Christmas with Southern Living 2009 [Hardcover]

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Book Description

Series: Christmas with Southern Living | Publication Date: September 8, 2009

Over 100 brand-new recipes offer options galore for casual gatherings with menus for a Holiday Open House, a Family Celebration, an Elf Party for the kids, and a Cozy Christmas Eve Dinner for two. Top Chicken & Turkey recipes provide new choices for the classic holiday entrée; Choosing Sides rounds out the meal with veggie dishes that feature a fresh twist on traditional fare. Cake Mix Magic shares the secret to preparing easy desserts with eight designed-to-impress cakes that start with a mix.

Big Fat Cookies will wow friends, family, and everyone on the gift list with 10 filled, frosted, and seriously oversized treats that bring out the child in everyone. Add to that 15 more recipes for sweet gifts from the kitchen and six pages of do-it-yourself gifts, and suddenly gift shopping becomes fun, not frantic.

Big, colorful photos inspire charming Christmas accents for every room in the house. Whether it's a garden-themed front porch setting or a simple sideboard arrangement, this book's updated decorating approach is easy, inexpensive, and fun. From a make-it-in-minutes table runner to centerpiece containers made from tin cans, the results are amazingly appealing.

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About the Author

For over 40 years, Southern Living magazine has delivered definitive Southern cuisine to its readers, making it one of the most trusted recipe sources in the country that reaches over 16 million readers monthly. With the magazine's "Home for the Holidays" special section each November, the "Christmas All through the House" bonus section each December, and heavy holiday emphasis throughout the main magazine, Southern Living has come to be known as a Christmas expert.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Oxmoor House (September 8, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0848732820
• ISBN-13: 978-0848732820
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.6 x 11.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #441,695 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Average, August 31, 2009

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Nathalie G. (Deep South, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Christmas with Southern Living 2009 (Hardcover)

If you're the type who anxiously awaits this each year (I have every year since 1993), then the book is worth the buy. However, it is definitely not one of SL's best years - if you don't buy this every year, or you're tight on cash, I'd find a copy to view before purchasing. Several decorating ideas are silly looking (example - hanging forks and upside-down wine glasses, via ribbon, off of a chandelier). However, there is an adorable idea where plates are hung, on the wall, to resemble a Christmas tree design (although I don't know what one would do with the nail holes through the rest of the year). There is also a beautiful guide to decorating a mantle with greenery and silver ornaments. Some of the cake mix recipes, featured as an item in the book's description, seem as though they'd be good (but be warned they appear to be as involved as any other SL cake recipe - the cake mix doesn't appear to be a time saver, just an ingredient). There aren't as many good recipes as last year, but there appear to be some good recipes such as Holiday potato bake, caramelized vidalia onion dip, red velvet cookies with cream cheese frosting, pumpkin spice bars, chocolate bourbon pecan cake, and triple layer peanut butter brownie bars. It's not the best year but it's also not the worst - one good thing is that I didn't see any ideas recycled from past magazine or book issues (which is a common trick you'll find, when you follow SL for any length of time).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Christmas cookbook, January 9, 2010

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Sandra M. Willis "Ariviste" (Arnoldsville, GA) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book at Christmas since I wanted some new recipes. It is a nice book, but I had wanted a lot of recipes and this book was about half decorating ideas. Many of the ideas are intended for very large houses or involve lots of silver and crystal. The decorating ideas take more time than I have to contribute, and I have my decorations that I use every year that are classic in my family. I would like to have had lots of recipes and maybe a few decorating ideas incorporated with the food.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is good!, January 5, 2010

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Daniel Mitchem (Virginia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Christmas with Southern Living 2009 (Hardcover)

I bought this for my girlfriend and she loved it. I looked through it and liked it as well. Also, my mom looked through it and was jealous I didn't get it for her! :) Great for the homemaker or person who needs some inspiration.