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Excellent
A lovely baking book to aid the home baker during the winter holiday time. Recipes included are designed for each holiday: Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Boxing Day, Kwanzaa and New Year. Also, included are baking tips for more successful baking, and how to incorporate the children into the holiday celebrations!
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Subjects:  1. Baking    2. Cooking    3. Cooking / Wine    4. Courses & Dishes - Bread    5. Holiday - General    6. Holiday cookery    7. Methods - Baking    8. Cakes, baking, icing & sugarcraft    9. Cooking / General   

Subjects:  1. Cookery, Mormon    2. Cooking    3. Cooking / Wine    4. Holiday - General    5. Holiday cookery    6. Menus    7. Regional & Ethnic - General   

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New Inspiration for Thanksgiving meal planning
I was so inspired by the authors presentation that I made my own dinner napkins (I've never sown) purchased a new table cloth, made napkin holders and candle center pieces.Set the table the night before and took a picture!The turkey brining write up conviced me that it was the way to go - along with the roasting receipes and stuffing.My dinner guest have decided that this will be the only way future turkeys can be served!The meal was soooooo good - Thanks Diane Morgan for your work on this project - it's a success in my book.

Gourmet Thanksgiving Recipes
I used the "Search Inside this Book" feature of Amazon to try out some of the recipes in this book for this year's Thanksgiving.I made the carrot pudding souffle, the jalapeno cheddar cornbread stuffing, and the sweet potato wedges.All came out wonderfully!The cornbread stuffing was the biggest hit.I strongly recommend this book.

Terrific Book - highly recommended
I purchased this book only recently and tried it out over the past holiday.I can now heartily endorse it.Ms. Morgan has put together a collection of easy to follow recipes that will liven up your Thanksgiving table.Many look like your standard fare, but have been jazzed up with new preparation techniques.A perfect example is the Chiffonade of Brussel Sprouts.I have to have brussel sprouts on my table every year, but was so bored with them.I followed her technique for shredding them, then sauteeing - they came out like a warm slaw, perfectly cooked and offset with the hazelnuts - I had no leftovers at all!I will be making that dish again, for sure.Read more

Subjects:  1. Cooking    2. Cooking / Wine    3. Courses & Dishes - General    4. Holiday - General    5. Regional & Ethnic - American - General    6. Seasonal    7. Thanksgiving cookery    8. Thanksgiving cooking    9. Cooking / Seasonal    10. General cookery   

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Not for the uninitiated
I am not accustomed to vegetarian cooking, but I would like to do more of it.That's why I got this cookbook.I do not think this a great book for "starter" vegetarians-- the flavors are often quite unusual.The first thing I made was the Chili with chocolate.It tasted so terrible that I am embarassed to say that I threw out the whole pot.Maybe next time I will stumble upon a book that will appeal to my less sophisticated palette.
slightly disappointed
I love Moosewood- I love visiting and I love their cookbooks, and, like many people out there, I owe much of my culinary incliantions to them. I can't place what it was, but somehow this book just didn't measure up to the others in their collection. It isn't that these are not meals you would serve for "festive" occasions, it is just that none of them really struck me as something I would want to serve while playing hostess to people whom I have never cooked for before. There are so many other great recipies from the Moosewood that would be more appealing- especially if you are serving guests who are not vegetarians (meaning, I don't think any of these meals would really impress non-veggies). I would suggest getting one of the other books in the collection, and choosing meals for yourself that you think would best suit your occasion.

veggie
This is another brill book from a place I would dearly love to visit, ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cooking    2. Cooking / Wine    3. Holiday - General    4. Holiday cookery    5. Moosewood Restaurant    6. Vegetarian - General    7. Cooking / Vegetarian    8. General cookery   

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GOOSEBERRY PATCH CELEBRATE THE SEASONS
I LOVED THIS BOOK.ESPECIALLY THE CRAFTS.I MADE THE "GIVE THANKS" SAMPLER AND IT WAS EASY AND EVERYONE LOVES IT.THIS IS MY SECOND GOOSEBERRY PATCH BOOK, AND I WILL BE BUYING MORE.

