Christmas Cooking For Dummies
Published on 18. May 2011
358 pages
978-1-118-06970-7 (ISBN)
Description
Look no further for tips and recipes for whipping up a dazzlingarray of delicious holiday meals -- without stress!
Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year -- and Americanstraditionally love to celebrate the season with food, food, andmore food. This easy guide shows cooks of every generation how toplan and prepare scrumptious seasonal treats. It includes:
* 100 delicious recipes for hassle-free holiday meals, includingWarm White Bean Dip, Four-Cheese
* Spinach Lasagne, and Chocolate Truffle Tart
* Tips, checklists, and charts, plus step-by-step guides andshopping lists for special holiday meals, including a ChristmasTree-Trimming Party
* A special section on Christmas decorating and food gifts fromthe kitchen
* 16 pages of color photos featuring holiday meal recipes andkitchen-made gifts and decorations
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Dede Wilson
Christmas Cooking For Dummies
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09/2001
1st Edition
Wiley
€21.00
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Dede Wilson, CCP, contributes to Bon Appétit and Pastry and Design magazine and to NBC's Todayshow. She is also the Food and Entertaining expert for CanDoWoman.com.
Content
Introduction.
How to Use This Book.
How This Book is Organized.
Part I: Gearing Up for Christmas Cooking.
Chapter 1: Making Christmas Special and Stress Free.
Chapter 2: Taking Inventory: Ingredients, Tools, and Techniques forHoliday Cooking.
Chapter 3: Making Magic with Christmas Menus.
Part II: Holiday Meals: Opening Acts.
Chapter 4: Drinks, Anyone?
Chapter 5: Appetizers.
Chapter 6: Salads and Soups.
Part III: Holiday Meals: The Main Event and Sideshows.
Chapter 7: Breakfast Dishes.
Chapter 8: Preparing the Main Dish for the Main Event.
Chapter 9: Complementing the Main Dish with a Chorus ofSides.
Chapter 10: Relishing the Season with Sauces Sweet andSavory.
Part IV: Holiday Meals: Finishing Touches
Chapter 11: Visions of Sugarplums...Christmas Cookies, Candies, andConfections.
Chapter 12: Cakes, Pies, Puddings, Tarts, and Trifle.
Chapter 13: Baking Breads, Scones, and Muffins for theHolidays.
Part V: It's Looking a Lot Like Christmas: Finishing Touches.
Chapter 14: Simple Decorations from the Kitchen.
Chapter 15: Edible Gifts.
Part VI: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 16: Ten Best Holiday Cooking and Entertaining Tips.
Chapter 17: Ten Great Mail-Order Sources for Ingredients andTools.
Appendix: Metric Conversion Guide.
Index.
Book Registration Information.
