“Our seal guarantees that each and every recipe has been tested by our experts in the Better Homes and Gardense Test Kitchen.

If you love the holidays, you’ll treasure A Festive Christmas.

This Better Homes and Gardense book brims with recipes for brunches, buffets, cookie/candy exchanges, and gala holiday dinners. We've included 183 of our most beloved holiday recipes such as:

• Caramel-Apple Pandowdy: Prepare this legendary brunch dish in four easy steps.
• Quick Champagne Punch: Toast your guests with a sparkling beverage.
• Buttermilk Chocolate Cake: This is the scrumptious cake on our cover. (Learn how to make the chocolate curls on top-easy.)
• Filet of Beef: Hot or cold, filet makes an elegant dish for a sit-down dinner or buffet.

A Festive Christmas presents 50 do-it-yourself ideas for setting a sensational table:

• Set your table aglow by arranging candles on a cake stand.
• Transform grapevines and Christmas tree lights into a stunning punch-bowl wreath.
• Dazzle guests with a centerpiece of gilded fruit.

Turn your kitchen into Santa's workshop. The experts at Better Homes and Gardens provide recipes, wrapping ideas, and inspiration:

• Pack a collector's tin with Caramel Corn and Candy Crunch.
• Blueberry Sauce looks beautiful in a bottle.
• Know someone who loves spicy snacks? Give them Cajun Bagel Chips.

There's more!

• Use our patterns and complete directions to make a cookie carousel and a gingerbread farmyard scene.
• Learn the tricks of food stylists: Turn tomatoes into roses, herbs into bouquets, and orange peels into floating stars. We show you how to pipe cheese spreads and how to make fancy bread cut-outs.
• Tips throughout the book offer make-ahead advice, ideas for enhancing the eye-appeal of your foods, and recipe adaptations for a crowd.”