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      <title>Thanksgiving by Sarah Rutherford</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400069910&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781400069910&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400069910&quot;&gt;Thanksgiving&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=140186&quot;&gt;Sam Sifton&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;Illustrated by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=164989&quot;&gt;Sarah Rutherford&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hardcover&lt;/b&gt;, 160 pages | Random House | Cooking - Holiday; Cooking - Entertaining; Cooking | &lt;b&gt;$18.00&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-4000-6991-0 (1-4000-6991-2)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY EATER.COM&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From one of America&amp;rsquo;s finest food writers, the former restaurant critic for &lt;i&gt;The New York Times, &lt;/i&gt;comes a definitive, timeless guide to Thanksgiving dinner&amp;mdash;preparing it, surviving it, and pulling it off in style.&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; From the planning of the meal to the washing of the last plate, Thanksgiving poses more&amp;mdash;and more vexing&amp;mdash;problems for the home cook than any other holiday. In this smartly written, beautifully illustrated, recipe-filled book, Sam Sifton, the &lt;i&gt;Times&lt;/i&gt;&amp;rsquo;s resident Thanksgiving expert, delivers a message of great comfort and solace: There is no need for fear. You can cook a great meal on Thanksgiving. You can have a great time.&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; With simple, fool-proof recipes for classic Thanksgiving staples, as well as new takes on old standbys, this book will show you that the fourth Thursday of November does not have to be a day of kitchen stress and family drama, of dry stuffing and sad, cratered pies. You can make a better turkey than anyone has ever served you in your life, and you can serve it with gravy that is not lumpy or bland but a salty balm, rich in flavor, that transforms all it touches. Here are recipes for exciting side dishes and robust pies and festive cocktails, instructions for setting the table and setting the mood, as well as cooking techniques and menu ideas that will serve you all year long, whenever you are throwing a big party. Written for novice and experienced cooks alike, &lt;i&gt;Thanksgiving: How to Cook It Well&lt;/i&gt; is your guide to making Thanksgiving the best holiday of the year. It is not fantasy. If you prepare, it will happen. And this book will show you how.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Advance praise for &lt;i&gt;Thanksgiving&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; &amp;ldquo;If you don&amp;rsquo;t have &lt;i&gt;Thanksgiving,&lt;/i&gt; you are not really having Thanksgiving. This book is as essential to the day as the turkey itself. It&amp;rsquo;s an expert, gently opinionated guide to everything from the cranberry sauce to the table setting to the divvying up of the leftovers, but it&amp;rsquo;s also a paean to the holiday and an evocation of both its past and its promising future. Sam Sifton&amp;rsquo;s Thanksgiving world is the one I want to live in.&amp;rdquo;&amp;mdash;Gabrielle Hamilton, bestselling author of &lt;i&gt;Blood, Bones, &amp;amp; Butter&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; &amp;ldquo;The charm of Sam Sifton&amp;rsquo;s &lt;i&gt;Thanksgiving&lt;/i&gt; is that he proposes that home cooks treat this culinary Olympics like any other dinner party&amp;mdash;don&amp;rsquo;t panic, deconstruct your tasks into bite-size pieces, and conquer that fear of failure. Sam could talk a fledgling doctor through his first open-heart surgery. It&amp;rsquo;s all here&amp;mdash;from brining to spatchcocking, sides to desserts&amp;mdash;and served up with a generous dollop of reassuring advice from one of America&amp;rsquo;s most notable food writers.&amp;rdquo;&amp;mdash;Christopher Kimball, editor of &lt;i&gt;Cook&amp;rsquo;s Illustrated&lt;/i&gt; and host of &lt;i&gt;America&amp;rsquo;s Test Kitchen&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2012-10-23T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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      <title>Thanksgiving: How to Cook It Well by Sarah Rutherford</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780679605140&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780679605140&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780679605140&quot;&gt;Thanksgiving: How to Cook It Well&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=140186&quot;&gt;Sam Sifton&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;Illustrated by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=164989&quot;&gt;Sarah Rutherford&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 160 pages | Random House | Cooking - Holiday; Cooking - Entertaining; Cooking | &lt;b&gt;$9.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-679-60514-0 (0-679-60514-2)&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY EATER.COM&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;From one of America&amp;rsquo;s finest food writers, the former restaurant critic for &lt;i&gt;The New York Times, &lt;/i&gt;comes a definitive, timeless guide to Thanksgiving dinner&amp;mdash;preparing it, surviving it, and pulling it off in style.&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; From the planning of the meal to the washing of the last plate, Thanksgiving poses more&amp;mdash;and more vexing&amp;mdash;problems for the home cook than any other holiday. In this smartly written, beautifully illustrated, recipe-filled book, Sam Sifton, the &lt;i&gt;Times&lt;/i&gt;&amp;rsquo;s resident Thanksgiving expert, delivers a message of great comfort and solace: There is no need for fear. You can cook a great meal on Thanksgiving. You can have a great time.&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; With simple, fool-proof recipes for classic Thanksgiving staples, as well as new takes on old standbys, this book will show you that the fourth Thursday of November does not have to be a day of kitchen stress and family drama, of dry stuffing and sad, cratered pies. You can make a better turkey than anyone has ever served you in your life, and you can serve it with gravy that is not lumpy or bland but a salty balm, rich in flavor, that transforms all it touches. Here are recipes for exciting side dishes and robust pies and festive cocktails, instructions for setting the table and setting the mood, as well as cooking techniques and menu ideas that will serve you all year long, whenever you are throwing a big party. Written for novice and experienced cooks alike, &lt;i&gt;Thanksgiving: How to Cook It Well&lt;/i&gt; is your guide to making Thanksgiving the best holiday of the year. It is not fantasy. If you prepare, it will happen. And this book will show you how.