The Frugal Gourmet Celebrates Christmas by Jeff Smith

  • Lentils and rice with onions and sesame oil

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    • Categories: Rice dishes; Side dish; Christmas; Vegan; Vegetarian
    • Ingredients: yellow onions; lentils; converted rice; sesame oil
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  • Lentils and rice with onions and sesame oil

    • Lisentric on January 04, 2026

      Very good, earthy. Make sure to caramelize the onions!

  • Gram's lighter applesauce fruitcake

    • GiselleMarie on January 09, 2025

      I had applesauce to use so I’m glad I found this recipe. These loaves have a good texture and taste fine but I prefer other fruitcakes. Southern Living’s “Cassandra’s Light Fruit Cake” is excellent, but the “Dried Fruit, Nut, and Spice Cake” that appears in the Thermador Taste of America cookbook is probably even better. I baked some of the batter of “Gram’s Lighter Applesauce Fruitcake” in mini loaf pans. I doused one baked loaf with dark rum to see if that will make the flavor richer. I plan to try the soaked version next weekend.

  • Creamed onions

    • GiselleMarie on December 03, 2020

      This is a good but not spectacular recipe. I made these for Thanksgiving 2020. They were a nice accompaniment to the Turkey (this program won’t allow me to use a lower case “T” !) and many side dishes, but they’re a little plain on their own.

  • Christmas Eve pasta (Penne with peas and red bell pepper)

    • Lisentric on January 03, 2026

      The sauce was loose. Next time I will cook it up a bit more to thicken it.

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  • ISBN 10 0688091288
  • ISBN 13 9780688091286
  • Published Nov 01 1991
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 297
  • Language English
  • Countries United States
  • Publisher William Morrow
  • Imprint William Morrow & Company

Publishers Text

In his latest book, Jeff Smith provides dishes and tradition for every aspect of the holiday season. To celebrate the feast itself, he offers his family recipe for roast goose, then a pot roast and latkes for Hannukah, a roast lamb the shepherds might have eaten, mince pie, gingerbread men, mulled wine, and more. He also devotes a section to the traditions, from mistletoe to stockings to carols. Color photos throughout.

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