Favorite Brand Names: Gifts from the Christmas Kitchen (Hardcover)

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Product Description
The holiday season is the time to show the special people in your life just how much you care.

Avoid the crowded malls and spend the time at home whipping up unique snack mixes, savory mustards or sweet preserves. Baskets of freshly baked muffins and breads will warm the hearts of friends and neighbors. Don’t forget the chocoholic on your list with a tin of deliciously decadent cookies and candies.

Spread lots of holiday cheer with homemade Gifts from the Christmas Kitchen and enjoy the true meaning of the season!

Product Details

• Hardcover: 383 pages
• Publisher: Publications International (December 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785328076
• ISBN-13: 978-0785328070
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #750,350 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gourmet Made Easy, July 5, 2003

By	Christopher K. Roop (Florida) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My copy of this book is dog-eared, wrinkled and caked with flour, sugar and many other splatterings. If you can follow a recipe (written in an easy to understand manner), you can be the star of any get-together... and not just during Christmas! I have tried almost every recipe in this book and in its' partner book, "Best Loved Holiday Recipes", and every single time my finished product looked as good, if not better, than the picture in the book. If you're looking for tried and true WONDERFUL recipes for years to come, buy these books. They're the best cookbooks I've ever had!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy & quick recipes!, February 3, 2001

By A Customer

I made several recipes in the candy making section of the book and they all turned out great! One of my favorites, which also got rave reviews from friends who received some delicious gifts, was the home-made hot cocoa with tiny marshmallows. It is so good that I no longer buy the canned powdered mixes from the store. This recipe puts them all to shame and it only takes 5 minutes to make! This book has so much variety with the different chapters: cookies, candies, breads, main dishes, etc., it would make a fabulous gift for anyone who enjoys cooking; (even if that's only around the holidays). Give it a try, you won't be disappointed!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You Don't Have to Wait till Christmas to Enjoy this Book, October 5, 2005

By	Katie Osborne (Portland, Oregon and the sunny Caribbean) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

I know it's only October (it's October 5 as I write this) but somehow October for me is the beginning of the holiday season, first Halloween, then Thanksgiving, then, of course, Christmas and the New Year. So feeling all holiday like and all, I went to my stash of cookbooks and pulled out GIFTS FROM THE CHRISTMAS KITCHEN because though this book is and was meant to be about goodies you can make in your kitchen and give as a gift on that special day, you can also turn to it for better than excellent deserts, coffee cakes, muffins, scones and so much more.

Last night I made the delicious Black Russian Truffles from the recipe on page 326 and let me tell you these babies melt in your mouth. They are just oh so good. And what a nice surprise to the end of a meal, I mean anybody can go the market and pick up a tub of rocky road, that doesn't tell whoever you're making dinner for that he's special, but these truffles sure do. This book would be a very nice addition to anybody's cookbook library and if you get can't think of that special gift, it's a good place to turn.

Review submitted by Captain Katie Osborne