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Christmas Cooking For Dummies (A Holiday Reference for the Rest of Us) / Рецепты Рождественской кухни (Праздничный ориентир для всех)



Год издания: 2001
Автор: Dede Wilson
Жанр или тематика: Кулинария (Рождество, Новый Год)

Издательство: Wiley Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 0-7645-5407-7
Серия: For Dummies
Язык: Английский

Формат: EPUB/PDF
Качество: Изначально электронное
Интерактивное оглавление: Да
Количество страниц: 372/438

Описание:
Рождество - самый главный праздник года, и американцы традиционно любят праздновать его едой, едой и еще раз едой! Это издание расскажет поварам всех поколений, как спланировать и приготовить восхитительные праздничные деликатесы.
Книга содержит:
- 100 изысканных рецептов доступных праздничных блюд - например, теплая подливка из белых бобов, лазанья с четырьмя сырами и шпинатом и шоколадный трюфельный пирог;
- Полезные советы, перечни и таблицы плюс пошаговые инструкции и списки покупок для всех застолий, включая вечеринку украшения елки;
- Специальный раздел рождественского декора и съедобных подарков;
- 16 страниц цветных иллюстраций с фотографиями.

Здесь найдется все - начиная от салатов и закусок до всевозможных замысловатых десертов и напитков.
Ну и конечно, «главные блюда» рождественского стола - индейки, гуси, ребрышки, окорока… Во всех видах и с разными соусами - пальчики оближешь!

Look no further for tips and recipes for whipping up a dazzling array of delicious holiday meals - without stress!
Christmas is the biggest holiday of the year - and Americans traditionally love to celebrate the season with food, food, and more food. This easy guide shows cooks of every generation how to plan and prepare scrumptious seasonal treats. It includes:
- 100 delicious recipes for hassle-free holiday meals, including Warm White Bean Dip, Four-Cheese Spinach Lasagne, and Chocolate Truffle Tart
- Tips, checklists, and charts, plus step-by-step guides and shopping lists for special holiday meals, including a Christmas Tree-Trimming Party
- A special section on Christmas decorating and food gifts from the kitchen
- 16 pages of color photos featuring holiday meal recipes and kitchen-made gifts and decorations

Title
Introduction
How to Use This Book
How This Book is Organized
Icons and Symbols Used in This Book
A Few Guidelines Before You Begin

Part I: Gearing Up for Christmas Cooking
Chapter 1: Making Christmas Special and Stress Free
But Christmas Is Always at Grandma’s House
Prioritizing and Getting Organized to Beat the Time Crunch
Okay, I’m Going to Throw a Party
Giving Back
Chapter 2: Taking Inventory: Ingredients, Tools, and Techniques for Holiday Cooking
Your Basic Pantry
Lining Up Your Tools and Equipment
(Stop Me If You’ve Heard These) Common Cooking Techniques
Techniques to Add to Your Talent-Bank
Before You Get Creative, Do It My Way, Please
Chapter 3: Making Magic with Christmas Menus
Getting Mileage Out of Menus, Mine or Yours
Presenting Nine Christmas Menus

Part II: Holiday Meals: Opening Acts
Chapter 4: Drinks, Anyone?
Setting Up a Beverage Bar
Pairing Wine with Christmas Foods
Serving Champagne
Orange–Passion Fruit Mimosas
Champagne Punch
Making Great Coffee
Café Brûlot (flaming brandy coffee)
Irish Coffee
Brewing a Proper Pot of Tea
Making Smoothies to Order
Fruit Smoothies
Warming Down to Your Toes with Mulled Cider
Mulled Cider
Making Eggnog — Traditional and Kid-Friendly
Classic Eggnog
Kid-Friendly Eggnog
Creating Chocolate Bliss
Hot White Chocolate
Bittersweet Hot Chocolate
Chapter 5: Appetizers
Choosing Appetizers
Three Instant Appetizers
Three Almost-Instant Appetizers
Creating an Antipasto Tray
Say Cheese: Making Cheesy Appetizers
Herbed Asiago Cheese Crisps
Cheddar, Port, and Blue Cheese Ball
Baked Brie with Roasted Apples
Spreading the Joy: Dips, Spreads, and Sauces
Christmas Salsa
Warm White Truffle Bean Dip
Caramelized Onion Dip
Whole Roasted Garlic with French Bread
Go Ahead, Use Your Fingers: Easy-Eatin’ Appetizers
Salted Edamame (Boiled Soybeans)
Spiced Cashews
Seafood Appetizers: Let’s Party!
Easy Homemade Gravlax
Shrimp Cocktail with Two Sauces
Cocktail Sauce
Creamy Wasabi Dip
Shrimp
Chapter 6: Salads and Soups
Salad Days: Making Salads for the Holidays
The Basic Green Salad
Fennel and Orange Salad
Green Bean Salad
Putting on the Ritz: Dressing Up Your Salad
Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing
Sherry Vinaigrette Dressing
Green Goddess Dressing
Making Seasonal Soups
White Bean Soup with Kale and Parmesan
Roasted Squash Soup
Corn Chowder
Day-After Turkey Soup
Oyster Stew
Creamy Cheddar Potato Soup