Not as creative as the Christmas series
I was very excited about this book when I first heard about it. I love the Christmas series and have several other cookbooks from them and love them dearly! This book just didnt live up to the other books I have though.Read more

Subjects:  1. Cookery    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. Crafts / Hobbies    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Holiday - General    6. Minor Arts    7. Seasonal   

Editorial Review

With Martha's help, you've mastered Rosemary Shallot Popovers and Ina's Cornmeal Cheddar Scones. Your Thanksgiving dinners are legendary. You bake hundreds of cookies and decorate your home from top to bottom at Christmas. But do you know how to create a festive Labor Day, or a Fourth of July that goes off with a bang?Read more

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One of her worst - a cut & paste job
This is old articles from her magazine and the advice was not very good.There are better books.

One of my favorite books for entertaining
Well done and illustrated, these are features from the early days of the magazine.I can personally vouch for the pear bread pudding and the torta di riso--a lot of work but like a lot of things, WELL worth the effort. I don't know if I could do all of those things at once for one activity, especially the wedding at home.But in addition to all the recipes and chapters, it's idea-inspiring.Which is what Martha is all about (that, and the stock market!)

A book for all occasions
The menus planned in the book are delicious.Each is catagorized under adifferent event or holiday, but I've used them for not so special eventstoo.There are also wonderful decorating and entertaining ideas for allseasons.The paella is wonderful! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cooking    2. Cooking / Wine    3. Entertaining - General    4. Holiday - General    5. Holiday cookery    6. Holiday decorations    7. Holidays    8. Special days    9. Cooking / Entertaining    10. Etiquette & entertaining    11. General cookery    12. Home furnishing & decoration   

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Visitors to Nantucket usually return home with glowing food memories. Maybe the sea air livens appetites, but more likely it's the good Yankee cooking. Susan Simon's Read more

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Cheesecake Gone Terribly Wrong
This book is certainly beautiful, but the one recipe I chose to make was a disaster! I made the Cranberry Beach-Plum Cheesecake on page 129 which calls for cream cheese, ricotta, sour cream, and ten eggs, but NO sugar! This was not a savory cheesecake, but a DESSERT, and the tart cranberry topping and graham cracker crust could not compensate for the blandness of straight cheese and eggs, flavored only with vanilla. It was so startling and unexpected that my friend actually spit it out. Cozy and Comfortable
The book is a wonderful read just on its own. Susan Simon lends her own storiesto some of the recipes. The recipes are wonderul and not hard. I felt very comfortable reading the book and anticipating the upcoming Holiday season. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cookery, American    2. Cooking    3. Cooking / Wine    4. Holiday - General    5. Holiday cookery    6. Holiday cooking    7. Massachusetts    8. Nantucket    9. Nantucket (Mass.)    10. New England style    11. Regional & Ethnic - American - New England    12. Cooking / American / New England   

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Throw away all those battle-stained, dog-eared, years-oldfavorite holiday recipes you've clipped out of every issue ofRead more

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Polish the silver, set out the best china, light the candles
It's Christmas...all through this book. I "borrowed" this book a couple of years ago and finally returned it, but only after buying my own copy! Christmas with Southern Living Cookbook
This book has so many wonderful recipes.Deciding which ones to use is the hard part.I love to use these recipes year round.They are all very original and tasty. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Christmas cookery    2. Christmas cooking    3. Cooking    4. Cooking / Wine    5. Holiday - Christmas/Hanukkah    6. Holiday - General   

Editorial Review

From a recipe for mulled wine to a list of the traditionalitems included in a Christmas stocking (a newly minted coin isessential, as it symbolizes future prosperity), this book has all theEnglish essentials for a happy holiday season. Judith and Martin Millerare known for Read more

