Laidlaw, Kim: - Kim Laidlaw is a cookbook author, editor, and recipe developer. She is the author or coauthor of several cookbooks, including bestsellers The Nightmare Before Christmas: The Official Cookbook and Entertaining Guide, Emily in Paris: The Official Cookbook, and Five Marys Ranch Raised Cookbook, as well as numerous Williams Sonoma cookbooks. Her clients also include Disney, Netflix, Weber, Hog Island, KitchenAid, American Girl, and more. She is a former professional baker and baking instructor at the San Francisco Cooking School and owns Cast Iron Media, LLC. Kim lives in Petaluma, California, with her Scottish husband, their always-entertaining daughter, and a bountiful home garden.