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;b&gt;Advance praise for &lt;i&gt;Thanksgiving&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt; &amp;ldquo;If you don&amp;rsquo;t have &lt;i&gt;Thanksgiving,&lt;/i&gt; you are not really having Thanksgiving. This book is as essential to the day as the turkey itself. It&amp;rsquo;s an expert, gently opinionated guide to everything from the cranberry sauce to the table setting to the divvying up of the leftovers, but it&amp;rsquo;s also a paean to the holiday and an evocation of both its past and its promising future. Sam Sifton&amp;rsquo;s Thanksgiving world is the one I want to live in.&amp;rdquo;&amp;mdash;Gabrielle Hamilton, bestselling author of &lt;i&gt;Blood, Bones, &amp;amp; Butter&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt; &amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt; &amp;ldquo;The charm of Sam Sifton&amp;rsquo;s &lt;i&gt;Thanksgiving&lt;/i&gt; is that he proposes that home cooks treat this culinary Olympics like any other dinner party&amp;mdash;don&amp;rsquo;t panic, deconstruct your tasks into bite-size pieces, and conquer that fear of failure. Sam could talk a fledgling doctor through his first open-heart surgery. It&amp;rsquo;s all here&amp;mdash;from brining to spatchcocking, sides to desserts&amp;mdash;and served up with a generous dollop of reassuring advice from one of America&amp;rsquo;s most notable food writers.&amp;rdquo;&amp;mdash;Christopher Kimball, editor of &lt;i&gt;Cook&amp;rsquo;s Illustrated&lt;/i&gt; and host of &lt;i&gt;America&amp;rsquo;s Test Kitchen&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Hardcover edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2012-10-23T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>The Art of Jewish Cooking by Jennie Grossinger</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345541000&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780345541000&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345541000&quot;&gt;The Art of Jewish Cooking&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=11234&quot;&gt;Jennie Grossinger&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 220 pages | Bantam | Cooking - Jewish &amp; Kosher; Cooking - Holiday; Cooking | &lt;b&gt;$7.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-345-54100-0 (0-345-54100-6)&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Art of Jewish Cooking&lt;/i&gt; by Jennie Grossinger provides many classic and favorite Jewish recipes and tips on how to make them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
      <id>http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345541000</id>
      <updated>2012-07-02T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>The Pastry Queen Christmas by Alison Oresman</title>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781607742401&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781607742401&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781607742401&quot;&gt;The Pastry Queen Christmas&lt;/a&gt; Big-Hearted Holiday Entertaining, Texas Style&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=105110&quot;&gt;Rebecca Rather&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=105111&quot;&gt;Alison Oresman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;Photographed by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=104819&quot;&gt;Laurie Smith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt; | Ten Speed Press | Cooking - Pastry; Cooking - Holiday; Cooking - American - Southwestern States | &lt;b&gt;$16.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-60774-240-1 (1-60774-240-3)&lt;p&gt;It's Christmastime at the Best Little Bakery in Texas&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The annual Fredericksburg Christmas parade marks the beginning of the Texas Hill Country's holiday season, which means the Pastry Queen is kicking into high gear at her Rather Sweet Bakery and Caf&amp;#233;. As party invitations pile up in the mailbox, Rebecca Rather is up to her elbows in sticky meringue, creamy chocolate, and a sleigh full of savory treats to meet the entertaining needs of her neighbors.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In &lt;i&gt;The Pastry Queen Christmas&lt;/i&gt;, Rebecca shares nearly 100 traditional recipes reflecting her made-with-love-from-scratch philosophy and the tastes of small-town Texas. Show-off desserts such as Chocolate Cookie Crusted Eggnog Cheesecake, Sticky Toffee Pudding with Brandy Butterscotch Sauce, and Warm Pear Ginger Upside-Down Cake with Amaretto Whipped Cream are the perfect toppers to a family-style feast of Texas Spice-Rubbed Roast Pork, Baked Apple Pear Chutney, Brown Sugar Bacon, and No-Peeking Popovers. Still hungry the next morning? No problem-this country girl does an impressive breakfast, too: Bite-Sized Sticky Buns, Sweet Potato Scones, Cast-Iron Skillet Potatoes, and Mexican Ranch Chilaquiles ought to fill you up.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And if you're still looking for excuses to entertain this season, you'll find ooey-gooey baked goods wrapped up as gifts, homemade craft and d&amp;#233;cor ideas to make your home sparkle, and holiday-worthy menus guaranteed to make your gathering a Texas-sized success. Tree-trimming, cookie decorating, and Santas running down Main Street . . . Christmastime is here.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Hardcover edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2011-11-23T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>The Neelys' Celebration Cookbook by Gina Neely</title>