Subjects:  1. Christmas    2. Christmas cookery    3. Christmas decorations    4. Cooking    5. Crafts / Hobbies    6. England    7. Holiday - General    8. Holidays - Christmas    9. Seasonal    10. Christmas books    11. Etiquette & entertaining   

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The Most Indispensible Cookbook EVER!
I collect, read, savor, and love reading cookbooks. This cookbook is a KEEPER. Every recipe in it is a 100% success. The one recipe that totally separated this book for all others is Bubbie's Orange and Oil Hamantaschen recipe. We've all tried to make hamantaschen with the dough collapsing or sticking all over. Not any more, with Ms Goldman's amazing recipe you too can make wonderful hamantaschen. I did it at home, with kids I teach, even made them at camp. Buy this cookbook, You'll be glad you did!

Incredibly wonderful!
This book is truly awesome ... tried-and-true specialties, each written very clearly to guarantee success, and each preceded by a brief description telling why it is so wonderful.The first recipe I tried was the Caramel Matzoh Crunch, which has now become a staple.I'm not Jewish; these wonderful recipes should appeal to anyone with taste buds.The only caveat is that the author apparently revised her Honey Cake after the book was published -- and even I, who previously despised honey cake, love Marcy Goldman's. (The revised version was published in the newspaper, and that's the one I tried.)Don't miss this book; it is absolutely wonderful.

What would I do without Marcy Goldman
I purchased Marcy Goldman's A Treasury of Jewish Holiday BakingRead more

Subjects:  1. Baking    2. Cookery, Jewish    3. Cooking    4. Cooking / Wine    5. Courses & Dishes - Bread    6. Fasts and feasts    7. Holiday - General    8. Jewish cooking    9. Judaism    10. Regional & Ethnic - Jewish & Kosher    11. Cakes, baking, icing & sugarcraft    12. Cooking / Jewish & Kosher    13. Jewish studies    14. National & regional cuisine   

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Editorial Review

It's time to celebrate Christmas the Creole way: Corn Cakes with Caviar, Sugarcane Baked Ham with Spiced Apples and Pears, Jiffy Pop Firecracker Shrimp (yes, you Read more

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Love it love it love it, Not for everyone.
I absolutly love to cook, have been to culinary school, also not afraid of new things. I have tried most of these recipies and many have become regulars. The smoked salmon terrine although is expensive we normally make on every holiday now. Sugarcane Baked Ham with Spiced Apples and Pears is super. Beef Tenderloin with Fresh Horseradish and Black Pepper Crust was suprizing ly good, I ont like horseradish at all, but it was paired so beautifully in this recipie it was sublime. Jiffy Pop Firecracker Shrimp we make everytime we have shrimp in the house. the Chocolate Chocolate Pudding Cake with Chocolate Ganache, Creole Christmas Trifle, Creole Christmas Fruitcake with Whiskey Sauce and the Banana Cream Pie with Caramel Drizzle and Chocolate Sauces is to die for, however this recipie is written with the assumption you have made custards b4 and know you need to temper it beford adding the hot milk mixture. I have not made the Lobster Cheesecake with Christmas Caviar Sauce but hope to soon. the big boy cookies and the spiced pecans...Ummm yummy, I am soo happy to have bought this book. If you are open to try new things, If you like to occasionally like to indulge and eat like something so decatend and pretend that it is a common thing, this book is definatly for you. Emmeril, you are my hero.

Not for the faint of heart--but worth it!
If you're only familiar with Emeril from his TV appearances, this book may surprise you. It lacks the flamboyance and loud flashiness, replacing them with a certain elegance and gourmet style. It includes a Christmas Eve dinner for ten, Emeril's Christmas Day brunch buffet, New Orleans New Year's Eve dinner, a New Year's Day supper family style, the Chef's holiday favorites, and Emeril's "stocking stuffers." kick your christmas up a notch!
I bought this cookbook for my sister, who is a big Emeril fan!I was a little worried after reading the reviews and as soon as the book came in, went through it to check it out.Read more

