Look no further for tips and recipes for whipping up a dazzling array of delicious holiday meals - without stress! Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year -- and Americans traditionally love to celebrate the season with food, food, and more food.
Look no further for tips and recipes for whipping up a dazzling array of delicious holiday meals - without stress! Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year -- and Americans traditionally love to celebrate the season with food, food, and more food.
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.
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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.
