The big day is rapidly approaching and if you are looking for some inspiration or guidance on producing the perfect meals this Christmas, look no further. Whether you are cooking for yourself, friends, a family the size of a small army, for vegans or even guests who are gluten-free, we have a selection Christmas cookbooks for you!
Jamie Oliver’s Christmas Cookbook
Can you taste Christmas yet? . . .
Cook up the ultimate Christmas feast with Jamie’s Christmas Cookbook
Jamie’s got you covered with his ultimate festive guide.
From mouth-watering classics to tasty veggie alternatives, this is the perfect gift for anyone hosting Christmas which they’ll come back to year after year
A 400-page-plus volume featuring recipes that will become your go-tos for the festive period and beyond.
With classic recipes for every part of Christmas dinner, veggie alternatives, clever ways to use up all of those leftovers, top tips for cooking meat perfectly, and even recipes for edible gifts and Christmas cocktails – he really has thought of everything!
Ginger Pig Christmas Cook Book
From the award-winning Ginger Pig butchers, here are all the recipes you need for the most important meal of the year, plus all the other get-togethers of the festive season. In addition to delicious dishes there’s a wealth of helpful advice, from how to stuff a bird to the art of building a festive cheese board.
‘Much though we love it, Christmas day is not just about poultry, so although this book has recipes for turkey and goose, we’ve included plenty of alternatives, like stuffed porchetta, rib of beef or celeriac steaks. Because families and friends get together before and after the big day, we have included ideas for breakfasts, lunches, dinners, canapés and puddings for the days between Christmas and the New Year, together with advice on alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. For New Year’s Eve itself, choose between our recipes for a formal dinner or a more relaxed get-together.’ Tim Wilson, Founder of Ginger Pig
Packed with recipes for every possible Christmas, whether you’re feeding a crowd or cooking for just a few, this is the ultimate culinary guide for a stress-free, luxurious Christmas.
Melissa Forti’s Christmas Baking Book
Christmas is the time of year when people reach for their aprons and measuring spoons to transform butter, sugar, and flour into delectable treats.
Melissa Forti’s contemporary, yet steeped in tradition, approach to baking appeals to beginner and seasoned bakers alike. As the author of the acclaimed book The Italian Baker and owner of the utterly charming Melissa’s Tea Room and Cakes in her hometown of Sarzana, Italy, Forti combines a modern sensibility with old-world tradition. A self-taught baker, Forti’s artistry is based on centuries of Italian and European baking traditions.
In this new book, she treats her readers to recipes that she has collected and modernized, as well as those she’s created herself. There’s Panettone revisited, a usually labor- intensive dish that Forti has simplified so people can make their own at home; Bonet, a chocolate caramel pudding, straight from the region of Piedmont; Torta delle rose, a brioche type of cake from the Lombardia region, shaped like a bouquet of roses, that will surely be a showstopper on any Christmas table! Each recipe is illustrated with a mouthwatering, full-color photograph. Forti knows that Christmas is more than a day—it’s a season for gathering with loved ones and celebrating the past as well as the present.
Her Christmas baking book will help you make delicious treats as well as great memories during the coziest time of the year.
Nigel Slater – The Christmas Chronicles
The Christmas Chronicles is the story of Nigel Slater’s love for winter, the scent of fir and spruce, ghost stories read with a glass of sloe gin, and beeswax candles with shadows dancing on the ceiling. With recipes, decorations, fables and quick fireside suppers, Nigel guides you through the essential preparations for Christmas and the New Year, with everything you need to enjoy the winter months.
Taking you from 1 November all the way to the end of January, The Christmas Chronicles covers everything from Bonfire Night, Christmas and New Year to Epiphany. Throughout the season, Nigel offers over 100 recipes to see you through the build-up, the celebrations and the aftermath. Here are much-loved classics such as goose and turkey (and making the most of the leftovers), mincemeat and the cake; recipes to make the cold months bearable, like ribsticker bread pudding with Comté and Taleggio, salt crust potatoes with blue cheese and goat’s curd, and hot-smoked salmon, potatoes and dill; as well as bright flavours to welcome the new year, including pink grapefruit marmalade, pear and pickled radish salad and rye, linseed and treacle bread.
