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FOOD52 Holiday Recipe & Survival Guide

Conquer holiday entertaining madness with this indispensable survival guide from FOOD52 co-founders and New York Times writers Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs. Made exclusively for the iPad, this book features 75 masterfully curated recipes from seasoned home cooks, 100 minutes of expert video tutorials, and extensive event-planning guidance from Amanda & Merrill and the FOOD52 community.

This cookbook on steroids will guide you through each step of hosting a holiday dinner, brunch, or cocktail party, from menu planning to shopping strategies to carving that succulent turkey. Amanda & Merrill have thought of everything (General rules for reheating? A dish-washing game plan?) so you don’t have to.

75 LOW-STRESS HOLIDAY RECIPES

The recipe guide contains 75 recipes crowd-sourced from the FOOD52 community of home cooks, including foolproof Golden Panko Latkes, Super Simple Glazed Ham, and Amanda & Merrill’s 3-Minute Gravy—even the perfect Egg Nog. Amanda & Merrill have tested every recipe to ensure that each is approachable and made for low-stress holiday entertaining. They walk you through every dish with detailed recipe cards, pop-up tips, and step-by-step slideshow instructions featuring more than 700 beautiful, high-resolution photos.

Recipes include:

Main Courses

Breakfasts & Brunches

Holiday Cocktails

Desserts, Cookies & Candy

Snacks, Starters & Side Dishes

Soups, Salads & Breads

RECIPE IDEAS FOR EVERY OCCASION & NEED

Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year's

Vegetarian & Vegan (46 recipes)

Gluten-free (35 recipes)

HD VIDEOS AND STEP-BY-STEP PHOTOS OF 40 SKILLS & TECHNIQUES

Amanda & Merrill teach you more than 40 key cooking and entertaining techniques with 100 minutes of HD video and dozens of gorgeous photographs:

Brining, trussing, cooking, and carving a turkey

Successfully (and safely) opening a bottle of bubbly

Mastering the single- and double-crust pie

Kneading and shaping dough

Zesting, peeling, and segmenting citrus

BUILD A GINGERBREAD HOUSE!

Amanda & Merrill take you step-by-step through constructing a beautiful, modern gingerbread house in 24 minutes of HD video tutorial.

ENTERTAINING HANDBOOK & TIP SHEET

8 festive menus for holiday brunches, open house parties, and 3 twists on the big dinner feast, complete with strategies, schedules, and foolproof rules necessary to your survival and sanity.

100 helpful hints from the FOOD52 community of seasoned home cooks and entertainers, from centerpiece ideas and guest seating strategies to saving overcooked turkey.

iPAD-ONLY INTERACTIVE FEATURES

100 Minutes of HD video (requires 3G or Wi-Fi)

More than 700 beautiful full-screen photos in dozens of step-by-step slideshows

Quick-reference glossary with definitions of concepts, tools, and ingredients

Equipment & Gift Guide with more than 100 baking and cooking tools, ingredients, and tableware hand-picked by Amanda & Merrill that link right to the online stores

Interactive recipe cards with pop-up tips explaining key ideas

Have a question while cooking? Each recipe links to the FOOD52 Hotline, where you can ask the community for guidance

Easy-to-follow navigation

Ability to bookmark, highlight, and easily search

Share with friends: Create sticky notes, ask questions, and add comments to discussions with your FB friends