A Year of Holidays (Keep It Simple)

Product Description

We all enjoy every day of the week and every time of the year, but when a holiday comes near it is exciting and rewarding to showcase our cooking talents to share with family & friends. Holidays are a time to celebrate!
In this book you will find dozens of recipes to celebrate every special occasion throughout the year. We also give you ideas for presenting your holiday dishes in clever ways. Whether you are looking for some new recipes for a spooky Halloween party, a complete and festive menu for a Christmas gathering, some exciting ways to bring in the new year, a sweet goodie for your secret Valentine or a fresh new dinner idea for Easter, you will find just the recipes you need in this book of year-’round holiday recipes. You’ll also find some tasty and traditional recipes for Hanukkah, some spicy dishes for Cinco de Mayo along with great treats for Mother’s and Father’s Day, 4th of July and more!
We know you will enjoy and treasure this fun-filled cookbook with clever recipes that you can make all year long…perfect recipes to make each celebration a happy holiday memory. 245 Recipes.

From the Author

Christmas Breakfast Stratas

2  1-lb. pkgs. hot ground pork sausage

16-oz.loaf sliced French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes

4c. shredded Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheese blend, divided

8-oz.pkg. sliced mushrooms, coarsely chopped

41⁄2-oz.can diced green chiles, drained

4-oz.can sliced ripe olives, drained

8 eggs, lightly beaten

4 c. milk

1 t. salt

1 t. onion powder

1 t. dry mustard

1 t. dried oregano

1⁄4 t. pepper

Optional:sour cream, salsa

Cook the sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring until it crumbles and is no longer pink. Drain and set aside. Divide the bread cubes between a lightly greased 13″x 9″ baking pan and an 8″x 8″baking pan. Divide 2 cups cheese over bread cubes. Sprinkle with cooked sausage, mushrooms, green chiles and olives. Whisk together the eggs and the next 6 ingredients in a medium bowl. Pour mixture over casseroles. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for one hour or until set. Garnish with sour cream and salsa, if desired. Serves 20.

From the Back Cover

Celebrate all year long with recipes that your family & friends will love!

We’ve gathered tasty and easy-to-fix recipes for every holiday to help you

celebrate every memorable season. You’ll find:

◆ family-pleasing dishes like soups, sandwiches, desserts and more.

◆ mouthwatering holiday menu ideas to bring them to the table smiling. 

◆ tips & tricks to make holiday time stress-free.

About the Author

Gooseberry Patch was founded in 1984 by Vickie Hutchins and Jo Ann Martin, two moms looking for a way to do what they loved and stay home with kids too. Gooseberry Patch is best known for their collection of family-friendly, community-style cookbooks. Each book is created with today’s time-strapped, budget-conscious families in mind and filled with recipes shared by cooks all across the country… with some from friends in Canada and occasionally “across the pond”. Along with treasured family recipes, each book includes the stories the go along with these tried & true dishes.