Cookbooks: Holiday Cuisine

ALL-TIME CHRISTMAS COOKIES (Better Homes & Gardens)
by Meredith Press Editors. Color photos of completed cookies. Condition: NEW 1999 Meredith Press/Better Homes & Gardens softcover. Content: Mouth-watering cookies from 4 categories: Old -Fashioned Favorites; Company Perfect Favorites; Lucious Chocolate Favorites; and Cutout Gift Favorites. Quick & easy directions. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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CHRISTMAS GOODIES
by Esther Hautzig. Color illustrations by Ronald Fritz. Condition: Good+ Random House softcover, no edition or printing given. Most likely a church library book but no interior markings. Interior clean & tight, but thre is peeling top spine. Content: Easy-to-make child-tested recipes for holiday cakes, cookies, candies, pies, breads, and drinks. The recipes are stated simply and the color pictures illustrate the completed "goodies" - too cute! [1 copy available]
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CHRISTMASTIME TREATS: Recipes and Crafts for the Whole Family
(A Holiday Celebrations Book)
by Beautiful color photos by Evan Sklar. Condition: NEW 1999 Chronicle Books softcover (96 pages), second printing. Perfect. Content: Countless books detail holiday projects for the dedicated crafter, but here's a title that encourages the whole family to get involved in Christmastime baking and decorating. Helpful tips on cooking and crafting with kids make it easy to get started, and many of the craft projects require only minimal adult supervision. Whip up a whole host of ornaments, garlands, cards, and wrappings using such easy-to-use items as salt dough, aluminum foil, and bright magazine clippings. Delight little Santa's helpers with kid-friendly nibbles like chocolate crispy bears or smiley-face pancakes, and surprise grown-up guests with a Yule log cake or chocolate-peppermint swizzle sticks. Full directions are given for all craft and food items, including enough recipes for a full Christmas dinner. One minor drawback, especially for children: most of the crafts are not pictured, so crafters may have difficulty visualizing the finished product. But there are enough color photos to give a general impression of the projects, making Christmastime Treats fun for everyone. Gift wrapping available. [1 copy available]
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COOKING FOR CHRISTMAS: A Cook's Countdown to Planning the Perfect Christmas
by Linda Doeser. Festive color photos of completed dishes. Condition: NEW 2004 Paragon hardcover & DJ, first edition. Content: From the cover: ". . . you will find everything you need to bring the festive spirit into youor home with a variety of fine food, ranging frm tasty party nibbles to mouthwatering main dishes and superb desserts. A practical companion to planning, preparing and cooking. Incluudes Christmas timetables to help with preparing the cooking through the holiday." Recipes from the traditional turkey to plum pudding to orange rum hard sauce. Questions welcome. [2 copies available]
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EASTER CPPLOMG (Usborne Activies series)
text by Rebecca Gilpin and Catherine Atkinson. Color illustrations & photos by Molly Sage and Howard Allmon. Condition: UNREAD 2003 Usborne large soft cover, first printing. Content: Activites for kids 4 - 8 shown with detailed color "hot-to" photos and finished projects. Recipes for cookies, cakes, flower candy, sunshine toast, etc. along with directions for making and coloring Easter eggs. Neat! Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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THE EVERYTHING HOLIDAY COOKBOOK: 300 Treasured Favorites - All In One Collection
by Margaret Kaeter. Condition: NEW 2004 Adams Media large softcover, first printing. Remainder. Content: From spectacular Thanksgiving and Christmas feasts to Easter and 4th of July barbecues, this all-in-one favorite is chock-full of delicious, healthy recipes to keep your friends and family coming back year after year. With low-carb alternatives, options for diabetics, and flavorful low-fat selections, this cookbook expands your meal choices without stretching your waistband. Featuring: Christmas dinners, such as Pecan-Crusted Roast Pork Loin; Passover feasts, such as Zucchini-Stuffed Chicken; Romantic Valentine's delights, such as Salmon in White Wine with Dried Peaches; Mother's Day and Father's Day dishes, such as Smoked Mussels in Cream Sauce with Pasta; Ethnic specialties, such as Scandinavian Baked Cod with Spicy Plum Sauce; and Spicy recipes for Cinco de Mayo, such as Baja Lobster Tails. [1 copy available]
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HOLIDAYS WITH COOKIES (Kids Create! series)
by Joanne Karlson, et al. Color illustrations. Condition: Gently pre-read, if at all, Tyndale For Kids spiral-bound softcover, first printing. Content: Cookie recipes for each holiday celebrated in America especially for children. Each holiday has a brief history. This is a cookbook for children of the Christian faith with religious notes. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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MAKING GREAT GINGERBREAD HOUSES
by Aaron Morgan and Paige Gilchrist. Great color "how-to" photos as well as photos of the completed "houses." Condition: NEW 2000 Lark Books soft cover, second printing. Content: This book is all you need for baking gingerbread houses - whether you're a beginner or a expert. Professional gingerbread maker Aaron Morgan walks you step-by-step through the process of building a basic house, using how-to photos and easy-to-follow instructions. Feast your eyes on more than 40 award-winning creations - with recipes, techniques and templates to get you ready for building and decorating. Houses include: Classic Gingerbread House; Sweet Shop & florist; Totem Pole Lodge; Victorian Manor; Tree House with a Twist; Woodsman's Cabin; Scottish Castle; Christmas Wedding Chapel, Holiday Village; Sweetheart Cottage and more. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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MALCOLM HILLIER'S CHRISTMAS
by Malcolm Hillier. Color photos by Diana Miller. Condition: NEW 1992 DK Publishing (UK) large softcover, first US edition, second printing. Beautiful how-to & finished project photos by Diana Miller. Content: While not a traditional Christmas cookbook, there are some nice recipes here. "Clear instructions for elegant, yet easy, projects by a master floral designer. Beautiful photographs and heartwarming text. Definitely a keeper." Crafts covered: gift boxes, Christmas trees, pot pourri, garlands, crystallized fruit, candles, paper flowers, paper lanterns, scented crafts, stockings, bread wreatch, liqueur fruits, floral arrangements, cookies & cake recipies, table decorations, punches, ice bowls, jellies, yule logs, swangs, and more. Home Arts at its best. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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