Christmas with Southern Living 2010: Great Recipes * Easy Entertaining * Festive Decorations * Gift Ideas

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This go-to source for the most scrumptious holiday menus and recipes, easy ideas for seasonal get-togethers, and beautifully festive decorations offer over 100 brand-new recipes, including 6 complete menus that make holiday planning a snap!

Whether you're looking for Superfast Appetizers or Christmas Comfort Food, Bite-Sized Gifts or Breakfast and Brunch Favorites, you're sure to find the perfect recipe for every occasion throughout the holiday season.

Decorating ideas for mantels, trees, and tabletops spring from the pages, offering inspiration for every room in the house. From trimming the tree to setting a lovely holiday table, large, colorful photos make it see-and-do easy.

You'll also find:

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  Full-color photos for nearly every recipe
• Recipe banners to help quickly identify types of recipes, from make-ahead to editor's favorite
• A bonus Holiday Planner filled with calendars, charts, and tips to make holiday planning a breeze
• A complete cross-referenced recipe index, a decorating index, and a where-to-find-it resource listing for many of the items shown in the book

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Disappointing - Joeski -
I must agree this year's book was quite disappointing. I have purchased these books since the early 90's and wait each fall with excitement to receive the newest edition. My youngest daughter has always been a strong fan also. She thumb through this year's edition to only finish with "what happen to their style". From this year forward I will wait until the book appears in stores so that I may look through that year's edition prior to purchase.

The Entertaining Encyclopedia: Essential Tips for Hosting the Perfect Party

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The reliable and easy guide to planning any event - from dinner parties at home to weddings, birthdays and banquets.

This is the essential guide to planning any event on budget and with all details considered. In today's challenging economy, people are rediscovering the fun and frugality of hosting parties and throwing their own celebrations, and The Entertaining Encyclopedia is the only do-it-yourself guide they will need. Every phase of entertaining is covered, from how to write and create your own invitations to deciding on a theme and planning and serving the food -- even advice on getting rid of guests who have overstayed their welcome!

The author guides the reader in easy-to-follow steps and covers every detail and decision in sections she calls "essential elements":

• Essential element 1: Theme
• Essential element 2: Location
• Essential element 3: Your guests
• Essential element 4: Food and beverages
• Essential element 5: Entertainment.

Also included are 200 recipes and 25 comprehensive menus, allowing readers to plan and host any gathering, from a picnic-boxed lunch to a Chinese banquet to an Oscar-night party. These recipes are foolproof, straightforward and loaded with insider tips and ideas, whether entertaining on a budget or planning a large event.

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get excited about your next party!!! - Elizabeth TenHouten -
As someone who truly loves to host parties and get-togethers with girlfriends, this book is an invaluable resourse. The idea of a party is fun, but the planning process can be daunting. Now it is simple, with Denise Vivaldo's Entertaining Encylopedia. Vivaldo's hilarious anecdotes and charming, themed gatherings make you smile as you read. This book has everything you need to plan a seamless gathering from start to finish, all while actually enjoying the party you are hosting! Imagine that...

Porch Parties: Cocktail Recipes and Easy Ideas for Outdoor Entertaining

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With this charming guide to casual outdoor entertaining by Denise Gee, belle-of-the-ball author of Southern Cocktails, party and decorating ideas have never been more simple or inspiring. Gee and acclaimed photographer Bobby Peacock crisscrossed the U.S. photographing their favorite porches and dreaming up fresh, summery spins on classic Southern drinks, resulting in 50 recipes for everything from punches to cocktails including several nonalcoholic sippers and 10 uncomplicated snacks. Grab a bottle, whip up some Tipsy Tea or Prosecco Martinis, and take the party outside!

• ISBN13: 9780811865807
• Condition: New
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Kristen Suzanne's EASY Raw Vegan Salads & Dressings: Fun & Easy Raw Food Recipes for Making the World's Most Delicious & Healthy Salads for Yourself, Your Family & Entertaining

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Mounting evidence has shown that heat destroys many of the nutrients found in raw, living food, rendering it harder to digest and nutritionally diminished. Raw food is catching on! From Hollywood stars with personal chefs, to a host of chic new Manhattan restaurants, the Raw Food movement is sweeping the country as people learn about the dramatic health benefits derived by eating a vegan diet in which food is never heated above 118 degrees Fahrenheit.

To most people, salads mean "healthy," and that's it. But this recipe book introduces you to a world of salads and dressings that taste so good, you'd be willing to have them as your main course! Great salads are all about the dressing, and these dressing recipes will make it so easy for you to introduce more vegetables into your diet, that you won't even need to think about the dramatic health benefits. You'll just be thinking about how good they taste!

This Raw food vegan recipe book includes:

74 recipes, including:

31 Dressings

37 Salads

A "Raw Basics" introduction to Raw food (with 6 basic "must have" recipes) for people who are new to the subject.

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Love it! - J. Ballstaedt - USA
Great recipes! I'm so excited - I think I'll order more of her books!