Cookbooks for Your Holiday Entertaining
We know holiday entertaining can be stressful. With these delicious cookbooks, let us take some of the guesswork out of what to make for your gatherings this year.
Good Housekeeping Holiday Cookies: 100 Fun and Festive Treats to Enjoy Throughout the Season Edited by Good Housekeeping
Bake your best batch yet with 100+ holiday cookie recipes from the Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen that will come out perfect every time.
This special recipe collection offers a crunchy or chewy, or chocolatey cookie for everyone and it will inspire you to take your own baked goods to the next level!
Inside, you’ll find 100 cookie recipes perfect for every occasion; Good Housekeeping favorites like Linzer Stars, Holiday Spritz Cookies, Chocolate Peppermint Cookies, and Fruitcake Crisps; the secrets of hosting the ultimate cookie swap; fun and entertaining info on traditional holiday cookies around the world; helpful decorating tips; and more!
Available in Hardcover and eBook Editions.
A Sweet Year: Jewish Celebrations and Festive Recipes for Kids and Their Families by Joan Nathan
The “queen of American Jewish cooking” (Houston Chronicle) revises her children’s classic for a new generation.
When her own children were young, Nathan published the first version of this book, which covers nine Jewish holidays and includes step-by-step instructions for kids and their families to prepare accessible feasts.
Now she updates a beloved go-to resource for her grandchildren’s generation (Out with the Pot Roast! In with the Tahini Shakes!) and adds a heaping helping of new recipes. Included are dishes old and new, traditional and novel, and mouthwatering recipes that everyone will enjoy, from Moroccan Apricot Chicken and Chicken Schnitzel Tenders to Mushroom Kreplach Dumplings and Veggie Quiche.
Available November 19th in Hardcover and eBook Editions.
Feasts of Good Fortune: 75 Recipes for a Year of Chinese American Celebrations, from Lunar New Year to Mid-Autumn Festival and Beyond by Hsiao-Ching Chou and Meilee Chou Riddle
75 recipes for a full year of celebrations with family and friends the Chinese American way in this deeply personal intergenerational cookbook, cowritten by mother and daughter.
“This joyful journey through a year of Chinese American celebrations will inspire anyone to make these holidays their own. Family is at the heart of this cookbook, and it’s full of warm stories, traditions, and recipes from Hsiao-Ching and her daughter Meilee.”—Kaitlin, Sarah, Bill, and Judy Leung, New York Times—bestselling authors of The Woks of Life: Recipes to Know and Love from a Chinese American Family
Available in Trade Paperback and eBook Editions.
All Time Best Holiday Entertaining Edited by America’s Test Kitchen
Celebrations call for meals that impress, and with thousands of meticulously tested recipes to our name, the experts at Cook’s Illustrated are no strangers to pulling off a great holiday feast. In this timeless collection, we have gathered 75 spectacular, foolproof recipes from over 20 years of testing to help you confidently pull off a holiday meal to remember.
Chapters devoted to each course (Starters, Centerpieces, Shareable Sides, and Sweet Endings) make planning easy, whether you’re feasting with extended family, hosting a small-scale celebration, or simply bringing along a standout dish. Invite Cook’s Illustrated to your holiday table this year and watch new traditions take root.
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Matzo: 35 Recipes for Passover and All Year Long: A Cookbook by Michele Streit Heilbrun and David Kirschner
A cookbook from the preeminent fine Kosher food company, Streit’s, with Jewish recipes for enjoying matzo during the eight days of Passover and all year long.
Matzo and the story of its creation are the centerpiece of both the meals and the observance of Passover; it is eaten in place of bread and other leavened products for the holiday’s eight day duration. Michele (Mikie) Heilbrun is the co-owner of Streit’s, one of the top two matzo companies in the world. Now, she is sharing 35 recipes—both from her family and fresh favorites—for ways to cook with matzo that are so good, readers will want to make them all year round. Dishes like Matzo Granola, Caesar Salad with Matzo Croutons, and Matzo Spanikopita show readers just how delicious and versatile this ingredient can be.
Available in Hardcover and eBook Editions.
Winter Drinking: 70 Essential Cold-Weather Cocktails by Editors of PUNCH
A giftable collection of 70 cocktails built to fortify against the cold, featuring essential classics; updated riffs on traditional toddies, punches, nogs, and spiked coffees; and thoroughly modern drinks built to channel the season.
Packed with hot, spiced, and buttered seasonal imperatives, plus plenty of nostalgic favorites and homegrown creations, Winter Drinks offers the ultimate collection of cold-weather cocktails, both classic and modern. Curated by the PUNCH editorial team with the help of its network of top bartenders, each recipe has been tested and adapted to contemporary tastes, alongside creative tweaks that offer new ways to incorporate the season’s flavors into foolproof drinks.
Available in Hardcover and eBook Editions.