      <author>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307700629&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307700629&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307700629&quot;&gt;The Neelys' Celebration Cookbook&lt;/a&gt; Down-Home Meals for Every Occasion&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=153026&quot;&gt;Pat Neely&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=86907&quot;&gt;Gina Neely&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 304 pages | Knopf | Cooking - Entertaining; Cooking - Holiday; Cooking - Barbecue | &lt;b&gt;$14.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-307-70062-9 (0-307-70062-3)&lt;p&gt;Pat and Gina Neely, the beloved husband-and-wife team and authors of the &lt;i&gt;New York Times &lt;/i&gt;best seller &lt;i&gt;Down Home with the Neelys, &lt;/i&gt;are all about lettin&amp;rsquo; the good times roll.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It takes family, friends, and ample good food, and in their new book, they share their recipes and secrets for entertaining year-round, dishing up new spins on seasonal classics, and suggesting occasions to celebrate that most of us haven&amp;rsquo;t thought of ourselves.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Along with menus for Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter Sunday, and every known holiday in between, here are all the fixings for a year of down home celebrating, 120 recipes including Hoppin&amp;rsquo; John Soup and Deep-fried Cornish Game Hens for New Year&amp;rsquo;s Day; Smothered Pork Chops and Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes for &amp;ldquo;Welcome Home, Baby&amp;rdquo;; One-handed Turkey Burgers and Mint Tea for &amp;ldquo;Spring Cleaning.&amp;rdquo; The Neelys believe that life should be celebrated, holiday or not. With this mouth-watering collection of recipes you have everything you need to Neely-tize your table far beyond the holiday season.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Hardcover edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2011-11-01T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>The Neelys' Celebration Cookbook by Ann Volkwein</title>
      <author>
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      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307592941&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307592941&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307592941&quot;&gt;The Neelys' Celebration Cookbook&lt;/a&gt; Down-Home Meals for Every Occasion&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=153026&quot;&gt;Pat Neely&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=86907&quot;&gt;Gina Neely&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=106548&quot;&gt;Ann Volkwein&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hardcover&lt;/b&gt;, 304 pages | Knopf | Cooking - Entertaining; Cooking - Holiday; Cooking - Barbecue | &lt;b&gt;$28.95&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-307-59294-1 (0-307-59294-4)&lt;p&gt;Pat and Gina Neely, the beloved husband-and-wife team and authors of the &lt;i&gt;New York Times &lt;/i&gt;best seller &lt;i&gt;Down Home with the Neelys, &lt;/i&gt;are all about lettin&amp;rsquo; the good times roll.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;It takes family, friends, and ample good food, and in their new book, they share their recipes and secrets for entertaining year-round, dishing up new spins on seasonal classics, and suggesting occasions to celebrate that most of us haven&amp;rsquo;t thought of ourselves.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Along with menus for Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter Sunday, and every known holiday in between, here are all the fixings for a year of down home celebrating, 120 recipes including Hoppin&amp;rsquo; John Soup and Deep-fried Cornish Game Hens for New Year&amp;rsquo;s Day; Smothered Pork Chops and Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes for &amp;ldquo;Welcome Home, Baby&amp;rdquo;; One-handed Turkey Burgers and Mint Tea for &amp;ldquo;Spring Cleaning.&amp;rdquo; The Neelys believe that life should be celebrated, holiday or not. With this mouth-watering collection of recipes you have everything you need to Neely-tize your table far beyond the holiday season.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
      <id>http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307592941</id>
      <updated>2011-11-01T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>Martha's Entertaining by Martha Stewart</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
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      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307396464" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307396464&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307396464&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307396464&quot;&gt;Martha's Entertaining&lt;/a&gt; A Year of Celebrations&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=29883&quot;&gt;Martha Stewart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hardcover&lt;/b&gt;, 432 pages | Clarkson Potter | Cooking - Entertaining; Cooking - Holiday; Cooking - Courses &amp; Dishes | &lt;b&gt;$75.00&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-307-39646-4 (0-307-39646-0)&lt;p&gt;In this exquisite and very personal book, Martha Stewart welcomes you into her world, where she entertains in the expressive and beautiful style that she has made so famous. Whether a simple blueberry breakfast on a Sunday morning in Maine or a more lavish holiday dinner at Bedford, each of the gatherings is equally memorable, for what Martha cherishes above all is spending time and sharing delicious food with her family and friends. &lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&amp;ldquo;A meal of substantial finger foods with ingenious cocktails, a sit-down formal dinner, a buffet supper, or something more relaxed such as a backyard barbecue&amp;mdash;each is a welcome and inviting way to entertain,&amp;rdquo; writes Martha. Featuring elegant and casual affairs held throughout the year and a diverse collection of enticing recipes, &lt;i&gt;Martha&amp;rsquo;s Entertaining &lt;/i&gt;shows us&amp;mdash;in the broadest and most lovely fashion&amp;mdash;what it really means to entertain and host today. From an afternoon Easter egg hunt for children to a festive Halloween dinner held inside her horse stable; from a sophisticated cocktail party on a friend&amp;rsquo;s yacht in New York Harbor to a spring garden f&amp;ecirc;te amid the most glorious beds of peonies, Martha&amp;rsquo;s parties offer a glimpse inside her beautiful homes. Each is unforgettable and endlessly inspiring. &lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;All of the events feature menus and stories for dreaming and planning, as well as delicious yet approachable recipes: Tomato and Gruy&amp;egrave;re Toasts, Mini Crab Cakes with Tarragon Tartar Sauce, Tiny Tuna Burgers, Leek and Porcini Risotto, Wild-Mushroom Lasagna, Braised Short Ribs, Roast Turkey Breast with Sage Butter, Rhubarb Crumbles, Blueberry Jam Tartlets, and Chocolate Honey Ice Cream