The Christmas Table (Paperback)

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Product Description

The Christmas Table serves up comfort and joy with helpful hints and recipes to plan an unforgettable holiday feast. Award-winning author Diane Morgan fills the book with festive recipes and decorating ideas that are sure to become favorites. On Christmas morning opening presents will be even sweeter with a breakfast of Cinnamon-Scented Bread Custard and delightful recipes like Juniper Brined Roast Turkey and Whipped Yams topped with a Crunchy Praline Crust will be instant yuletide classics. This comprehensive holiday guide also includes recipes for Christmas cookies candied nuts and other giftable goodies. With simple beautiful crafts and delicious easy-to-follow recipes The Christmas Table ensures a very merry Christmas for everyone.

About the Author

Diane Morgan is the award-winning author of Grill Every Day, Delicious Dips, and The Thanksgiving Table. She celebrates the holidays in Portland, Oregon.

E. J. Armstrong's food photography has appeared in a number of cookbooks. She lives in Seattle.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (September 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811860930
• ISBN-13: 978-0811860932
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #82,501 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful gift, January 14, 2009

By	T. J. Rawlings "pastort" (Augusta, KS United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The Christmas table was a wonderful Christmas gift! Just one or two of the recipes would have been worth the whole book, but I'm discovering more and more as I have time to read. The time tables in the back for pulling off a wonderful Christmas brunch or breakfast or dinner look very helpful and I'll be using them next year!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Overly Fancy, Less Traditional, December 9, 2008

By	Sacramento Book Review "SacramentoBookReview.com" (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews

The Christmas Table has a photograph of a mouth-watering ham on the cover - reminiscent of the hams of Christmases past - but the recipes inside are anything but traditional Christmas recipes. The selections include appetizers, such as sake oyster shooters and pistachio and chive goat cheese on puff pastry wafers, side dishes of sautéed brussels sprouts with garlic and parmesan and puree of celery root, main courses of short ribs bourguigonne and Christmas goose. Thankfully, the desserts are a little more traditional, with persimmon pudding and gingerbread bundt cake with crème anglaise. There is even a section on Christmas breakfasts with overnight cinnamon bread custard and blueberry ricotta pancakes.

A number of the recipes have too many ingredients and the preparation time is longer than most working cooks will want to try. If you are looking for a cookbook of traditional recipes that you can get on the table in reasonably short order - keep looking - there are better cook books out there.

Reviewed by Sharon Lebrun

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real Christmas gift from Diane..., October 30, 2008

By	John Gary (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

I am a very big fan of Diane's books she always makes me think and try new things. Her recipes work, they come out as advertised and never disappoint. Christmas Table like Thanksgiving Table before it will become my second holiday cookbook bible, as the seasons approach my wife and I take the Thanksgiving book down and start our planning, we will do the same with this one. If you consider cooking a hobby, like to try new things and truly enjoy the process, as well as the results AND you want to please everyone at your table, including yourself this is the book for you.
ENJOY!