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Christmas Memories with Recipes Cookbook | Master Chefs & Food Writers | 1994 Edition

Christmas Memories with Recipes Cookbook | Master Chefs & Food Writers | 1994 Edition

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Title:
Christmas Memories with Recipes
Publisher:
Wing Books | Random House
Style:
Christmas recipes
Era:
Late 20th Century (1970–1999)
Date:
1994
Origin:
New York, USA
Dimensions:
7 ½" x 9 ½"
Condition:
Excellent (EX)
Cover:
Hardcover with dust jacket
Pages:
315 (150 recipes)
ISBN:
9780517101902, 0517101904
Book genre:
Cookbook
Notes:
Christmas personal narratives with recipes

Holiday stories and recipes from 25 celebrated chefs and food writers.

Christmas Memories with Recipes is a warm, nostalgic, and beautifully curated holiday anthology in which 25 master chefs and leading food writers share their most cherished Christmas recollections along with 150 memorable recipes. This 1994 Wings Books / Random House edition (originally published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 1988) is a 315‑page hardcover in excellent condition, complete with its dust jacket.

The book blends storytelling with culinary tradition, inviting readers into the kitchens, homes, and holiday rituals of some of the most influential voices in food writing. These recollections span continents, eras, and emotional landscapes — from childhood traditions to wartime memories, from snowy American holidays to celebrations in far‑off places.

Stories include:

  • Lee Bailey as a young Food & Wine columnist, cooking Christmas turkey with his father while reflecting on life and loss
  • Craig Claiborne celebrating Christmas overseas, eating couscous on cushions in Morocco
  • Julia Child in a hilarious televised segment preparing an unconventional bûche de Noël
  • Marcella Hazan returning to her family’s barren farm after World War II
  • Julee Rosso recalling traditional Michigan Christmases
  • Maida Heatter baking dozens of cookies for soldiers in the USO

These stories are accompanied by 150 holiday recipes, handsomely displayed and organized by category for easy reference. The result is a book that feels like stepping into the homes of culinary legends — a celebration of Christmas past, present, and future. Highlights include:

  • Hazelnut Cheddar Bread
  • Roast Capon with Date‑Nut Dressing and Chestnut Sauce
  • Christmas Leg of Lamb
  • Budino di Pane Caramellato (Glazed Bread Pudding)
  • Mississippi Delta Eggnog

This copy is in excellent condition. Hardcover boards clean and bright. Dust jacket intact and attractive. Tight binding, crisp pages, no writing noted. A beautifully preserved example of this holiday classic.

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