christmas cooking

A handmade gift of food for the holiday season, birthdays, anniversaries and other celebrations, is always welcome. As traditional cooking skills are being rediscovered, gifts of this nature are easy to prepare given clear and easy directions.

Presents over six hundred recipes for seasonal entertaining drawn from holiday issues of "Martha Stewart Living" magazine, covering breakfast, breads, drinks, hors d'oeuvres, soups and stews, main courses, side dishes, desserts, and cookies and confections. Includes menu suggestions.

Demonstrates how to make Christmas decorations and ornaments, wreaths, garlands, table runners, placemats, and centerpieces, and shares recipes for cookies, candy, beverages, and holiday dinners.

Presents twenty-five Latino authors' fond memories from Christmas seasons past, and includes several traditional Latin American songs and poems, and twenty-two recipes. Features such authors as Sandra Cisneros, Julia Alvarez, and Gary Soto.

Gives recipes, decorating ideas, and hints for festive entertaining.