Celebrating Thanksgiving

Created on November 7, 2024, 3:31 pm

Last Updated November 12, 2024, 9:58 am

Here is a selection of books to help you with your busy Thanksgiving season. We have books for snacks, spreads and adult beverages along with books about cooking the turkey with all the trimmings. We included a book with 60 delicious vegan recipes to help those picky relatives celebrate the holiday season with you. The Book of Thanksgiving shows readers how to buy and cook the perfect turkey, create beautiful, distinctive table settings, turn festive craft-making into a treasured family activity, and enjoy the day with fun-filled games and songs.

1) Brilliant bites: 75 amazing small bites for any occasion

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Brown, Maegan

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"Bestselling cookbook author Maegan Brown (a.k.a. The BakerMama) continues her quest to share her best ideas for effortless entertaining with 75 charming small bites that are easy to make and amazing to eat!" --Back cover.

2) Spectacular spreads: 50 amazing food spreads for any occasion

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Brown, Maegan

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"The BakerMama is back! In this follow-up to her best-selling Beautiful Boards, Maegan Brown takes her super-popular snack boards to the next level—filling a table or kitchen counter—with 50 delicious, inspiring, family-friendly, and easy-to-put-together food spreads and DIY bars for all occasions. Not just a cookbook, but an entertaining resource,Spectacular Spreads features over 250 recipes, gorgeous photography, and endless ideas that...

3) The craft of the cocktail: everything you need to know to be a master bartender, with 500 recipes

Author

DeGroff, Dale

4) Thanksgiving 101: celebrate America's favorite holiday with America's Thanksgiving expert

Author

Rodgers, Rick

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Every fourth Thursday of November, Americans open their homes to friends and families. But when was the last time most of us made dinner for such a big crowd? With Thanksgiving 101 by your side, preparing for the holiday will be a pleasure. With step-by-step instructions for classic Thanksgiving dishes, as well as new twists on old favorites, this book will become gravy-stained in its first outing. Whether you're looking for new ways to cook turkey;...

5) New Thanksgiving table: an American celebration of family, friends, and food

Author

Morgan, Diane

6) How to cook a turkey: and all the other trimmings

7) The Thanksgiving cookbook

Author

Garrison, Holly

8) The complete autumn & winter cookbook: 550+ recipes for warming dinners, holiday roasts, seasonal desserts, breads, food gifts, and more

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"Celebrate the season with this treasure trove of cozy cooking and baking recipes, from soul-warming soups and simple dinners to showstoppers and weekend projects"--

9) The pioneer woman cooks: a year of holidays : 140 step-by-step recipes for simple, scrumptious celebrations

Author

Drummond, Ree

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"Holiday favorites for all year round, from the #1 New York times bestselling author and Food Network personality"--

10) The essential New York Times cookbook: the recipes of record

Author

Hesser, Amanda

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"The James Beard Award-winning compendium of the paper's best recipes, revised and updated. Ten years after the phenomenal success of her once-in-a generation cookbook, former New York Times food editor Amanda Hesser returns with an updated edition for a new wave of home cooks. Devoted Times subscribers as well as newcomers to the paper's culinary mother lode will find dozens of recipes to treasure: Purple Plum Torte, David Eyre's Pancake, Pamela...

11) Joy of cooking

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Rombauer, Irma S

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In the nearly ninety years since Joy of Cooking was first published in 1931, it has become the kitchen bible. This new edition contains tried-and-true favorites, while introducing new dishes, modern cooking techniques, and comprehensive information on ingredients now available at farmers' markets and grocery stores. -- adapted from jacket

12) The vegan holiday cookbook: from elegant appetizers to festive mains and delicious sweets

Author

Laforêt, Marie

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"This book provides 60 delicious vegan recipes that celebrate the holiday season. Included as well are themed menus that provide ideas for every festive mood."--

13) Baking for the holidays: 50+ treats for a festive season

Author

Kieffer, Sarah

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"A festive baking book featuring more than 50 recipes to enjoy during the holiday season and all winter long"--

14) Pie: 300 tried-and-true recipes for delicious homemade pie

Author

Haedrich, Ken

15) The Thanksgiving book: a companion to the holiday covering its history, lore, traditions, foods, and symbols, including primary sources, poems, prayers, songs, hymns, and recipes : supplemented by a...

Author

Hillstrom, Laurie Collier

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"Provides information about the history, lore, traditions, foods, and symbols of the Thanksgiving celebration. Features include narrative overviews and primary source documents, chronology, and resources for further information"--Provided by publisher.

16) The book of Thanksgiving: stories, poems, and recipes for sharing one of America's greatest holidays

Author

Faust, Jessica

17) Entertaining with charm: a modern guide to relaxed gatherings

Author

Passante, Eden

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"Make every get-together fun, festive, and stress-free with this richly photographed, idea-filled modern guide to welcoming friends and family into your home. From a harvest moon party to an outdoor movie night, a weekend brunch to an alfresco lunch, Entertaining with Charm holds all the secrets you'll need to host beautiful year-round gatherings that are easy, enjoyable, and effortlessly charming. An inspired collection of delicious recipes simplifies...