with Butterscotch Sauce, plus some of Martha&amp;rsquo;s favorite drinks, including Pomegranate Cosmopolitans and Honeydew Mojitos. Mix and match the recipes to create your own distinctive occasion. &lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;Set among Martha&amp;rsquo;s dining rooms, kitchens, gardens, and patios, this is her most intimate book yet, a new classic for hosts and home cooks of every generation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2011-10-25T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <title>Dylan's Candy Bar by Dylan Lauren</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307451828" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307451828&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307451828&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307451828&quot;&gt;Dylan's Candy Bar&lt;/a&gt; Unwrap Your Sweet Life&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=113406&quot;&gt;Dylan Lauren&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hardcover&lt;/b&gt;, 224 pages | Clarkson Potter | Cooking - Confectionery; Cooking - Entertaining; Cooking - Holiday | &lt;b&gt;$35.00&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-307-45182-8 (0-307-45182-8)&lt;p&gt;With a lifelong passion for candy and an artist&amp;rsquo;s eye, Dylan Lauren shows you how to live la dolce vita. Just like stepping into Dylan&amp;rsquo;s Candy Bar stores&amp;mdash;a modern-day Willy Wonka&amp;ndash;like escape&amp;mdash;opening this book reveals a surprise on every page. Whether you&amp;rsquo;re a candy fanatic or you just want to relive your childhood memories, the Candy Queen has gobs of creative ideas for celebrating, cooking, and decorating with candy on holidays&amp;mdash;and every day.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In this inspirational celebration of sweets, Dylan Lauren&amp;mdash;keeper of the world&amp;rsquo;s largest candy&amp;nbsp;collection&amp;mdash;shares her candy memories and much more. &amp;ldquo;Unwrap&amp;rdquo; gorgeous photographs and savor innovative ideas for transforming candy into memorable and stylish tabletops, decorations, and gifts. Gobble up one of Dylan&amp;rsquo;s fifteen dishes for delicious candy treats and cocktails, such as peanut butter hot chocolate and fondue. Devour candy fun facts and quizzes, such as the color psychology behind candies; read up on the history of iconic holiday candy and classics like jelly beans and candy corn; enjoy lists of celebrities&amp;rsquo; favorite candies; and take quizzes that reveal if two people are candy compatible. For your sweet pleasure, whip up one of fifteen inventive, easy-to-follow candy craft ideas for chic, thematic, and delectable party favors, including Christmas gift baskets, birthday centerpieces, and wedding topiaries. But, also, look a little deeper: Find all the ways that sweets can inspire you, uplift you, and make you feel like a kid in a candy store.&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;From candy craft ideas and recipes to trivia and history, &lt;i&gt;Dylan&amp;rsquo;s Candy Bar &lt;/i&gt;gives you the inspiration for living the sweet life every day.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2010-10-05T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <title>Lidia's Family Table by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307767554" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307767554&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307767554&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307767554&quot;&gt;Lidia's Family Table&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=1601&quot;&gt;Lidia Matticchio Bastianich&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 432 pages | Knopf | Cooking - Italian; Cooking - Entertaining; Cooking - Holiday | &lt;b&gt;$18.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-307-76755-4 (0-307-76755-8)&lt;p&gt;The best-loved and most-admired of all America&amp;#8217;s television cooks today, Lidia Bastianich, now gives us her most generous, instructive, and creative cookbook. The emphasis here is on cooking for the family, and her book is filled with unusually delicious basic recipes for everyday eating Italian-style, as well as imaginative ideas for variations and improvisations.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Here are more than 200 fabulous new dishes that will appeal both to Lidia&amp;#8217;s loyal following, who have come to rely on her wonderfully detailed recipes, and to the more adventurous cook ready to experiment. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8226; She welcomes us to the table with tasty bites from the sea (including home-cured tuna and mackerel), seasonal salads, and vegetable surprises (Egg-Battered Zucchini Roll-Ups, Sweet Onion &lt;i&gt;Gratinate&lt;/i&gt;).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &amp;#8226; She reveals the secret of simple make-ahead soup bases, delicious on their own and easy to embellish for a scrumptious soup that can make a meal. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8226; She opens up the wonderful world of pasta, playing with different shapes, mixing and matching, and creating sauces while the pasta boils; she teaches us to make fresh egg pastas, experimenting with healthful ingredients&amp;#8211;whole wheat, chestnut, buckwheat, and barley. And she makes us understand the subtle arts of polenta- and risotto-making as never before. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8226; She shares her love of vegetables, skillet-cooking some to intensify their flavor, layering some with yesterday&amp;#8217;s bread for a lasagna-like gratin, blanketing a scallop of meat with saut&amp;#233;ed vegetables, and finishing seasonal greens with the perfect little sauce.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8226; She introduces us to some lesser-known cuts of meats for main courses (shoulders, butts, and tongue) and underused, delicious fish (skate and monkfish), as well as to her family&amp;#8217;s favorite recipes for chicken and a beautiful balsamic-glazed roast turkey.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8226; And she explores with us the many ways fruits and crusts (pie, strudel, cake, and toasted bread) marry and produce delectable homey desserts to end the meal.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lidia&amp;#8217;s warm presence is felt on every page of this book, explaining the whys and wherefores of what she is doing, and the brilliant photographs take us right into her home, showing her rolling out pasta with her grandchildren, bringing in the summer harvest, and sitting around the food-laden family table. As she makes every meal a celebration, she invites us to do the same, giving us confidence and joy in the act of cooking.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Hardcover edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
