All-Time Best Holiday Entertaining by Cook's Illustrated Magazine

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    • Categories: Cocktails / drinks (with alcohol); Christmas; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving
    • Ingredients: cinnamon sticks; whole cloves; black peppercorns; allspice berries; red wine; oranges; brandy
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    • Categories: Beverages / drinks (no-alcohol); Christmas; Cooking for a crowd; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving
    • Ingredients: apple cider (alcohol-free); oranges; lemons; fresh ginger; allspice berries; whole cloves; black peppercorns; cinnamon sticks
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    • Categories: Cocktails / drinks (with alcohol); Christmas; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving; Irish
    • Ingredients: Irish whiskey; coffee; heavy cream
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    • Categories: Cocktails / drinks (with alcohol); Christmas; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving; American
    • Ingredients: heavy cream; egg yolks; milk; dark rum; nutmeg
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    • Categories: Cocktails / drinks (with alcohol); Christmas; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving
    • Ingredients: dry Champagne wine; fruity white wine; unsweetened pineapple juice; Lemonade
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    • Categories: Cocktails / drinks (with alcohol); Christmas; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving
    • Ingredients: rosé Champagne wine; white Zinfandel wine; pink grapefruit juice; pink lemonade
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    • Categories: Beverages / drinks (no-alcohol); Christmas; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving
    • Ingredients: sparkling apple cider (alcohol-free); lemon-lime soda; Lemonade; unsweetened pineapple juice
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    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Appetizers / starters; Christmas; Cooking ahead; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: sandwich bread; Parmesan cheese; frozen artichokes; onions; mayonnaise; cream cheese; thyme; ground cayenne pepper
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    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Appetizers / starters; Christmas; Cooking ahead; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: frozen spinach; red onions; sour cream; mayonnaise; parsley; scallions; dill; hot sauce
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    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Appetizers / starters; Christmas; Cooking ahead; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving
    • Ingredients: frozen spinach; sour cream; mayonnaise; parsley; scallions; blue cheese; cooked bacon
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    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Appetizers / starters; Christmas; Cooking ahead; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: frozen spinach; sour cream; mayonnaise; parsley; scallions; hot sauce; feta cheese; oregano; lemons
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    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Appetizers / starters; Christmas; Cooking ahead; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: frozen spinach; sour cream; mayonnaise; parsley; scallions; cilantro; canned chipotle chiles in adobo sauce; limes; ground cumin
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    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Appetizers / starters; Christmas; Cooking ahead; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving
    • Ingredients: butter; shallots; thyme; chicken livers; dry vermouth; brandy
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    • Categories: Dips, spreads & salsas; Pies, tarts & pastries; Appetizers / starters; Christmas; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: puff pastry; Brie cheese; fig jam
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    • Categories: Soups; Appetizers / starters; Christmas; Cooking ahead; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: cauliflower; butter; leeks; onions; sherry vinegar; chives
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    • Categories: Christmas; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving
    • Ingredients: bacon; apple cider vinegar
    • Accompaniments: Sweet potato soup
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    • Categories: Christmas; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: butter; light rye bread
    • Accompaniments: Sweet potato soup
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    • Categories: Sauces, general; Christmas; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: maple syrup; sour cream
    • Accompaniments: Sweet potato soup
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    • Categories: Soups; Appetizers / starters; Christmas; Cooking ahead; Cooking for a crowd; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving
    • Ingredients: carrots; celery; onions; shrimp; thyme; bay leaves; all-purpose flour; bottled clam juice; dry white wine; chicken broth; vegetable broth; canned diced tomatoes; heavy cream; dry sherry; ground cayenne pepper; chives
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    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Salads; Appetizers / starters; Christmas; Cooking ahead; Cooking for a crowd; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: orange marmalade; sherry vinegar; shallots; thyme; baby arugula; mesclun; radishes; sliced almonds
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    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Salads; Appetizers / starters; Christmas; Cooking ahead; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving
    • Ingredients: whole grain mustard; shallots; bacon; Brussels sprouts; radicchio; Parmesan cheese; sliced almonds
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    • Categories: Dressings & marinades; Salads; Appetizers / starters; Christmas; Cooking ahead; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: pecans; goat cheese; chives; thyme; shallots; mesclun; radishes
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    • Categories: Main course; Christmas; Cooking for a crowd; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving
    • Ingredients: whole turkey; salt
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    • Categories: Main course; Christmas; Cooking for a crowd; Entertaining & parties; Thanksgiving
    • Ingredients: salt; whole turkey; parsley; shallots; thyme; sage; rosemary; lemons
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  • ISBN 10 1940352991
  • ISBN 13 9781940352992
  • Published Sep 26 2017
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 192
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher America's Test Kitchen

Publishers Text

Celebrations call for meals that impress, and with thousands of meticulously tested recipes to our name, guaranteeing that perfect outcome is central to what we do at Cook’s Illustrated. In this definitive collection, we have gathered the absolute best dishes for making your next celebration memorable, stress-free, and, above all, delicious. Complete with helpful tips, make-ahead instructions, and a few festive drink recipes, All-Time Best Holiday Entertaining will turn you into the host you were always meant to be.

All-Time Best Holiday Entertaining is part of a special series of focused recipe collections showcasing the best of the best. Each hardcover book is filled with foolproof recipes hand picked from a quarter-century of Cook's Illustrated magazine as well as expert testing information, tips from the test kitchen, and beautiful full-color photography. Alone or as a set, they make a great gift.

Featured recipes include: Roasted Artichoke Dip, Sweet Potato Soup, Roast Turkey for a Crowd, Roast Beef Tenderloin, Lobster Fettuccine with Fennel and Tarragon, Mushroom Lasagna, Scalloped Potatoes, Roasted Cauliflower Gratin, Wild Rice Stuffing, Fluffy Dinner Rolls, Chocolate Pots de Creme, and Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake, and more.


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