Download or read book Perfect Christmas Day written by Felicity Cloake and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Penguin Specials are designed to fill a gap. Written to be read over a long commute or a short journey, they are original and exclusively in digital form. Christmas dinner is perhaps the one meal of the year where even the most relaxed cook feels the pressure of perfection - and, although few menus can be more familiar, it's probably the one we all feel the least confident about. Cooking Christmas dinner can be stressful, but there's no need to rifle through recipe books, or frantically Google turkey cooking times on Christmas morning as Felicity Cloake has tried and tested recipes from all the greats - from Nigella Lawson and Simon Hopkinson to Delia Smith and Mrs Beeton - and pulled together the best points from each to come up with the ultimate Christmas Day recipe collection. Based on Felicity's popular Guardian column, Perfect Christmas Day combines invaluable prepping and cooking tips to calm the most frazzled of festive souls and, of course, fifteen delicious recipes. From mulled wine, blinis, stilton soufflés and the perfect prawn cocktail to turkey and gravy, stuffing, sprouts, roast potatoes, pigs-in-blankets, nut roast, and cranberry and bread sauce, to trifle, mince pies and brandy butter, Perfect Christmas Day is all you need to prepare the perfect Christmas dinner.

Download or read book The Perfect Christmas written by Anthea Turner and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-04-30 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So you're organising Christmas this year. What are you going to give everyone? How can you make it that extra bit special? The perfect housewife is at hand to help you - with a little planning and some top tips your halls will be decked with the minimum of fuss and the greatest of flair! The Perfect Christmas is a lavishly illustrated guide to preparing and executing a Yuletide to remember, with hundreds of inspiring ideas to make your Christmas special - from handmade decorations and top shopping tips to planning a festive party and the all important Christmas dinner. Contents include: Your Christmas year planner and countdown to Christmas Designing your own Christmas cards and e-cards Decorating the tree and house Projects and crafts for the kids Ideas and recipes for Christmas get-togethers Where to shop and things to see

Download or read book An Almost Perfect Christmas written by Nina Stibbe and published by Little, Brown. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of Love, Nina - a hilarious ode to the joys and insanities of the most wonderful time of the year Every family has its Christmas traditions and memories, and Nina Stibbe's is no exception. From her kitchen-phobic mother's annual obsession with roasting the perfect turkey (an elusive dream to this day) to the quest for a perfect teacher gift (memorable for all the wrong reasons); from the tragic Christmas tree ("is it meant to look like that?") to the acceptable formula for thank-you letters (must include Health Inquiry and Interesting Comment), Nina Stibbe captures all that is magical and maddening about the holidays.

Download or read book The Perfect Christmas written by Debbie Macomber and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Cassie Beaumont, it’s meeting her perfect match. Cassie, at thirty-three, wants a husband and kids, and so far nothing’s worked. Not blind dates, not the internet and certainly not leaving love to chance. What other options are there? Well…she could hire a professional matchmaker. Simon Dodson has quite a reputation, but he’s very choosy about the clients he takes on—and very expensive. Cassie considers him a difficult, acerbic know-it-all, and she’s astonished when he accepts her as a client. Claiming he has her perfect mate in mind, Simon assigns her three tasks to complete before she meets this paragon. Three tasks that are all about Christmas: being a charity bell-ringer, dressing up as Santa’s elf at a mall and preparing a traditional turkey dinner for her neighbors (most of whom she happens to dislike). Despite a number of comical mishaps, Cassie does it all—and then she’s finally ready to meet her match. But just like the perfect Christmas gift, he turns out to be a wonderful surprise!

Download or read book A Picture Perfect Christmas written by Candee Fick and published by Candee Fick. This book was released on 2018-11-15 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From disowned to daughter to “I do?" Freelance photographers Liz Foster and Ryan Callahan are finally making plans for their future. And what better time to get married than during the festive holiday season that brought them together? If only Liz’s parents weren’t standing in the way of a picture-perfect wedding. Spurred on by the ghosts of Christmases past, Dan Foster has already written Liz out of his will, so even attending the wedding—let alone walking his daughter down the aisle—is out of the question. However, this is the season for miracles and Ryan will do anything to make his bride smile. What will it take to bring this family back together in time for the wedding? If you like Christmas weddings, family reunions, and happily-ever-afters, then you’ll love this next chapter in The Wardrobe series by Candee Fick. Pick up Picture Perfect Christmas and start celebrating the season today. (NOTE: This book is a follow-up to Focus On Love and is best understood if read in that order.)

Download or read book My Perfect Christmas written by Barbara J. Beaston and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2014-10-09 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A couple of empty nesters find themselves helping a woman with two small children. The womans husband left her at Thanksgiving with little money. The couple adopts the family and shares their wealth of friends and their community to help the small family.