Packed with feasts, folktales, myths and memoir and all told in Nigel’s warm and intimate signature style, The Christmas Chronicles is the only book you’ll ever need for winter.
Donna Hay’s bestselling classic Christmas Feasts and Treats – now fully revised and updated with many new recipes to make, enjoy and give away – will make your Christmas cooking and entertaining fabulously easy and delicious.
Donna Hay takes the stress out of Christmas cooking and entertaining with this must-have collection of over 170 stunning yet simple festive recipes. Featuring all the nostalgic favourites and some fun twists on the classics, this is the only cookbook you need for the festive season.
From easy starters to show-stopping mains – including a cheat’s glazed ham that doesn’t need studding or basting – to dazzling desserts that are sure to impress, and some special edible gifts, these recipes are peppered with Donna’s best-ever tricks and shortcuts to make it the most relaxing Christmas yet. You’ll also find plenty of beautiful styling tips to add some extra sparkle to the festivities.
Also included are step-by-step images to walk you through it all, whether you’re attempting a glossy ham, succulent bird, fruity pudding or a shimmering trifle. Or perhaps you want to try your hand at a roast pork with the perfect crackle, a gingerbread wreath or a rocking rocky road?
No matter what’s on the menu, Christmas Feasts and Treats will give you the confidence to have a very delicious and stress-free Christmas.
Christmas with Good Housekeeping
The ultimate Christmas cookery companion for every household from Britain’s most trusted kitchen.
Christmas with Good Housekeeping provides every recipe you need for the most delicious festive season with family and friends. With over 140 recipes for jovial perfection, chapters offer mouth-watering ideas for canapes, starters, vegan & vegetarian options, baked goods, showstopper desserts, edible gifts, and not to forget Christmas lunch with all the trimmings!
Accompanied with stunning photography, specially curated to answer key questions for readers surrounding Christmas cookery, Good Housekeeping reveals not only their tried and tested recipes, but also their tips for getting ahead, saving time, loving your leftovers, and making the most out of your festive gatherings.
With all bases covered for the big day, this definitive cookbook will be one you’ll come back to year after year.
A Very Vegan Christmas
Enjoy plant-based twists on iconic Christmas dishes and discover some new festive favourites, with more than 70 recipes for the holiday season.
Christmas can often be a feast of meat, cheese and chocolate, but whether you are reducing your meat intake or catering for plant-based friends and family, A Very Vegan Christmas will provide amazing food that everyone will love.
Each recipe is simple to make and packed full of flavour, making sure each meal is a true celebration.
With beautiful photography and illustrations throughout, this book would also make a wonderful gift for the vegan in your life.
Contents include party food, leftovers, baking, desserts and much more…
Fuss-free, simple and delicious recipes to see you through the festive season, that all of the family will love!
Gluten Free Christmas will show you just how simple it is to recreate all your festive favourites, from Christmas Eve nibbles and the main event, to sweet treats, edible gifts and a Boxing Day feast.
Best-selling author Becky Excell has spent years developing delicious dishes and sharing them with her followers on Instagram.
She is here to show you that a gluten-free Christmas can be enjoyable and easy, without having to miss out on anything.
An essential book when it comes to gluten-free home cooking, Gluten Free Christmas will ensure that you have the best Christmas ever.
With her no-nonsense approach and inspirational ideas, combined with reassuring advice and easy-to-follow, reliable recipes, Nigella Christmas is guaranteed to bring comfort and joy, and make sure the season of good will stays that way.
Here is everything you need to make your Christmas easy and enjoyable, from scrumptious cakes and puddings to the main event itself – turkey with all the trimmings, a vegetarian Christmas dinner or a wide range of delicious alternatives.
With lusciously warm photography, evocative food writing and a beautiful hardback design, this is a book you will treasure for many years as well as a delicious Christmas present for friends and family.