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Cooking for the Holidays

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Al Roker's Hassle-Free Holiday Cookbook: More Than 125 Recipes for Family Celebrations All Year Long
by Al Roker Details
Al Roker presents more than 125 simple and casual recipes that will make your holiday gatherings stress free and special. Here are traditional American favorites for every occasion, from no-cook appetizers and simple side dishes to manageable main courses, and of course, plenty of grilling and outdoor food.
Chocolate Holidays: Unforgettable Desserts for Every Season
by Alice Medrich Details
Dramatic, seductive, playful, infinite in its variety, otherworldly in its taste: It's chocolate, and here's all the impetus you need to indulge your passion for it every day of the year. Alice Medrich, renowned for impeccable recipes that produce stellar results, has written "Chocolate Holidays" especially for people who love to bake but don't have enough hours in the day. Without compromising on flavor, texture, or ingredients, she pares down the preparation steps, teaches us resraint, and comes up with fifty amazing recipes, each a little jewel of elegance and simplicty.
Cooking Light Holiday Cookbook
by Heather Averett Details
This is the first-ever holiday cookbook from "Cooking Light" magazine, the world's most widely read food magazine. No one likes to scrimp around the holidays. Now you can stay on track and still dazzle friends and family with memorable holiday feasts and delectable treats.
Family Fun Cookies for Christmas: 50 Cute and Quick Holiday Treats
by Deanna F. Cook Details
This colorful collection of Christmas cookies is something to celebrate! With nearly 100,000 copies sold, it's already a family favorite -- and that's no surprise with such scrumptious recipes as Chocolate Crinkles, Candy Cane Twists, Snowballs, and Raspberry Tarts to choose from. These cookies are as simple to bake as they are yummy to eat. Every recipe features steps that kids can easily handle, and ideas for variations that inspire creativity. Savor them, turn them into beautiful ornaments, or give them as a holiday gift -- there's excellent advice on wrapping and mailing them, too!
Happy Holidays from the Diva of Do-Ahead: A Year of Feasts to Celebrate with Family and Friends
by Diane Phillips Details
This book is the follow-up to the successful "Perfect Party Food." "Happy Holidays from the Diva-of Do-Ahead" brings the same how-to and do-ahead approach to creating menus for 12 holidays -- with special emphasis on Thanksgiving and Christmas -- as well as tips on recipe variations, decorating, and serving.
Holiday Food
by Mario Batali Details
Mario Batali captures all the flavors of this festive season with enticing recipes that showcase the brilliance of simple Italian food at its best. Four complete menus offer abundant meals for the holidays, starting with the seafood extravaganza known as the Feast of Seven Fishes, traditionally served on Christmas Eve.
How to Cook Everything: Holiday Cooking
by Mark Bittman Details
Holidays are when you pull out all the stops, and with "How to Cook Everything: Holiday Cooking," you can make your special feast or buffet spread without stress. Mark Bittman shares his favorite simple-and infinitely flexible-holiday recipes. You'll be able to cook for big feasts and parties from Thanksgiving to New Year's and for other holiday gatherings all year-round.
Jewish Holiday Cooking: A Food Lover's Classics and Improvisations
by Jayne Cohen Details
Jayne Cohen shares a wide-ranging collection of traditional Jewish recipes, as well as inventive new creations and contemporary variations on the classic dishes. More than just a cookbook, this is the definitive guide to celebrating the Jewish holidays. Cohen provides practical advice and creative suggestions on everything from setting a Seder table with ritual objects to accommodating vegan relatives. The book is organized around the major Jewish holidays and includes nearly 300 recipes and variations, plus suggested menus tailored to each occasion, all conforming to kosher dietary laws.
Kraft Best-Ever Holiday Recipe Collection
by  Kraft Foods Details
Featuring such brands as "Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Jell-O products, Oscar-Mayer meats, and Good Seasons salad dressing mix, the 182 holiday recipes in this book will soon become Christmas favorites.
Southern Living Christmas Cookbook: All-New Ultimate Holiday Entertaining Guide
by Rebecca Brennan Details
Whether you're planning your first big holiday celebration or your 20th, you'll find this memory-making treasury an invaluable hospitality guide for all occasions. Over 350 recipes, 32 menus, and nearly 250 color photographs team up to make this the ultimate holiday entertaining guide.
Taste of Home Celebrations Cookbook
by Jean Steiner Details
Here is a sumptuous collection of more than 400 classic family recipes to help you celebrate every occasion throughout the year. From formal meals to casual dinners, from impromptu parties to brunch buffets -- here is a year's worth of appealing appetizers, side dishes, breads, entrees, and desserts that will take the worry out of what to make for every holiday and family celebration.
Updated 12/22/2011
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