Christmas Sweets transforms the holiday table into a winter wonderland! From boxes of homemade candy brimming with Chocolate Fudge or Almond-Butter Toffee to cookie jars filled with Pecan Lace Cookies or Apricot-Pistachio Bars, this collection of recipes and decorations will make gift-giving extra sweet this year. Beautifully illustrated with gorgeous color photography, each festive project celebrates the season and offers inspiring craft ideas using sweetsboth homemade and store bought. Holiday guests will delight in stealing a treat from a Candy Wreath and getting caught under the CandyAcorn Kissing Ball. With homemade gingerbread confections presented in a spectacular, wintry Gingerbread Cookie Box, Santa will never settle for cookies again.
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"If you would like to set about making your own (untroubled) Christmas memories, the eminently collectible Christmas Sweets is a good place to start. This delectable keepsake from Chronicle Books contains recipes, decorations, and gift ideas concocted by Georgeanne Brennan, photographed by Richard G. Jung, and artfully brought together by Jennifer Barry. Ms. Brennan's recipes inject reality into the fantasy of the season." The New York Times, Dec. 16, 2007
"Ms. Brennan's recipes inject reality into the fantasy of the season. 'Many people do not like the bright red, green and yellow candied or glaceed fruits found in fruitcake,' she wrote. Her updated recipe for Bite-Sized Dark Rum Fruitcakes replaces the citron with dried apricots, dates, currants and raisins: problem solved." &mdashThe New York Times, December 16, 2008
About the Author
Georgeanne Brennan has written more than a dozen books on cooking, including A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France. She writes regularly for the San Francisco Chronicle, Fine Cooking, Metropolitan Home, and the New York Times.
Richard G. Jung is a London-based food and travel photographer.
Richard G. Jung is a London-based food and travel photographer.
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14 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Dissapointing,
This review is from: Christmas Sweets: 65 Festive Recipes - Table Decorations - Sweet Gift Ideas (Hardcover)
I am a cookbook addict. I bought this to give as a gift from another source. When I flipped through the book, I decided not to gift this, because I didn't even like several of the photos of Christmas cookies, etc. I just found the book to be uninspiring.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Christmas Sweets: 65 Festive Recipes - Table Decorations - Sweet Gift Ideas (Hardcover)
I tried one recipe from this book, Turkish Delights that was a complete waste. It required liquid pectin which was difficult to find. I followed the directions exactly and was very disappointed when the mixture never set. It remained like liquid jello. Not good, I tossed it out.
Needless to say I will not be trying any other recipes from this book.
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small sweets,
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This book is much smaller then I expected.But it has a few recipes I will use
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THE FLOUR ELEMENT IN THIS CAKELIKE PUDDING IS BREAD, TORN INTO VERY SMALL PIECES. THEN FLAVORED WITH APPLE CIDER AND COINTREAU. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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THE FLOUR ELEMENT IN THIS CAKELIKE PUDDING IS BREAD, TORN INTO VERY SMALL PIECES. THEN FLAVORED WITH APPLE CIDER AND COINTREAU. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
ornament cookies, hot milk mixture, cup granulated sugar New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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