Gooseberry Patch: Christmas All Through the House: Over 600 Holiday Recipes, Cheery Crafts and Easy-to-Make Gifts fo r Flurries of Fun! [Spiral-bound]

Gooseberry Patch (Author)

Book Description

Series: Gooseberry Patch | Publication Date: September 1, 2008

Gooseberry Patch is famous for its 10-year series of Christmas books, and in Christmas All Through the House, we've compiled the very best from those books into this collector's edition. In the largest Christmas book every published by Gooseberry Patch, readers will find the best of their reader-shared homespun ideas for food, fun, easy crafts, and gifts in one easy-to-use collection. The book's grand size and bountiful content put this all-in-one Christmas book in a league of its own.

You'll enjoy:
* Over 400 tried & true reader recipes for meals, desserts, snacks, drinks, and more, plus over 200 gifts from the heart—Gooseberry Patch style!
* Over 200 craft ideas that include patterns and step-by-step instructions entice you to stitch, glue, and paint to your heart's content.
* Over 400 see & do color photos and spiral binding make it easy to use. 

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Back in 1984, we were next-door neighbors raising our families in the little town of Delaware, Ohio. Two moms with small children, we were looking for a way to do what we loved and stay home with the kids too. We had always shared a love of home cooking and making memories with family & friends and so, after many a conversation over the backyard fence, Gooseberry Patch was born.

We put together our first catalog at our kitchen tables, enlisting the help of our loved ones wherever we could. From that very first mailing, we found an immediate connection with many of our customers and it wasn't long before we began receiving letters, photos and recipes from these new friends. In 1992, we put together our very first cookbook, compiled from hundreds of these recipes and, the rest, as they say, is history.

Hard to believe it's been over 25 years since those kitchen-table days! From that original little Gooseberry Patch family, we've grown to include an amazing group of creative folks who love cooking, decorating and creating as much as we do. Today, we're best known for our homestyle, family-friendly cookbooks, now recognized as national bestsellers.

One thing's for sure, we couldn't have done it without our friends all across the country. Each year, we're honored to turn thousands of your recipes into our collectible cookbooks. Our hope is that each book captures the stories and heart of all of you who have shared with us. Whether you've been with us since the beginning or are just discovering us, welcome to the Gooseberry Patch family!

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 512 pages
• Publisher: Oxmoor House (September 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0848732529
• ISBN-13: 978-0848732523
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 1.5 x 11 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #124,885 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Gooseberry Patch was founded in 1984 by Vickie Hutchins and Jo Ann Martin, two moms looking for a way to do what they loved and stay home with kids too. 25 years later, they're best known for their collection of family-friendly, community-style cookbooks. Each book is created with today's time-strapped, budget-conscious families in mind and filled with recipes shared by cooks all across the country. Along with treasured family recipes, each book includes the stories the go along with these tried & true dishes.

With more than 200 titles and nearly 9 million copies in print, plus an ever-growing collection of eBooks, Gooseberry Patch has grown from a kitchen-table operation to a nationally recognized best-selling publisher. Check out their books below and visit their website (www.gooseberrypatch.com.com) to get thousands of free recipes and lots more free goodies.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not sure it's a good deal, September 8, 2008

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This review is from: Gooseberry Patch: Christmas All Through the House: Over 600 Holiday Recipes, Cheery Crafts and Easy-to-Make Gifts fo r Flurries of Fun! (Spiral-bound)

This is a beautifully put together spiral type book. It's huge too!
My only complaint is I have all the Gooseberry Patch Christmas books 1-10. If you are like me and have many or all of them then I wouldn't purchase this book. It's a compiled version of the best of those books. For that reason I give it a 3 star. I was very disappointed to find all the recipes, crafts and such I already have in the other books. Unless I missed it I think Gooseberry should have stated that in the description of the book. If you haven't collected or have any of those other Christmas books from Gooseberry then I would say buy this one and I would give it 5 stars. It's a fun book to look at with many great recipes and ideas for celebrating the holidays.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable, October 26, 2008

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Serene (Marina, CA, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gooseberry Patch: Christmas All Through the House: Over 600 Holiday Recipes, Cheery Crafts and Easy-to-Make Gifts fo r Flurries of Fun! (Spiral-bound)

I'm a fan of gooseberry patch cookbooks and a collector. This is a large-sized Christmas book filled with holiday recipes and crafts bound in an over-sized spiral notebook sized book. It is broader and of a different style and shape than your standard gooseberry patch book.

I have looked through this cookbook and craft book several times, and yes enjoyed it. This is a compilation of books 1-10. If you are a first-timer to gooseberry patch franchise you probably couldn't go wrong with this volume. It has a number of crafts and recipes (over 600), and contains many cheerful suggestions for the holidays. I particularly liked seeing the cute Gooseberry Patch Friends illustrations throughout this volume. If you are an owner of previous volumes, I would check it out first, to see if you are interested.

This was a good book, with some above average photography. Some shots were a little dark, and not as good as their current standard, but still quite nice. The layout is fun, and I think this would be a great way to introduce a newbie to the Gooseberry Patch Franchise.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book will become a classic, October 19, 2008

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This review is from: Gooseberry Patch: Christmas All Through the House: Over 600 Holiday Recipes, Cheery Crafts and Easy-to-Make Gifts fo r Flurries of Fun! (Spiral-bound)

Beautiful book. Lots and lots of craft projects. Many awesome recipes. This is my first Gooseberry Patch book. If you like the country look, this book is a must have. It is also a very big book. If you need only 1 book to get you ready for a country Christmas- this is the book.