Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 641.568 Format: Bargain Price Label: Harvard Common Press Manufacturer: Harvard Common Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 320 Publication Date: September 15, 2006 Publisher: Harvard Common Press Sales Rank: 654128 Studio: Harvard Common Press
Product DescriptionThis book is the follow-up to the successful Perfect Party Food. Happy Holidays from the Diva-of Do-Ahead brings the same how-to and do-ahead approach to creating menus for 12 holidays-with special emphasis on Thanksgiving and Christmas-as well as tips on recipe variations, decorating, and serving. Featuring a beautiful 16-page color photo insert, this is the perfect book for anyone who wants to take the stress out of entertaining and enjoy the holidays with family and friends.
What Others Say
My Favorite Cookbook
I made the entire Thanksgiving feast in this cookbook ahead. I decided to follow the directions in Happy Holidays from the Diva of Do-Ahead: A Year of Feasts to Celebrate with Family and Friends, and a month before Thanksgiving, I spent about 5 nights preparing dishes. It was fun, and let me tell you, it was the best Thanksgiving feast imaginable. No one knew it was all made ahead.
Now, mind you, I am noted for my cooking. I was just in a crunch for time this year, and decided to do it this way. Believe me when I say, this is the way it will be done every year from now on.
Since Thanksgiving, I have made many of the recipes in Happy Holidays from the Diva of Do-Ahead: A Year of Feasts to Celebrate with Family and Friends. I have not been disappointed with one single recipe. I have raved about Happy Holidays from the Diva of Do-Ahead: A Year of Feasts to Celebrate with Family and Friends so much to my friends, that I have since begun giving this cookbook as a gift. ... Read More
another fantastic cookbook
This is the second cookbook I have purchased by the Diva of Do Ahead. She makes me look like the most organized, imaginative cook in the world. Everything I have ever made from her books has been a hit.
No kitchen should be without it!
Diane Phillips' Happy Holidays cookbook has become one of my favorites (and I have a collection of about 200 cookbooks). I love to cook for friends and family, but also like to be able to spend time visiting with them. I've tried three of Diane's complete meals (appetizers through desserts) and have not only found every recipe to be delicious and attractive, but was able to do the majority of preparation well ahead of time. Although I'm retired, it's great for working folks also because you can do a dish every couple of evenings, freeze or refrigerate them, depending on the dish, and just add the last minute touches on the day of your dinner. I've gotten rave reviews on each of her 'feasts' and look forward to cooking more of them.
Great ideas for do ahead entertaining!
This is a great book with ideas for recipes to do ahead of time. Last night I made rice for a party I'm having in a few weeks.
Outstanding guide to preparing great feasts
I'm an experienced cook but I bought Happy Holidays from the Diva of Do-Ahead: A Year of Feasts to Celebrate with Family and Friends for assistance in learning how to do more of my cooking in advance of a party, etc. Philips more than delivers on her promises, offering thoughtful, delicious menus with recipes that don't cut the corners on flavor or excellence. Most of the recipes can be adapted by an experienced cook to your own favorite recipes. I found it invaluable to learn what can and can't be done in advance, definitely making entertaining easier and more enjoyable.
