The Good Housekeeping Christmas Cookbook: Recipes * Decorating * Joy (Good Housekeeping Cookbooks)

Product Description Hang the stockings, deck the hall—and cook up a happy holiday! When it comes to Christmas, no one does it like Good Housekeeping. Brimming with more than 300 celebration-worthy recipes, sparkling decorating ideas, and suggestions for homemade (and home-baked) gifts, this sumptuous, mouthwatering collection will make the season extra merry. Triple-tested, fail-proof recipes come from both the magazine's archive of favorites and from celebrities like Ina Garten, Martha Stewart, and Bobby Flay, along with favorite Christmas memories from Sting, Reese Witherspoon, Mariah Carey, and many other famous contributors. Delight family and guests with irresistible Cranberry Mojitos, Glazed Ham with Apricots, Roast Turkey with Wild Mushroom Gravy, and Herbed Rice Pilaf with Cranberries and Thyme—and then top if off with a to-die-for delicious Dulce de Leche Christmas Wreath or Gingerbread Whoopie Pies. This truly is the greatest Christmas cookbook ever—and sure to become a cherished part of your holiday tradition.  Review "An outstanding survival manual for every aspect of Christmas food, drink and entertaining is "The Good Housekeeping Christmas Cookbook" (Hearst, 400 pages, $30). In five well-ordered sections the reader is offered a balanced selection of traditional and updated appetizers, first courses, drinks, roasts, buffet menus, tablescapes, side dishes and desserts. A useful bonus is a guide to preparing and packaging gourmet gifts in your home kitchen. There is a sprinkling of celebrity recipes, too: for example, Martha Stewart's Vienna Tarts, with their pairing of apricot and walnut flavors, and Ina Garten's subtly herbed turkey with a fresh cranberry fruit conserve (much zestier than commercial cranberry sauce). For traditionalists with a masochistic streak, there's even a recipe for fruitcake."— Wall Street Journal About the Author Good Housekeeping magazine is an American icon of consumer protection and quality assurance. Each issue reaches 24 million readers and, with 15 editions published worldwide, it is an internationally recognized brand.