      <id>http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307767554</id>
      <updated>2010-08-18T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <title>The Christmas Almanac by Natasha Tabori Fried</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781599620695" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781599620695&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781599620695&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781599620695&quot;&gt;The Christmas Almanac&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Edited by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=72055&quot;&gt;Natasha Tabori Fried&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hardcover&lt;/b&gt;, 240 pages | Welcome Books | Reference - Almanacs; Cooking - Holiday; Crafts &amp; Hobbies - Seasonal | &lt;b&gt;$27.50&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-59962-069-5 (1-59962-069-3)&lt;p&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Christmas Almanac&lt;/i&gt; is the ultimate Christmas book. Part reference, part anthology, part cookbook, part history book, part songbook, part shopping guide, part crafts, and part trivia book, this hefty volume with 200 color illustrations belongs on every family&amp;#8217;s shelf. Each of eight chapters is a combination of elements based on its particular theme. They include:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8226;&amp;#160;Classic Stories&amp;#8211;from &lt;i&gt;The Fir Tree&lt;/i&gt; by Hans Christian Anderson to Eleanor Roosevelt&amp;#8217;s &lt;i&gt;Christmas at Hyde Park&lt;/i&gt;  &lt;br&gt;&amp;#8226;&amp;#160;Poems&amp;#8211;including &lt;i&gt;A Visit from St. Nicholas&lt;/i&gt; by Clement Clarke Moore and Lewis Carroll&amp;#8217;s &lt;i&gt;Christmas Greetings from a Fairy to a Child&lt;/i&gt; &lt;br&gt;&amp;#8226;&amp;#160;Recipes&amp;#8211;American standards such as Sugar Cookies and Cranberry Sauce; classic recipes from around the world; Christmas drinks; and entertaining ideas&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8226;&amp;#160;History &amp;amp; Traditions&amp;#8211;The legend of St. Nick, why we hang stockings and much, much more!&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8226;&amp;#160;Carols&amp;#8211;complete with lyrics and music, from &amp;#8220;Deck the Halls&amp;#8221; to &amp;#8220;Silent Night&amp;#8221;&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8226; Games&amp;#8211;to entertain children and grown-ups alike at holiday festivities&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8226;&amp;#160;Gifts&amp;#8211;where to buy them, what to buy, gifts to make, stocking stuffer ideas, tipping guides, and Christmas card etiquette&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8226; Facts &amp;amp; Trivia&amp;#8211;Where is a white Christmas guaranteed? Who made the world&amp;#8217;s largest Christmas card? &lt;br&gt;&amp;#8226; Shopping&amp;#8211;Want to get your tree fresh from Vermont? Serve the coolest hot chocolate around? Send out the best fruitcake?   &lt;br&gt;&amp;#8226; Entertainment&amp;#8211;celebrations around the country and the world, the best concerts, festivals, movies, music, and ballets&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8226;&amp;#160;Tips&amp;#8211;How to have a &amp;#8220;green&amp;#8221; Christmas, make sure Santa writes your kids back, and track him on-line as he makes his way around the world  &lt;br&gt;&amp;#8226;&amp;#160;Crafts&amp;#8211;learn how to make tree decorations, orange clove balls, mini cookie &amp;amp; candy trees, cookie puzzles, scented sachets, and snow globes!&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8226;&amp;#160;Volunteering&amp;#8211;cook and deliver Christmas dinners, make a child&amp;#8217;s Christmas wish list come true, or participate in a coat drive&amp;#8211;here are tons of options!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
      <id>http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781599620695</id>
      <updated>2009-09-15T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <title>Saving Dinner for the Holidays by Leanne Ely</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307490490" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307490490&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307490490&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307490490&quot;&gt;Saving Dinner for the Holidays&lt;/a&gt; Menus, Recipes, Shopping Lists, and Timelines for Spectacular, Stress-free Holid ays and Family Celebrations&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=52850&quot;&gt;Leanne Ely&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;eBook&lt;/b&gt;, 240 pages | Ballantine Books | Cooking; Cooking - Holiday | &lt;b&gt;$11.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-307-49049-0 (0-307-49049-1)&lt;p&gt;Don&amp;#8217;t Just Celebrate&amp;#8211;Relax!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We all know that holidays are meant to be fun. But for the cook planning the feast, the holidays can inspire dread. Feeding the family on a daily basis is hard enough. Making the meal both special and delicious can raise the bar out of sight.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Saving Dinner for the Holidays bona fide Dinner Diva Leanne Ely will show you that festive meals can be as easy and relaxing as they are tasty. She plans the menus, provides comprehensive, itemized shopping lists that are organized by supermarket section, includes heirloom recipes, and even includes the all-important timeline so that your party goes off without a hitch. She also gives you a big helping hand in the kitchen and offers tips on how to make your table sparkle with warmth and beauty.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;There&amp;#8217;s a Valentine&amp;#8217;s Day Chocolate Feast not to be missed, a Mother&amp;#8217;s Day dinner that can actually be prepared by Dad and the kids, a Fourth of July picnic that lights up the palate, and many other red-letter feasts. There are even recipes that help turn leftovers into delectable dishes.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Trade Paperback edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
      <id>http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307490490</id>
