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

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Editorial Reviews

Review

"Included are complete menus... along with clearly and attractively presented recipes, illustrated with plenty of color photographs." (Associated Press, November 26-29, 2004)

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)

Product Description

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)

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Betty Crocker (August 20, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764568485
• ISBN-13: 978-0764568480
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #382,775 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	kiwanissandy "Go Bucks!" (Heart of Ohio) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

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.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

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.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes planning a party easy, April 26, 2007

By	H. Richmond - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This cook book includes lots of pictures (I think one for each recipe) and is separated into chapters for each holiday. It inludes ideas for complete holiday celebrations, from drinks to desert to center pieces and decorations. The ideas are cute and unique. I think adults and kids will have fun with the ideas in this book. I am planning on following the recipe plan for Cinco de Mayo!