Download or read book The Perfect Christmas Present written by Berwick Coates and published by Paragon Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No two people see anything the same way. No two people see even something so familiar as Christmas the same way. It all depends on your point of view. These verses - honest, sad, dry, touching, happy, angry, funny, tragic, contented, smug, mischievous, complacent, wistful, cocky, baffled, fatalistic, grateful, sceptical - tell us how people feel when Christmas comes, or what they do, or how they manage. They tell it as they see it. The drawings tell it as you may see it. It will give all of us some food for thought. The author: Berwick Coates was educated at Kingston Grammar School, and studied History at Cambridge. Since then, he has been at various times an Army officer, writer, artist, lecturer, careers adviser, games coach, and teacher of History, English, Latin, and Swahili. He has published eight books. He is now the archivist at West Buckland School in Devon.

Download or read book CINDERELLA S PERFECT CHRISTMAS written by Annie Burrows and published by Harlequin / SB Creative. This book was released on 2019-08-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alice’s parents died and left her with nothing, so her uncle took her in, but he treats her harshly. When her uncle and her cousins leave for Christmas, a mysterious man named Captain Grayling shows up at Alice’s door in a dashing military uniform. He was on his way to spend the holidays with friends and family when he and his children were caught in a blizzard. They spend several days with Alice, but when they are making preparations to leave, Captain Grayling asks Alice to leave with them. At first, she is elated, but then she realizes all he’s looking for is a governess for his children… She realizes he could never want to marry her. Hurt and betrayed, Alice tells him she’s staying with her uncle!

Download or read book The Best Christmas Ever written by Karen King and published by Headline Accent. This book was released on 2021-10-07 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Five festive, fun stars from me' Netgalley reviewer 'The first Christmas book I read this year is a. . . cracker!' Netgalley reviewer 'Funny and heart warming all at once' Netgalley reviewer _____________________________________________ Karen King's heart-warming Christmas romance is perfect for fans of Sarah Morgan, Mandy Baggot and Milly Johnson, and will get every reader in the festive spirit! Lexi Forde adores Christmas. She's especially looking forward to it this year as it's the first Christmas with her boyfriend Ben and her older brother is visiting from Canada with his family. They'll all be spending Christmas at her parents' house in Devon. But when Lexi surprises Ben at work, she sees him kissing someone else and discovers he's been having an affair. Devastated, she travels to Devon alone. She's determined not to let her break-up spoil her family Christmas. But when she arrives, Lexi discovers the council won't allow the Christmas tree on the green to be decorated this year; it's too dangerous and has to come down. Lexi is desperate to save their favourite family tradition and make this Christmas extra special. Can she save the tree and mend her broken heart in time for Christmas? **Karen's new novel THE SPANISH WEDDING DISASTER is available to pre-order now!* _____________________________________________ Praise for The Best Christmas Ever! 'Hooked from the start!' Netgalley reviewer 'A big hug in book form' Netgalley reviewer 'Cute, well written and [will] put you in the holiday spirit' Netgalley reviewer 'This book was definitely a winner' Netgalley reviewer **Karen's new novel THE SPANISH WEDDING DISASTER is available to pre-order now!*

Download or read book Grandma s Best Christmas Recipes written by Gooseberry Patch and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-07-01 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Snowflakes are swirling, carolers are singing and shoppers are crowding into shops...Christmas is coming! If you're like us, you'd love to recreate the holiday magic you remember from homes growing up, but don't have all day to spend in the kitchen. I'll be Home for Christmas Cookbook is filled with simple-to-make recipes for every festive occasion. For Christmas morning breakfast, serve Christmas Sausage Soufflé and Overnight Sticky Buns. After sledding or cutting down the tree, warm everyone up with mugs of Yellow Pea Soup. An open-house buffet with Ambrosia Cheese Dip and Grandma's Cocktail Nibbles is perfect for merrymaking with friends. Busy-day dinners are a snap with Granny's Baked Macaroni & Cheese or Mom's One-Pot Chicken Supper. Make the big day special with Nonna's Christmas Eve Spaghetti, Mama's Baked Brown Sugar Ham or Tangy Glazed Chicken. Ginger-Orange Cranberries and Corn & Broccoli Casserole round out a festive menu. What we all remember most about holidays with family is the desserts, right? Try favorites like Cranberry Cream Pie and Apple Spice Cake...yum! Cookies are a must, so we've rounded up Sugar Doodle Drops and Chocolate Gingerbread Men. They're so much fun to make and eat! You'll also find sweet memories of holidays gone by, plus clever tips for sharing Christmas with your kids, grandkids and those young at heart!

Download or read book The Perfect Christmas Eve written by Cotton Ketchie and published by Warren Publishing (NC). This book was released on 2014-09-30 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reminiscent of classic Christmas poems, The Perfect Christmas Eve will delight children and adults alike. A little boy, lost on Christmas Eve, finds his way through the snow to Santa's Toy Shop. What happens next will delight children, young and old. This enchanting story will be passed down from generation to generation and cherished each year as a family tradition.

