Holiday Cooking with Talking Books

Betty Crocker Christmas Cookbook

Collection of more than 250 recipes for Christmas treats from appetizers to main dishes, and from breads to desserts. Also includes holiday decorating tips, make-ahead ideas, food gifts to give, and new twists to standard recipes. 2006. Collection of more than 250 recipes for Christmas treats from appetizers to main dishes, and from breads to desserts. Also includes holiday decorating tips, make-ahead ideas, food gifts to give, and new twists to standard recipes. 2006.

Las Christmas: Escritores Latinos Recuerdan las Tradiciones Navideñas

Esmeralda Santiago and Joie Davidow

    Twenty-five writers representing various Latin American countries, but now living in the U.S., present fond and nostalgic memories of their Christmases past according to their ethnic and cultural customs. These stories are interspersed with favorite holiday recipes and traditional Christmas songs and poems. Spanish language. 1998. Twenty-five writers representing various Latin American countries, but now living in the U.S., present fond and nostalgic memories of their Christmases past according to their ethnic and cultural customs. These stories are interspersed with favorite holiday recipes and traditional Christmas songs and poems. Spanish language. 1998.

Jew-ish: Reinvented Recipes from a Modern Mensch

Jake Cohen

Food writer presents a collection of recipes based on the foods he grew up with as part of his Ashkenazi Jewish heritage, and draws on influences from his husband's Persian-Iraqi traditions. Categories include breakfast, appetizers and snacks, salads, vegetables, carbohydrates, soups and stews, mains, desserts, and drinks. Some strong language. 2021. Food writer presents a collection of recipes based on the foods he grew up with as part of his Ashkenazi Jewish heritage, and draws on influences from his husband's Persian-Iraqi traditions. Categories include breakfast, appetizers and snacks, salads, vegetables, carbohydrates, soups and stews, mains, desserts, and drinks. Some strong language. 2021.

Debbie Macomber’s Christmas Cookbook

Debbie Macomber

"We call her the "Official Storyteller of Christmas"-but Debbie Macomber is more than that. She's someone who loves the holiday and all its traditions. Now she shares more than one hundred of her favorite recipes to help you enjoy this most joyous of seasons. You'll also find easy-to-follow instructions for crafts, decorations and gift wrapping-everything you need to create a beautiful and festive holiday. What makes this cookbook unique is Debbie's personal memories and observations. Join her as she reminisces about traditions past and present, and discover the craft ideas she herself uses. As she says, "The holidays are about being with others. They're about celebrating and sustaining our personal community of family and friends." In this beautifully illustrated book, she shows you how to serve a memorable meal, whether it's a sit-down Christmas dinner for a crowd, entertaining a group of friends at an open house or tea, or spending time with your children or grandchildren baking cookies and making gifts." -- Provided by publisher. "We call her the "Official Storyteller of Christmas"-but Debbie Macomber is more than that. She's someone who loves the holiday and all its traditions. Now she shares more than one hundred of her favorite recipes to help you enjoy this most joyous of seasons. You'll also find easy-to-follow instructions for crafts, decorations and gift wrapping-everything you need to create a beautiful and festive holiday. What makes this cookbook unique is Debbie's personal memories and observations. Join her as she reminisces about traditions past and present, and discover the craft ideas she herself uses. As she says, "The holidays are about being with others. They're about celebrating and sustaining our personal community of family and friends." In this beautifully illustrated book, she shows you how to serve a memorable meal, whether it's a sit-down Christmas dinner for a crowd, entertaining a group of friends at an open house or tea, or spending time with your children or grandchildren baking cookies and making gifts." -- Provided by publisher.

Beatrice Ojakanga’s Great Holiday Baking Book

Beatrice A. Ojakanga

Offers 250 recipes for savory and sweet baked treats to make holidays more memorable. While many of the recipes are for Thanksgiving and Christmas, there are also some for Labor Day, April Fools' Day, and other celebrations, some obscure. Includes historical backgrounds for the various observances. Offers 250 recipes for savory and sweet baked treats to make holidays more memorable. While many of the recipes are for Thanksgiving and Christmas, there are also some for Labor Day, April Fools' Day, and other celebrations, some obscure. Includes historical backgrounds for the various observances.

Kwanzaa an African-American Celebration of Culture and Cooking

Eric V. Copage

Kwanzaa is a week-long (December 26-January 1) African-American celebration of the "first fruits." The author has compiled a sourcebook for the observance. Included are selections from historical works, folklore, and biographies that illustrate the "Nguzo Saba" (seven principles of Kwanzaa,) interspersed with a host of recipes from the African diaspora. Kwanzaa is a week-long (December 26-January 1) African-American celebration of the "first fruits." The author has compiled a sourcebook for the observance. Included are selections from historical works, folklore, and biographies that illustrate the "Nguzo Saba" (seven principles of Kwanzaa,) interspersed with a host of recipes from the African diaspora.