Betty Crocker Celebrate!: A Year-Round Guide to Holiday Food and Fun [Hardcover]

Betty Crocker Editors (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 20, 2004

Festive recipes and ideas to make holidays special throughout the year!

This book makes it easy to whip up party food and fun all year long. You'll find plenty of delicious ways to celebrate seventeen of the year's most delightful holidays, plus tips and suggestions to make every occasion an event to remember.
* 140 delectable recipes, such as Sour Cream and Onion Burgers (Fourth of July), Cheese Pumpkins (Halloween) and Champagne Cookies (New Year's Eve)
* Recipe variations and do-ahead options to make entertaining super-easy and super-special
* Do-it-yourself decorations and centerpieces, from Sealed with a Kiss Cards (Valentine's Day) to Sugar-Filled Glass Ornaments (Christmas)
* Complete holiday menus, including main dishes, sides and desserts-plus great beverages, too!
* Kid-friendly dishes everyone will love, like Best Mashed Potatoes (Easter), Chocolate Sweetheart Cake (Valentine's Day) and Ginger Applesauce (Hanukkah)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Included are complete menus for Passover and Cinco de Mayo among the other major festivities that mark the year, along with clearly and attractively presented recipes, illustrated with plenty of color photographs. (Associated Press, November 26-29, 2004)

From the Inside Flap

Holidays are the perfect way to leave busy schedules behind and spend special time together with family and friends. And no matter what the time of year, there’s always something to celebrate, whether it’s Valentine’s Day in winter, Mother’s Day in spring, the Fourth of July in summer or Thanksgiving in fall.

Now you can keep the good times going all year long–with the terrific recipes and ideas for festive food and fun in Betty Crocker Celebrate! It’s packed with tasty ways to enjoy seventeen favorite holidays, including New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Passover, Mother’s Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa.

Complete holiday menus make party planning and prepping a snap, with creative possibilities for indoor and outdoor celebrations. Whether you want to put together a casual buffet or a sit-down meal, you’ll find something just right for you.

In all, there are 140 delicious recipes to choose from, including hearty main courses and sweet treats in crowd-size portions. Who can resist a Ghostly Shepherd’s Pie for Halloween? Or a red, white and blue Flag Cake for the Fourth of July? From a Heart- warming Valentine’s Day Dinner to a Father’s Day Barbecue, there are menus your whole family will love.

Need some tempting dinner choices to ring in the Chinese New Year? Whip up a batch of Spicy Chicken Wings or Stir-Fried Noodles with Cabbage and a little Pork-Fried Rice. Looking to give summer a savory send-off? Say goodbye to the beach on Labor Day with Seafaring Packets and a Quick Fruit Cobbler washed down with some refreshing Lemonade Tea. You’ll also find great possibilities for those big end-of-year occasions. There are two Thanksgiving dinners–one a do-ahead meal–with all the trimmings, plus fabulous feasts for the December holidays. And 100 full-color photos showcase finished dishes, serving ideas, decorations and crafts.

Throughout, Holiday Flavor Twist, Holiday Shortcut, Holiday History and Do-Ahead Tips make cooking creative and stress-free. Simple decoration how-to’s and presentation tips help everyone get into the party mood–and they’re a great way to get the kids involved.

No matter what season you’re in, this cookbook makes it so easy to celebrate, you’ll wish every day were a holiday!

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Betty Crocker; 1 edition (August 20, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764568485
• ISBN-13: 978-0764568480
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #941,682 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Since 1921, the Betty Crocker name has symbolized the General Mills continuing tradition of service to consumers. Although Betty was never a real person, her name and identity have become synonymous with helpfulness, trustworthiness and quality.

Betty Crocker has survived the decades by providing consumers with food information and food products that are contemporary without being faddish. The first hardcover cookbook, Betty Crocker's Picture Cookbook was published in 1950 and quickly became a national best seller. Since then, more than 250 Betty Crocker cookbooks have been published.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the other Celebrate Book!, January 21, 2005

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kiwanissandy "Go Bucks!" (Heart of Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Betty Crocker Celebrate!: A Year-Round Guide to Holiday Food and Fun (Hardcover)

I looked at both Celebrate by Sheila Lukins and the BC Celebrate book and I chose the Betty Crocker. It has more family type of recipes that would be appealing to both adults and children. The Lukins book is good for adults only. It had many, many recipes there's no way you'd get a kid to eat. I also like the BC one better because it had decoration suggestions, table settings, etc that were more doable and cost effective. I like both books but if you have kids you have to go with the Betty Crocker Celebrate book.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mostly semi homemade recipes, October 10, 2005

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llinden "llinden" (Myrtle Beach SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Betty Crocker Celebrate!: A Year-Round Guide to Holiday Food and Fun (Hardcover)

If you like semi homemade recipes, than this book is great. Most recipes call for cake mixes, canned biscuits, canned frostings, etc. The book is very pretty to look through, and has lots of great photos, but the recipes are mainly for beginners. If your into homemade cooking than I would recommend Celebrate by Shiela Lukins.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Mediocre book, sorry., December 13, 2008

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Little Bites (PA, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Betty Crocker Celebrate!: A Year-Round Guide to Holiday Food and Fun (Hardcover)

The seller of this book did any excellent job in packing and shipping, but the book itself is nothing special.
For example, for Easter?, it gives a recipe for "special mashed potatoes"! What's special about them? They used the basics; potatoes, milk, butter, salt and pepper.
I like Betty Crocker cook books, but save your money. You can do better than this one.