recommended - suggested

ingredients - parts of a mixture

cross - angry

degrees - units used to measure temperature

festive - merry

tense - edgy or stressed

remarked - said

anxiously - with worry or eagerness

Vocabulary Strategy: Using a thesaurus

Phonics Skills: Words with er, ir, ur, or

Comprehension Skills: Understanding characters -- tell why characters act as they do

Comprehension Strategy: Infer/predict -- use clues to figure out more about the selection