      <updated>2009-01-16T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <title>The Gingerbread Architect by Lauren Chattman</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307406781" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307406781&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780307406781&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307406781&quot;&gt;The Gingerbread Architect&lt;/a&gt; Recipes and Blueprints for Twelve Classic American Homes&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=80146&quot;&gt;Susan Matheson&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=78640&quot;&gt;Lauren Chattman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hardcover&lt;/b&gt;, 144 pages | Clarkson Potter | Cooking - Holiday; Cooking - Baking; Cooking - Confectionery | &lt;b&gt;$22.50&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-307-40678-1 (0-307-40678-4)&lt;p&gt;What happens when an architect who is also an avid baker gets together with a house-obsessed pastry chef? Twelve classic American homes rendered in gingerbread. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Are you dreaming of a colonial Christmas? Here&amp;#8217;s your chance to build a traditional Cape Cod house in freshly baked gingerbread, complete with breath-mint pinnacles, Twizzler shingles, and a brick-red fruit-leather chimney. Prefer nineteenth-century New York elegance? Why not whip up an urban brownstone, embellished with crushed butterscotch windows, Tootsie Roll staircase posts, and a front courtyard tiled in mini Chiclets. Is the Santa Fe look more your style? Try a gingerbread pueblo, landscaped with rock-candy cacti and turbinado-sugar sand. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Here to guide you through every step of building your gingerbread dream house is &lt;i&gt;The Gingerbread Architect&lt;/i&gt;, created by New York&amp;#8212; and London-based architect Susan Matheson and professional baker Lauren Chattman. Featuring detailed blueprints and elevations of the houses alongside baking directions and essential construction notes, this modern guide to the traditional holiday craft of creating gingerbread houses has projects for bakers of all levels, from novice to advanced.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;For each house, Matheson and Chattman provide historical context and descriptions of prominent architectural features, demonstrating how to execute those characteristics in gingerbread and candy. Detailed instructions cover everything from baking and assembling the walls to piping icing and landscaping the yard. And to help match gingerbread houses to bakers&amp;#8211;and their little helpers&amp;#8211;each house has a difficulty rating, ranging from one gingerbread man to four. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;With full-color photographs of the finished houses, tips on the construction schedule, baking and candy resource guides, a glossary of architectural terms, and instructions for lighting the houses from within, &lt;i&gt;The Gingerbread Architect&lt;/i&gt; is the complete guide to the ultimate family holiday baking project&amp;#8211;for anyone with a keen eye and a sweet tooth.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
      <id>http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780307406781</id>
      <updated>2008-10-21T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <title>The Pastry Queen Christmas by Alison Oresman</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781580087902" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781580087902&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781580087902&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781580087902&quot;&gt;The Pastry Queen Christmas&lt;/a&gt; Big-Hearted Holiday Entertaining, Texas Style&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=105110&quot;&gt;Rebecca Rather&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=105111&quot;&gt;Alison Oresman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt; &lt;b&gt;Photographed by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=104819&quot;&gt;Laurie Smith&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hardcover&lt;/b&gt;, 240 pages | Ten Speed Press | Cooking - Pastry; Cooking - Holiday; Cooking - American - Southwestern States | &lt;b&gt;$32.50&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-58008-790-2 (1-58008-790-6)&lt;p&gt;It's Christmastime at the Best Little Bakery in Texas&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The annual Fredericksburg Christmas parade marks the beginning of the Texas Hill Country's holiday season, which means the Pastry Queen is kicking into high gear at her Rather Sweet Bakery and Caf&amp;#233;. As party invitations pile up in the mailbox, Rebecca Rather is up to her elbows in sticky meringue, creamy chocolate, and a sleigh full of savory treats to meet the entertaining needs of her neighbors.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In &lt;i&gt;The Pastry Queen Christmas&lt;/i&gt;, Rebecca shares nearly 100 traditional recipes reflecting her made-with-love-from-scratch philosophy and the tastes of small-town Texas. Show-off desserts such as Chocolate Cookie Crusted Eggnog Cheesecake, Sticky Toffee Pudding with Brandy Butterscotch Sauce, and Warm Pear Ginger Upside-Down Cake with Amaretto Whipped Cream are the perfect toppers to a family-style feast of Texas Spice-Rubbed Roast Pork, Baked Apple Pear Chutney, Brown Sugar Bacon, and No-Peeking Popovers. Still hungry the next morning? No problem-this country girl does an impressive breakfast, too: Bite-Sized Sticky Buns, Sweet Potato Scones, Cast-Iron Skillet Potatoes, and Mexican Ranch Chilaquiles ought to fill you up.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;And if you're still looking for excuses to entertain this season, you'll find ooey-gooey baked goods wrapped up as gifts, homemade craft and d&amp;#233;cor ideas to make your home sparkle, and holiday-worthy menus guaranteed to make your gathering a Texas-sized success. Tree-trimming, cookie decorating, and Santas running down Main Street . . . Christmastime is here.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
      <id>http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781580087902</id>
