:12:18+00:00