Look no further for tips and recipes for whipping up a dazzlingarray of delicious holiday meals -- without stress!Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year -- and Americanstraditionally love to celebrate the season with food, food, andmore food. This easy guide shows cooks of every generation how toplan and prepare scrumptious seasonal treats. It includes:* 100 delicious recipes for hassle-free holiday meals, includingWarm White Bean Dip, Four-Cheese* Spinach Lasagne, and Chocolate Truffle Tart* Tips, checklists, and charts, plus step-by-step guides andshopping lists for special holiday meals, including a ChristmasTree-Trimming Party* A special section on Christmas decorating and food gifts fromthe kitchen* 16 pages of color photos featuring holiday meal recipes andkitchen-made gifts and decorations

Introduction.How to Use This Book.How This Book is Organized.Part I: Gearing Up for Christmas Cooking.Chapter 1: Making Christmas Special and Stress Free.Chapter 2: Taking Inventory: Ingredients, Tools, and Techniques forHoliday Cooking.Chapter 3: Making Magic with Christmas Menus.Part II: Holiday Meals: Opening Acts.Chapter 4: Drinks, Anyone?Chapter 5: Appetizers.Chapter 6: Salads and Soups.Part III: Holiday Meals: The Main Event and Sideshows.Chapter 7: Breakfast Dishes.Chapter 8: Preparing the Main Dish for the Main Event.Chapter 9: Complementing the Main Dish with a Chorus ofSides.Chapter 10: Relishing the Season with Sauces Sweet andSavory.Part IV: Holiday Meals: Finishing TouchesChapter 11: Visions of Sugarplums...Christmas Cookies, Candies, andConfections.Chapter 12: Cakes, Pies, Puddings, Tarts, and Trifle.Chapter 13: Baking Breads, Scones, and Muffins for theHolidays.Part V: It's Looking a Lot Like Christmas: Finishing Touches.Chapter 14: Simple Decorations from the Kitchen.Chapter 15: Edible Gifts.Part VI: The Part of Tens.Chapter 16: Ten Best Holiday Cooking and Entertaining Tips.Chapter 17: Ten Great Mail-Order Sources for Ingredients andTools.Appendix: Metric Conversion Guide.Index.Book Registration Information.