Holiday Entertaining Essentials: Party Recipes: Delicious ideas for easy holiday celebrations

By Adams Media

Looking for something new to serve up during the holidays? Look no further! Holiday Entertaining Essentials: Party Recipes is a delicious selection of tasty party favorites that’ll make your celebrations even merrier. From Champagne Scallops to Plum Pudding Pie, these festive dishes will really get things rocking around the Christmas tree. Merry Christmas and enjoy!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Release date: Dec 1, 2011
• ISBN: 9781440534713

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Holiday Entertaining Essentials:

Party Recipes

Delicious ideas for easy holiday celebrations

Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Avon, Massachusetts

Contents

Introduction

Wild Mushroom Puffs

Avocado with Miso Dressing

Spicy White Bean Dip

Caramelized Onion Triangles

Spiced Pecans

The Ultimate Holiday Roast Turkey

Pecan Pork Loin

Zesty Salmon Over Angel Hair Pasta

Spiced Pumpkin Lasagna

Champagne Scallops

Easy Twice-Baked Potatoes

Apples and Sweet Potatoes

St. Nick’s Christmas Salad

Cherry Endive Salad with Hazelnuts

Pomegranate-Glazed Broccoli Bake

Plum Pudding Pie

Gingerbread People

Crispy Fruitcake Pops

Cranberry-Pear Strudel

Pear-Vanilla Angel Food Cake

Holly Berry Martini

Gingerbread Toddy

Hot Buttered Rum Mix

Cranberry Punch

Sparkling New Year Cheer

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Introduction

To celebrate is to eat; to eat is to celebrate. It may not be the most profound statement in the world, but it does sum up the way life should be — especially around the holidays! Every celebration we can think of includes a morsel of food or, at least, a glass of wine. And the most wonderful time of the year should be no exception.

As your guests trickle into your home, you want to offer them the most delicious, appetizing, and tantalizing meals, snacks, and desserts possible to celebrate the holiday season and your precious time together.

If you’re at all concerned about something turning out right, make it for yourself a few days ahead of time. That way you can tweak the ingredients or your technique when it really counts, plus you get a yummy dish all to yourself! And yes, there is no harm in using a good-quality store-bought French