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54 www.<strong>eatdrink</strong>.ca cookbooks Christmas in Review Four Favourites for the Holidays Reviews and Recipe Selections by JENNIFER GAGEL Festivities got you frazzled? A little bit of planning goes a long way to making the holidays the most enjoyable time of the year. Here are some favourite Christmas cookbooks, and selected recipes. Bestselling romance author Debbie Macomber wants to put a little spark in your holiday season with her Christmas Cookbook: Favorite Recipes and Holiday Traditions from My Home to Yours (Harlequin, 2011, $32.95). With the personal warmth that has made her a beloved author for many years, Debbie invites us to peer through a frost-touched window to see her own family traditions unfold through the holiday season. Presenting the reader with over one hundred recipes and her own decorating and craft ideas, as well as some personal memories of the holidays, Debbie makes us wish Christmas was already here. Her old-fashioned Christmas Tea recipes make our mouths water for a childhood before our own time. Anyone who misses their Nana will nd the chapter “Cooking with Grandma” especially heartwarming. And if it’s your rst time hosting the holiday feast this year, “Easy Family Dinners” will make you feel like a pro. You’ll nd some quick “got it in the pantry” recipes, such as the Five Minute Cranberry and Walnut Cobbler that will make you look brilliant when you suddenly remember that you invited the whole oce home for a get-together tonight. For those who like their Christmas tra- № 32 | November/December 2011 ditions a little less traditional, there’s e Hairy Bikers’ 12 Days of Christmas: Irresistible, Easy Recipes to Feed Your Friends and Family (Dave Myers and Si King, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2010, $32.06 ) With a combination of British irreverence and good cheer, Meyers and King could be the lost sons of the Two Fat Ladies. is unlikely pair of foodies takes us along for a merry ride through e 12 Days of Christmas. Myers and King have given us a personal book with touches like “handwritten” notes alongside their recipes. It makes you feel as if the book is an old favourite, full of well-used recipes, from the moment you open it. New cooks may have a bit of trouble with the UK measurements, but these fabulous recipes are well worth the translation. Hot chocolate made with a real vanilla bean and freshly ground nutmeg is enough to make anyone wish for Christmas in jolly old England! For tried and tested ways to make your celebration picture perfect, e Martha Stewart Living Christmas Cookbook : A Collection of Favorite Holiday Recipes (editors of Martha Stewart Living, Clarkson Potter, 2003, $45.95), is a standby. Complete with over 600 recipes and plenty of gorgeous photos, this is sure to inspire everyone from the novice to the seasoned. From serving arriving guests homemade Spicy Pecans to presenting a traditional roast goose, the tips and how-to illustrations
№ 32 | November/December 2011 make it easy to be the perfect holiday host. Countdown instructions help to ensure that everything nishes simultaneously. But the real joy comes from Stewart’s infectious holiday enthusiasm, sweeping you up in Christmas cheer. No celebration is complete without advice from the editors of Canadian Living magazine. eir quintessential contribution to the holidays is e Complete Christmas Book (Transcontinental Books, 2007, $24.95). Packed with easy-to-follow celebration menus, unique gifts from the kitchen, fun family projects and loads of decorating ideas, this book will bring the Christmas spirit into your home. And all the Canadian Living books come with the “Tested Till Perfect” guarantee, so you know that what works in their kitchen will work in yours. Dive into their twist on a Christmas classic, Ice-Cream Christmas Pudding. is simple version has all the traditional Christmas pudding avours, but takes a fraction of the time to prepare, and provides a stunning centrepiece to nish o a celebratory feast. Whether your holiday season includes heavy preparation or a more happy-go-lucky approach, these books make sure you sparkle this holiday season. JENNIFER GAGEL is a freelance writer and regular contributor to <strong>eatdrink</strong>. She can be contacted at jennagagel@gmail.com. Thank you for another great year! Happy Holidays! Western Fair Farmers’ & Artisans’ Market The Heart of Old East Village Organic and Local Produce ❤ Bakers ❤ Butchers ❤ Cheesemongers ❤ Flowers Food Artisans ❤ Artists ❤ Craftspeople ❤ Flea & Antique Market Every Saturday 8am-3pm 519-438-5942 Plenty of Free Parking Dundas Street East at Ontario Street www.londonsfarmersmarket.ca
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