The Ultimate Southern Living Christmas Book

Presents a multitude of ideas for decorating, cooking, and gift-giving and wrapping for the Christmas season according to southern traditions.

Contains recipes, menus, and decorating ideas centered around Christmas.

From the experts at Southern Living comes the definitive book on Christmas cooking, decorating, and gift giving. For over 30 years, Christmas with Southern Living has delighted readers with stunning seasonal decorations, delicious holiday recipes, and charming gift ideas. Whether you're looking for a show-stopping dessert for your Christmas dinner feast, an easy family-favorite homemade pizza for a busy weeknight, or a comforting side dish to add the perfect touch, you're sure to find the ideal recipe for any occasion throughout the year. Beautiful full-color photos invite you to draw inspiration for clever ways to make a welcoming entrance into your home, to spruce up your mailbox and doorway for Christmas curb appeal, and to spread holiday cheer with a breathtaking tablescape.

For over 30 years, Christmas with Southern Living has been the most dependable and up-to-date guide to the holidays. Now, for 2015, Christmas with Southern Living is all new: Included are special Hollywood and television show-inspired menus and décor ideas, and more than 100 recipes especially created for holiday cooking, baking, entertaining, and gift giving. Also included are dozens of kitchen tips and entertaining ideas. A special gifts-from-the-kitchen section includes simple but fun recipes for shareable foods, along with packing and storage information. With over 200 all-new full-color photographs to inspire you, as well as holiday decorations for inside and outside, including tabletops, wreaths, trees, centerpieces, and mantles, Christmas with Southern Living 2015, has everything you need to make your holiday memorable and spectacular.

This new essential guide to entertaining is divided by occasion, offering a fresh lineup of menus and ideas from Oxford, Mississippi's go-to caterer for every celebratory scenario life serves up. In this update to the best-selling book of our mothers' and grandmothers' era, Elizabeth's tell-it-like-it-is voice provides a twist to the classic Southern advice that is a refresher for entertainers of any age or experience. Packed with delicious recipes from the original book like Smoked Salmon Canapes, Hot Cheese Squares, and Brandy Alexanders, the book also includes popular picks from the current pages of Southern Living as well as Elizabeth's treasured recipe box. The Southern Living Party Cookbook is an entertaining handbook loaded with lifestyle tips and hilarious Heiskell stories, along with lush photography to help you get the look from table setting to plated dish.

Filled with eye-popping culinary photography, this celebration of mouth-watering cuisine south of the Mason-Dixon line runs the gamut, presenting step-by-step instructions for more than 1,250 recipes for salads, appetizers, soups, breads, sauces, entrees, beverages, and desserts, along with a complete nutritional breakdown for each dish.

This go-to source for the most scrumptious holiday menus and recipes, easy ideas for seasonal get-togethers, and beautifully festive decorations offer over 100 brand-new recipes, including 6 complete menus that make holiday planning a snap! Whether you're looking for Superfast Appetizers or Christmas Comfort Food, Bite-Sized Gifts or Breakfast and Brunch Favorites, you're sure to find the perfect recipe for every occasion throughout the holiday season. Decorating ideas for mantels, trees, and tabletops spring from the pages, offering inspiration for every room in the house. From trimming the tree to setting a lovely holiday table, large, colorful photos make it see-and-do easy. You'll also find: Full-color photos for nearly every recipe Recipe banners to help quickly identify types of recipes, from make-ahead to editor's favorite A bonus Holiday Planner filled with calendars, charts, and tips to make holiday planning a breeze A complete cross-referenced recipe index, a decorating index, and a where-to-find-it resource listing for many of the items shown in the book