Part III: Holiday Meals: The Main Event and Sideshows
Chapter 7: Breakfast Dishes
Making Almost-Instant Breakfasts
Making Breakfast the Night Before
Citrus Breakfast Fruit Salad with Yogurt and Granola
Breakfast Baked Apples
Overnight French Toast with Maple-Orange Syrup
Maple-Orange Syrup
Apple Raisin Croissant Breakfast Pudding
Brown Sugar Bacon with Mustard
Dishes to Make on the Morning of the Big Day
Giant Puffed Pancake with Blueberry Sauce
Blueberry Sauce
Spinach and Chevre Breakfast Frittata
Chunky Hash Browns
Chapter 8: for the Main Event
Following Tradition and Starting New Ones
Deciding on Turkey
Maple-Glazed Turkey
Stock
Gravy
Selecting Prime Rib
Roast Prime Rib
Going Ham for the Holidays, or Pork, if You Prefer
Baked Fresh Ham with Herbs
Gravy
Preparing and Serving a Christmas Goose
Goose with Apples and Cognac
Goose - 24 to 48 Hours Ahead
Stock
Goose - The Day Of
Gravy
Wrapping Another Present for Dark Meat Fans: Duck
Duck Breasts with Dried Cherry Wine Sauce
Concocting a Christmas Casserole and Stew
Shortcut Cassoulet
Low-Fat Seafood Stew
Every Sunday Is Pasta Night
Fusilli with Caramelized Onions and Kalamata Olives
Five-Cheese Spinach Lasagne
Chapter 9: Complementing the Main Dish with a Chorus of Sides
Please Pass the Potatoes
Classic Mashed Potatoes
Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Bourbon and Brown Sugar
Making a Great Meal Perfect with the Right Veggies
Glazed Winter Squash
Balsamic Glazed Green Beans
Sautéed Broccoli Raab
Brussels Sprouts and Chestnuts
Roasted Carrots
Cauliflower Gratin
Creamed Onions and Mushrooms
Letting Your Stuffings Run a Bit Wild
Wild Rice Dressing with Golden Raisins and Pecans
Bread Stuffing with Sausage, Apples, and Cognac
Chapter 10: Relishing the Season with Sauces Sweet and Savory
Making Cranberry Sauce Yourself Even Though It Comes in a Can
Cranberry Sauce
Spiced Cranberry Relish
Dealing Tearlessly in Horseradish
Horseradish Sauce
Roasting Fruit for the Perfect Sauce
Roasted Chunky Apple Sauce
Gingered Pear Sauce
Saucing Desserts — the Festive Final Touch
Bittersweet Chocolate Sauce
Raspberry Apricot Sauce

Part IV: Holiday Meals: Finishing Touches
Chapter 11: Visions of Sugarplums . . . Christmas Cookies, Candies, and Confections
Producing Cookies for S. Claus and All His Helpers
Snowdrop Cookies
Coating
Classic Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing
Classic Sugar Cookies
Royal Icing
Gingerbread People
Chocolate Shortbread
Meringue Wreath Cookies
Cherry-Orange Florentines
Techniques and Tips for Baking Cookies
Making Christmas Candies and Confections
Bittersweet Chocolate Truffles
Sugarplums
Sugar-Frosted Fruit
Preparing Frozen Desserts for Yuletide Tastes
Cranberry Cider Sorbet
Eggnog Ice Cream
Ice Bowl
Mocha Baked Alaska
Cake
Chocolate Sauce
Ice Cream Filling Assembly
Meringue
Assembly
Chapter 12: Cakes, Pies, Puddings, Tarts, and Trifle
Three Almost-Instant Desserts
Baking a Christmas Cake or Two
White Chocolate Bûche de Noël
Sponge Cake
Whipped White Chocolate Ganache Filling and Frosting
Cherry Filling
Assembly and Decoration
Pumpkin Toffee Cheesecake
Crust
Cheesecake
Topping
Walking Hand in Hand through Pie and Tart Land
Basic Piecrust
Sweet Tart Crust
Apple Pie
Apple Filling
Crust Topping
Pumpkin Pie
Chocolate Pecan Pie
Chocolate Truffle Tart
Crust
Filling
Cranberry Cherry Tart
Pudding and Trifle: Carrying on a Fine Christmas Tradition
Christmas Pudding with Rum Cream
Rum Cream
Pear Almond Trifle
Roasted Pears
Amaretto Syrup
Pastry Cream
Topping
Assembly
Dashing through the Snow — Desserts without Delays
Chapter 13: Baking Breads, Scones, and Muffins for the Holidays
Starting with a Quick Bread (And It Really Is)
Cranberry-Orange Quick Bread
Baking Scones and Biscuits - Close Relatives
Buttermilk Lemon-Cherry Scones
Topping
Basic Yuletide Biscuits
Gingerbread Muffins
Maximizing the Pop in Your Popovers
Popovers/Yorkshire Pudding
Enriching Your Life with Loaves of Rich Stollen
Stollen with Marzipan
Coating

Part V: It’s Looking a Lot Like Christmas: Decorations and Gifts
Chapter 14: Simple Decorations from the Kitchen
Bring in the Realtor: Making a Gingerbread House
Landscaped Gingerbread House
Mortar (Royal Icing)
Dressing Up the Inside of Your House with Homemade Decorations
Simmering Scent
Candy Garland
Cinnamon Stick Votives
Pomander Candles
Ribbon-Wrapped Gilded Walnut Ornaments
Cookie Wreath Centerpiece
Decorating the Outside of Your Home
Popcorn Cranberry Garland
Cranberry Kumquat Ice Wreath
Chapter 15: Edible Gifts
Making Food Gifts
Chocolate-Covered Pretzels
Hot Chocolate Mix
Chocolate Peppermint Bark
Chocolate-Caramel Apples
Super-Easy Fudge
Cranberry Liqueur
Optional Decorative Packaging
Clementine-Cranberry Marmalade
Optional Decorative Packaging
S’mores Graham Crackers
Marshmallows
Edible Clay
Pumpkin Butter
Caramel Sauce
Packaging Food Gifts

Part VI: The Part of Tens
Chapter 16: Ten Best Holiday Cooking and Entertaining Tips
Chapter 17: Ten Great Mail-Order Sources for Ingredients and Tools
Appendix: Metric Conversion Guide
Color Insert

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