Subjects:  1. Christmas cookery    2. Cookery, Creole    3. Cooking    4. Cooking / Wine    5. Holiday - Christmas/Hanukkah    6. Holiday - General    7. Louisiana    8. New Orleans    9. Regional & Ethnic - Cajun & Creole    10. Southern cooking    11. Cooking / Cajun    12. National & regional cuisine    13. USA   

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Lots of good stuff to bake as gifts
The synopsis that appears with this book, is not for this book at all. There is no mince pie or ginerbread in this book.This is no countdowncalendar, either. Read more

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Neat Idea but...
I purchased all four Mug'em books. They all have some really neat ideas, but be warned that what you give away does not include all the necessary ingredients. With some of them the recipient only needs to add simple things like water and other common household ingredients. Some require the addition of small amounts of things most people don't normally keep in their house and probably wouldn't purchase just for the small quantity needed. Other items require the recipient to add so many things that you might as well have not given the gift to begin with.
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Making Life Easy using Southern Living Cookbooks
I made a fantistic discovery when a co-workers loaned me her copy of "Christmas with Southern Living Cookbook," Volume 3, 1999 Ed.Within 1 week, I had tried out four recipes with marvelous results.The shopping lists were most helpful.My family was elated that I prepared what they called "Sunday Dinners" during the week. I found using the recipes to be a "no-fail" task, very easy to follow and produced "fine dining." ... Read more

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Editorial Review

With recipes from around the world -- from Algeria to Russia,from Italy to Mexico -- this is the most complete collection of specific dishes for the eight major holidays, the Sabbath, and all the special occasions in the life of the Jewish family -- weddings, birth ceremonies, and bar and bat mitzvahs.Each holiday or occasion is considered in termsof its history, religious food requirements, and traditions, withseveral suggested menus.Nathan updates preparation techniques withmodern time-saving devices and new kosher food products without sacrificing authenticity.Read more

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Hold the Schmaltz, This is JewishCooking
Wonderful recipes, new versions of family favorites without the schmaltz. An important and accessible reference.
In this book, Joan Nathan manages to combine history, culture, and very good recipes. More than cooking book, Ms. Nathan offers menus for the same holidays from different Jewish backgrounds. Each recipe is complete, fullyannotated and easy to follow.For cooks and/or readers looking to enlargetheir knowledge of various Jewish food traditions, The Jewish HolidayKitchen is a wonderful place to start.

Ms Nathan is a wonder-her recipes remind me of my grandma!!
I now own several of Ms Nathan's cookbooks, and I absolutely recommend them to all my friends and give them to family as gifts.!.All the recipes bring back so many good childhood memories.The recipes are easy to use,easy to read, and I love searching for old recipes and finding them in herbook!!!thank you Ms Nathan. ... Read more

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One of the best of the Gooseberry patch
I usually like to tab the pages of the recipes that I would like to try, but I would have to tab this entire book! I recently made the apple cinnamon bars for my daughters 5 k class and they were such a hit! ( They were for Johnny Appleseed Day 9-26)
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A wonderful introduction to the celebration of Kwanzaa.
Ms. Harris' book, "A Kwanzaa Keepsake: Celebrating the Holiday With New Traditions and Feasts," is excellent.I knew nothing about Kwanzaa when I picked it up but felt as though I had been thoroughlyintroduced to a marvelous seven-day series of ceremonies, feasts andcelebrations.I came away with a great deal of respect for Kwanzaa and theseven principles behind it.It is unfortunate, however, that the creatorof Kwanzaa,Maulana Karenga, felt it necessary to discriminate against allbut African Americans, for all mankind would benefit from participating inthis moving celebration.We could all stand to be affirmed and reaffirmedas members of our families, our communities and our cultures on an annualbasis. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. African American Studies - Lifestyle    2. African American cookery    3. African Americans    4. Cooking    5. Holiday    6. Holidays (non religious)    7. Kwanzaa    8. Social life and customs    9. Sociology    10. Cooking / General