      <updated>2007-10-01T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <title>Saving Dinner for the Holidays by Leanne Ely</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345478078" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345478078&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780345478078&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345478078&quot;&gt;Saving Dinner for the Holidays&lt;/a&gt; Menus, Recipes, Shopping Lists, and Timelines for Spectacular, Stress-free Holidays and Family Celebrations&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=52850&quot;&gt;Leanne Ely&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 240 pages | Ballantine Books | Cooking; Cooking - Holiday | &lt;b&gt;$14.95&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-345-47807-8 (0-345-47807-X)&lt;p&gt;Don&amp;#8217;t Just Celebrate&amp;#8211;Relax!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We all know that holidays are meant to be fun. But for the cook planning the feast, the holidays can inspire dread. Feeding the family on a daily basis is hard enough. Making the meal both special and delicious can raise the bar out of sight.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;In Saving Dinner for the Holidays bona fide Dinner Diva Leanne Ely will show you that festive meals can be as easy and relaxing as they are tasty. She plans the menus, provides comprehensive, itemized shopping lists that are organized by supermarket section, includes heirloom recipes, and even includes the all-important timeline so that your party goes off without a hitch. She also gives you a big helping hand in the kitchen and offers tips on how to make your table sparkle with warmth and beauty.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;There&amp;#8217;s a Valentine&amp;#8217;s Day Chocolate Feast not to be missed, a Mother&amp;#8217;s Day dinner that can actually be prepared by Dad and the kids, a Fourth of July picnic that lights up the palate, and many other red-letter feasts. There are even recipes that help turn leftovers into delectable dishes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
      <id>http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345478078</id>
      <updated>2005-10-25T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <title>Lidia's Family Table by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400040353" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400040353&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781400040353&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400040353&quot;&gt;Lidia's Family Table&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=1601&quot;&gt;Lidia Matticchio Bastianich&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hardcover&lt;/b&gt;, 448 pages | Knopf | Cooking - Italian; Cooking - Entertaining; Cooking - Holiday | &lt;b&gt;$35.00&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-4000-4035-3 (1-4000-4035-3)&lt;p&gt;The best-loved and most-admired of all America&amp;#8217;s television cooks today, Lidia Bastianich, now gives us her most generous, instructive, and creative cookbook. The emphasis here is on cooking for the family, and her book is filled with unusually delicious basic recipes for everyday eating Italian-style, as well as imaginative ideas for variations and improvisations.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Here are more than 200 fabulous new dishes that will appeal both to Lidia&amp;#8217;s loyal following, who have come to rely on her wonderfully detailed recipes, and to the more adventurous cook ready to experiment. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8226; She welcomes us to the table with tasty bites from the sea (including home-cured tuna and mackerel), seasonal salads, and vegetable surprises (Egg-Battered Zucchini Roll-Ups, Sweet Onion &lt;i&gt;Gratinate&lt;/i&gt;).&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt; &amp;#8226; She reveals the secret of simple make-ahead soup bases, delicious on their own and easy to embellish for a scrumptious soup that can make a meal. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8226; She opens up the wonderful world of pasta, playing with different shapes, mixing and matching, and creating sauces while the pasta boils; she teaches us to make fresh egg pastas, experimenting with healthful ingredients&amp;#8211;whole wheat, chestnut, buckwheat, and barley. And she makes us understand the subtle arts of polenta- and risotto-making as never before. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8226; She shares her love of vegetables, skillet-cooking some to intensify their flavor, layering some with yesterday&amp;#8217;s bread for a lasagna-like gratin, blanketing a scallop of meat with saut&amp;#233;ed vegetables, and finishing seasonal greens with the perfect little sauce.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8226; She introduces us to some lesser-known cuts of meats for main courses (shoulders, butts, and tongue) and underused, delicious fish (skate and monkfish), as well as to her family&amp;#8217;s favorite recipes for chicken and a beautiful balsamic-glazed roast turkey.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8226; And she explores with us the many ways fruits and crusts (pie, strudel, cake, and toasted bread) marry and produce delectable homey desserts to end the meal.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Lidia&amp;#8217;s warm presence is felt on every page of this book, explaining the whys and wherefores of what she is doing, and the brilliant photographs take us right into her home, showing her rolling out pasta with her grandchildren, bringing in the summer harvest, and sitting around the food-laden family table. As she makes every meal a celebration, she invites us to do the same, giving us confidence and joy in the act of cooking.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2004-11-23T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>Martha Stewart's Menus for Entertaining by Martha Stewart</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400046607" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400046607&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9781400046607&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400046607&quot;&gt;Martha Stewart's Menus for Entertaining&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=29883&quot;&gt;Martha Stewart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 224 pages | Clarkson Potter | Cooking - Entertaining; Cooking - Gourmet; Cooking - Holiday | &lt;b&gt;$20.00&lt;/b&gt; | 978-1-4000-4660-7 (1-4000-4660-2)&lt;p&gt;A must-have for Martha fanciers.&amp;#8221;  &amp;#8212;&lt;i&gt;People&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8220;When Martha Stewart talks, holiday entertainers should listen.&amp;#8221; &amp;#8212;&lt;i&gt;San Francisco Examiner&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8220;Stewart really knows how to put together dishes that complement one another.