Gooseberry Patch - The Christmas Table: Make Your Holidays Extra Special With Our Abundant Collection of Delicious Seasonal Recipes, Creative Tips and Sweet Memories

The Christmas season is brimming with festive reasons to gather with family & friendsholiday open houses, cookie swaps, caroling parties, trimming the tree and of course the traditional Christmas dinner! The Christmas Table celebrates the joys of the holidays with recipes perfect for all these heartwarming occasions.

Days spent decking the halls get a cheerful start with Sugarplum Bacon, Whole-Wheat Gingerbread Pancakes and Candy Cane Cocoa. Bustling moms will love simple-to-fix recipes like Cheesy Lasagna Soup, Snowy Day Chicken Casserole and Nutcracker Potato Bakeweve included a whole chapter full of these easy-to-make main dishes, salads and sides, just right for no-stress holiday evenings. Christmas dinner will surely be unforgettable with recipes that remind us of home, like Moms Perfect Prime Rib and Merry Sweet Potatoes. For a show-stopping dessert, try a scrumptious Black Forest Trifle or Toffee Sauce Puddingyour family may discover a new favorite!

Gather with friends and make merry with festive holiday appetizers like Festive Fireside Meatballs, Snow-Covered Cranberries and Sausage Starsand dont forget to pile the cookie tray high with Holiday Treasure Cookies, Orange Swirl Fudge and slices of New Years Nut Roll. Your guests will never guess how easy they all were to make!

With more than 225 mouthwatering holiday recipes, plus creative tips for sharing gifts from the kitchen and creating magical touches for your home, youll turn to The Christmas Table each and every Christmas season.

May your holidays be
merry & bright!
Jo Ann & Vickie

Gooseberry Patch
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Columbus, OH 43235

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Copyright 2012, Gooseberry Patch 978-1-61281-095-9
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Contents

Dedication

Dedicated to all our friends who love to gather family & friends round the tableChristmastime and any time!

Appreciation

A big merry thank-you for sharing your familys favorite dishes and jolly holiday memories.

Katie Majeske
Denver, PA

This recipe comes from one of our favorite B&Bsits so delicious!

1 loaf French bread, sliced

4 eggs

2/3 c. orange juice

1/3 c. milk

1/4 c. sugar

1 t. vanilla extract

1/4 t. cinnamon

1/8 t. nutmeg

1/4 c. butter, melted

Arrange bread slices in a single layer in an ungreased 13"x9" baking pan. In a bowl with an electric mixer on low speed, beat remaining ingredients except butter. Pour egg mixture over bread, turning slices over to coat both sides. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 24 hours. Spread butter in a 15"x10" jelly-roll pan. Arrange bread slices in a single layer on top of butter. Bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes, until lightly golden, turning slices once halfway through baking time. Serve immediately with warm Orange Syrup. Serves 6 to 8.

1/2 c. butter

1/2 c. sugar

1/3 c. frozen orange juice concentrate

1/2 c. chopped pecans

In a saucepan over low heat, combine butter, sugar and orange juice concentrate. Stir until butter is melted; do not boil. Cool for 10 minutes; beat with an electric mixer on low speed until thickened. Stir in pecans.

Little extras for Christmas morninga small wrapped gift at each place setting, soft holiday music in the background and no lights allowed except those on the tree. So magical!

Leah Beyer
Flat Rock, IN

Whenever we get together with my family, this brunch casserole is a must!

1/2 c. butter

1/2 c. all-purpose flour

1/2 t. salt

1/4 t. white pepper

4 c. milk