Download or read book One Perfect Christmas written by Paige Toon and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exclusive eBook short story from Paige Toon! One Perfect Christmas picks up with Alice and Joe one year on… He's a bigger star than ever, and Alice has managed to maintain her anonymity. But how long can that last? Will this be their first - and last - perfect Christmas? And where is Lukas? Snuggle up in front of the fire to read this magical wintery short story about what happened next…

Download or read book Christmas Eve And Christmas Day written by Edward Everett Hale and published by Jazzybee Verlag. This book was released on 2015 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of ten Christmas Stories: Contents: They Saw A Great Light Christmas Waits In Boston. Alice's Christmas-Tree. Daily Bread. Stand And Wait. The Two Princes. The Story Of Oello. Love Is The Whole. Christmas And Rome. The Survivor's Story. The Same Christmas In Old England And New.

Download or read book Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Ten Christmas stories written by Edward Everett Hale and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-04-25 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of ten original Christmas stories, some of which have been published before. The author has also added a little essay, written on the occasion of the first Christmas celebrated by the King of Italy in Rome. Titles featured include 'Daily Bread', 'Love is the Whole', and 'The Survivor's Story'.

Download or read book Happy Holidays Animated written by William D. Crump and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the early 20th century, animated Christmas cartoons have brightened the holiday season around the world--first in theaters, then on television. From devotional portrayals of the Nativity to Santa battling villains and monsters, this encyclopedia catalogs more than 1,800 international Christmas-themed cartoons and others with year-end themes of Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and the New Year. Explore beloved television specials such as A Charlie Brown Christmas, theatrical shorts such as Santa's Workshop, holiday episodes from animated television series like American Dad! and The Simpsons, feature films like The Nutcracker Prince and obscure productions such as The Insects' Christmas, along with numerous adaptations and parodies of such classics as A Christmas Carol and Twas the Night before Christmas.

Download or read book Christmas Collection The Best Holiday Novels Stories Carols Legends written by Selma Lagerlöf and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-11-13 with total page 6685 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat presents to you this unique collection of the greatest Christmas classics: most beloved novels, tales, legends, poetry & carols - to warm up your heart and rekindle your holiday sparkle: The First Christmas Of New England (Harriet Beecher Stowe) The Gift of the Magi (O. Henry) The Holy Night (Selma Lagerlöf) A Merry Christmas & Other Christmas Stories (Louisa May Alcott) A Letter from Santa Claus (Mark Twain) Silent Night The Night After Christmas The Child Born at Bethlehem The Adoration of the Shepherds The Visit of the Wise Men As Joseph Was A-Walking The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter) Where Love Is, God Is (Leo Tolstoy) The Three Kings (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) A Christmas Carol (Samuel Taylor Coleridge) Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (L. Frank Baum) Christmas At Sea (Robert Louis Stevenson) The Savior Must Have Been A Docile Gentleman (Emily Dickinson) The Heavenly Christmas Tree (Fyodor Dostoevsky) The Little City of Hope (F. Marion Crawford) Christmas in the Olden Time (Walter Scott) Christmas In India (Rudyard Kipling) A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens) The Twelve Days of Christmas The Wonderful Wizard of OZ (L. Frank Baum) Ring Out, Wild Bells (Alfred Lord Tennyson) Little Lord Fauntleroy (Frances Hodgson Burnett) Black Beauty (Anna Sewell) The Christmas Child (Hesba Stretton) Granny's Wonderful Chair (Frances Browne) The Romance of a Christmas Card (Kate Douglas Wiggin) Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame) The Wonderful Life - Story of the life and death of our Lord (Hesba Stretton) The Christmas Angel (A. Brown) Christmas at Thompson Hall (Anthony Trollope) Christmas Every Day (William Dean Howells) The Lost Word (Henry van Dyke) The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (E. T. A. Hoffmann) The Little Match Girl The Elves and the Shoemaker Mother Holle The Star Talers Snow-White...

Download or read book The Perfect Christmas written by Eliot Stafford and published by . This book was released on 2006-05-25 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her final year at home before college, Katie Hirashima, P.K. (Pastor's Kid, for the uninitiated...), has resolved to enjoy the perfect Christmas with her family--a Christmas full of stringed lights, extravagant presents, Nat King Cole CDs, and frothy egg nog. Only one thing stands between Katie and her fantastical aspirations of yuletide bliss: her seven-year-old sister's newest imaginary friend... Jesus Christ. As the Messiah (A.K.A. Mrs. Ezmerelda Nibblebottom) systematically destroys Katie's plans for the greatest Christmas ever, the Hirashimas will be left to pick up the pieces of a tragically hilarious holiday season best forgotten. Through all her holiday trials and tribulations, will Katie finally learn the true meaning of Christmas? Probably not. But she will learn why Walt Whitman and William Shakespeare are burning in the fiery pits of Hell...