&amp;#8221;  &amp;#8212;&lt;i&gt;Washington Post&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Enjoy 20 complete menus with more than 150 deliciously diverse recipes&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Menus&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Celebrating Spring&lt;br&gt;Pink Peony Dinner Party&lt;br&gt;Hors d&amp;#8217;Oeuvres in the Garden&lt;br&gt;A Small but Special Baby Shower&lt;br&gt;Spicy Thai Lunch&lt;br&gt;Louisiana Seafood Feast&lt;br&gt;North Carolina Barbecue&lt;br&gt;Crabs and Corn on the Beach&lt;br&gt;Tuscan Buffet Outdoors&lt;br&gt;The Best Clambake&lt;br&gt;Surprisingly Simple Chinese&lt;br&gt;&amp;#8220;Fried Green Tomatoes&amp;#8221; Brunch&lt;br&gt;Midsummer Fiesta&lt;br&gt;Pasta for a Crowd&lt;br&gt;Halloween&amp;#8217;s &amp;#8220;Ghoulish&amp;#8221; Pleasures&lt;br&gt;Thanksgiving at Turkey Hill&lt;br&gt;Holiday Dessert Buffet&lt;br&gt;A Birthday Dinner of Gifts&lt;br&gt;New Traditions for Christmas&lt;br&gt;Come for Champagne and Caviar&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2002-10-15T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>The Children's Jewish Holiday Kitchen by Joan Nathan</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780805210569" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780805210569&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780805210569&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780805210569&quot;&gt;The Children's Jewish Holiday Kitchen&lt;/a&gt; 70 Fun Recipes for You and Your Kids, from the Author of Jewish Cooking in America&lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=21846&quot;&gt;Joan Nathan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 176 pages | Schocken | Cooking - Jewish &amp; Kosher; Cooking - Holiday | &lt;b&gt;$18.00&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-8052-1056-9 (0-8052-1056-3)&lt;p&gt;Seventy child-friendly recipes and cooking activities from around the world will draw the entire family into the spirit and fun of preparing Jewish holiday celebrations. Covering the ten major holidays, each of the activities has a different focus--such as Eastern Europe, biblical Israel, contemporary America--and together they present a vast array of foods, flavors, and ideas. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The recipes are old and new, traditional and novel--everything from hamantashen to pretzel bagels, chicken soup with matzah balls to matzah pizza, fruit kugel to Persian pomegranate punch.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
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      <updated>2000-09-05T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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    <entry>
      <title>Entertaining by Martha Stewart</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780609803851" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780609803851&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780609803851&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780609803851&quot;&gt;Entertaining&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=29883&quot;&gt;Martha Stewart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Trade Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 324 pages | Clarkson Potter | Cooking - Entertaining; Cooking - Gourmet; Cooking - Holiday | &lt;b&gt;$24.95&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-609-80385-1 (0-609-80385-9)&lt;p&gt;With 500 glorious full-color photographs, 300 original recipes, and hundreds of innovative ideas, &lt;b&gt;Entertaining&lt;/b&gt; is the book that revolutionized the way people entertain today. &lt;b&gt;500 full-color photographs.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;i&gt;From the Hardcover edition.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
      <id>http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780609803851</id>
      <updated>1998-10-27T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <title>The Art of Jewish Cooking by Jennie Grossinger</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780553763553" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780553763553&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780553763553&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780553763553&quot;&gt;The Art of Jewish Cooking&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=11234&quot;&gt;Jennie Grossinger&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Paperback&lt;/b&gt;, 224 pages | Bantam | Cooking - Jewish &amp; Kosher; Cooking - Holiday; Cooking | &lt;b&gt;$7.99&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-553-76355-3 (0-553-76355-5)&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
      <id>http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780553763553</id>
      <updated>1995-03-01T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
    </entry>
    <entry>
      <title>Martha Stewart's Menus for Entertaining by Martha Stewart</title>
      <author>
      	<name>www.randomhouse.com</name>
      </author>
      <link rel="alternate" href="http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780517590997" type="text/html" />
      <content type="text/html">&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780517590997&quot;&gt;&lt;img align=&quot;right&quot; src=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/catalog_cover.pperl?9780517590997&quot; border=&quot;1&quot;/&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780517590997&quot;&gt;Martha Stewart's Menus for Entertaining&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;b&gt;Written by&lt;/b&gt; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=29883&quot;&gt;Martha Stewart&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hardcover&lt;/b&gt;, 224 pages | Clarkson Potter | Cooking - Entertaining; Cooking - Gourmet; Cooking - Holiday | &lt;b&gt;$30.00&lt;/b&gt; | 978-0-517-59099-7 (0-517-59099-9)&lt;p&gt;Martha Stewart offers 20 complete menus for gatherings both large and small, casual and sophisticated--all reflecting an elegantly relaxed approach to entertaining in the '90s. With its delicious recipes, inspired styling, useful information, and exquisite photographs, this is the indispensable guide to hospitality. &lt;b&gt;Full-color photographs.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br clear=&quot;all&quot;&gt;</content>
      <id>http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780517590997</id>
      <updated>1994-10-25T00:30:00-05:00</updated>
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