Seasonal
 Christmas Cookies! A Holiday Cookbook
Susan Devins
Get your children to help out with the holiday baking by giving them their own book to bake from! This cheerfully illustrated book contains easy-to-follow recipes for such Christmas classics as Gingerbread People and Rudolph’s Kisses. Softcover, 39 pp. $6.50.
 Katie Brown's Outdoor Entertaining
Katie Brown
Katie Brown always has fun and stylish ideas for entertaining, and here her wonderful decorating sense is easily extended to the great outdoors with a child's party, a backyard family reunion, and a family outing to the beach among others. The recipes are very easy, in many cases using prepared ingredients (which can be a good thing in the busy heat of summer) and the table accents and crafts range from simple to complicated. She also suggests some good gardening projects and the best way to deal with favourite plants. Colour photos. Hardcover, 192 pp. $37.99.
 Christmas Cookies from the Whimsical Bakehouse
Kaye Hansen & Liv Hansen
Recipes for melt-in-the-mouth cookies combined with enchanting decorative ideas
make this a great book for holiday entertaining and gift-giving. The authors,
one a self-taught baker, the other her artist daughter, are veterans of the Today
Show and the Food Network. Hardcover, 96 pp, $24.95.
 Holiday Baking
Sara Perry
Though Parry has matched these recipes to the winter holidays --
Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah et al -- scones, ginger cookies,
cheesecake
are suitable for any day of the year. Colour photos. Softcover, 166
pp, $24.95.
The Taste of the Season
Diane Worthington
Since her first book Cuisines of California (o/p) published in the mid-eighties,
Diane Worthington has raised the contemporary interpretation of classic comfort
foods to a fine art. A companion to The Taste of Summer, this
book celebrates the comfort foods of autumn and winter. Colour photos. Paper,
108 pp, $34.95.
Good Day for a Picnic
Jeremy Jackson
Ditch the Kool-Aid! Forget the cold cut sandwiches and the vinegary coleslaw!
Take your inspiration from Jeremy Jackson (also author of The Cornbread
Book, $22.95) and pack your basket with homemade lemonade, pork and
leek tart and strawberry cupcakes. Hardcover, 214 pp, $32.50.
 The
Big Book of Backyard Cooking
Betty Rossbottom
The respected cooking school teacher shares 250 ways to enjoy outdoor cooking
-- and eating. Crab and pistachio salad sandwiches, fried Vidalia onion rings
scented with rosemary and a daiquiri cheesecake will all help you forget the
heat this summer. Paper, 351 pp, $27.95.
 Christmas Cookies!
Susan Devins
A holiday cookbook for children that included festive cookie cutters. Hardcover
Spiral Bound, 39pp., $18.99.
 Classic Crafts
and Recipes Inspired by the Songs of Christmas
Martha Stewart
Ahhh... Christmas with Martha Stewart. This collection includes dozens of ideas
for holiday menus, gifts and decorating. You will also find voice-and-piano scores
for classic Christmas songs. Very lovely. Softcover, 144pp., $33.00.
 The Martha Stewart Living Christmas Cookbook
Martha Stewart
What would Christmas be without this domestic goddess' wise advice? All
of Martha's favourite holiday recipes are included in this weighty volume.
Hardcover, 464 pp., $53.00.
 Delia Smith's Christmas
Delia Smith
Delia organizes Christmas. From the basic shopping list (two full pages) to leftovers,
this beautiful and practical book exorcises the ghosts of Christmas disasters past
and paves the way to a delicious, delightful holiday season. Start planing now! Colour
illustrations $32.95.
 Delia Smith's Summer Collection
Delia Smith
A celebration of summer with all its glorious ingredients. Delia brings new dimensions
to grilling, roasting and barbecuing. The section on preserving takes the brightness
of summer into the dark days of winter. Colour illustrations. $29.99.
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