Vickie - Christmas Comfort Classics Cookbook

I just love Gooseberry Patch Christmas booksactually, I love all your cookbooks! Today I have Christmas Book 14 and Cozy Country Christmas in my bag here at work for some reading at lunch. Gooseberry Patch is soooo much fun, especially around the holidays. I just love all the little side notes, tips and pictures. Whenever your next Christmas book comes out, I will be checking the I want box on my checklist.

Tracy Meyers

Alexandria, KY

Mom Knows Best is another fantastic cookbook in the Gooseberry Patch line-up. I love the ease of the recipes and I usually have the ingredients on hand. Helpful tips and delicious meals throughout every pageI must have!

Marsha Baker

Pioneer, OH

Thanks for putting out such great cookbooks. I have cherished many over the years. This year, all of the ladies in my family got a few Gooseberry Patch books for Christmas gifts! Im sure theyll love them as much as I do.

Courtney Stultz

Weir, KS

Dear Friend,

Childhood holiday memories are so sweet! Decorating sugar cookies, building snowmen, telling Santa our dearest wishes. But most of all, we remember the wonderful smells coming from Moms kitchen!

Christmas Comfort Classics is filled with recipes for making your own holiday special. For a festive brunch, Country Club Eggs and Apricot-Almond Coffee Cake are sure to please. On snowy days, treat the kids to Gingerbread Pancakes and Christmas Cocoa. Warm em up at lunchtime with Lelas Beef & Vegetable Soup.

Easy main dishes like Quick One-Pot Burrito Bowl and Sour Cream Spaghetti will help you get dinner on the table in a jiffy. Create new holiday traditions with Baked Ham with Citrus-Mustard Dressing or Moms Barbecue Brisket. Ninas Corn Pudding, Zucchini Pecan Bread and Carrot Apple Slaw will make it a meal theyll always remember.

Easy Pulled Pork for a Crowd and Aloha Chicken Wings are perfect for party time. Welcome the new year with Roasted Red Pepper Spread, Paulines Spiced Peanuts and Champagne Punchcheers! Of course, we couldnt forget Christmas sweets. Fill your cookie trays with Cherry Twinkles, Elf Thumbprints and Grandmas Jelly Cookiesdelight everyone at dessert time with Red Velvet Poke Cake.

Youll find easy-to-follow directions using familiar ingredients, plus sweet holiday memories and clever tips for creating your own sweet memories. A very merry Christmas to you!

A very merry Christmas to you!

Jo Ann & Vicki

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To everyone who cherishes baking cookies, decorating the tree, singing carols and sitting down with loved ones to share the joy of Christmas over all the delicious dishes that make the holiday extra special.

To all of you who generously shared tried & true recipes for making the holidays brightthank you, and a very merry Christmas!

The most delicious breakfast casserole that I have ever tastedeveryone who tries it agrees!

8-oz. tube refrigerated crescent rolls

1-1/2 lbs. ground pork breakfast sausage

2 T. butter

3/4 c. green pepper, diced

3/4 c. red pepper, diced

1/2 c. onion, diced

1-1/2 c. shredded Cheddar cheese

1-1/2 c. shredded mozzarella cheese

8 eggs

2/3 c. milk

salt and pepper to taste

Spray a 13"9" baking pan with non-stick vegetable spray. Add bread cubes to pan; set aside. Brown sausage in a skillet over medium heat; drain and cut into bite-size pieces. Add sausage to bread cubes; mix well. In a large bowl, beat eggs, milk, half-and-half, vanilla and spices until blended. Pour over bread mixture. Cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate overnight. Just before baking, combine remaining ingredients in a bowl; mix well and spoon evenly over casserole. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 40 minutes, or until bubbly and golden. Makes 8 servings.

A fun countdown to Christmas! Get the family together and think up 24 fun holiday activities like making gingerbread cookies for classmates, dancing to holiday music, sledding or reading a Christmas story. Write each on a calendar for December, then do the activities together.

Need a great recipe to serve on Christmas morning or any morning that you have overnight guests staying with you? This recipe is delicious and easy to make ahead the night before.

16-oz. loaf raisin bread, cubed

7-oz. pkg. brown & serve pork sausage links

6 eggs

1-1/2 c. milk