Holiday Recipes & Party Planning Guide, by Food52

••• GIZMODO—“Food52 Is the Best Cooking App for the Holidays... you won't be able to go back to print again.” •••

Conquer holiday entertaining madness with this indispensable survival guide from New York Times food writers and Food52 co-founders Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs.

This cookbook on steroids will be your secret weapon for every major holiday all year, from the Super Bowl to New Year's.

It will guide you through each step of hosting your holiday dinner, brunch, cocktail party, and more, from menu planning to shopping strategies to carving that succulent turkey.

Food52 has thought of everything so you don’t have to.


WHY IT’S A MORE THAN A COOKBOOK
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“Holiday Recipes & Party Planning Guide” is a book made exclusively for the iPad and iPhone, and includes:
• 127 masterfully curated recipes from seasoned home cooks
• Over 100 minutes of expert HD video tutorials
• Over 800 beautiful full-screen food and technique photos in dozens of step-by-step slideshows
• Extensive event-planning guidance
• Quick-reference search & glossary with definitions of concepts, tools, and ingredients



THE PRESS LOVE IT
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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL—“Feeling hapless over pending holiday hosting? Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs of the website Food52 offer aid for those facing potential entertaining and cooking hell.”L

HUFFINGTON POST—“The best part about this app is its holiday-specific content, like a video that breaks down the intricacies of building a gingerbread house.”

APPTUDES—“Filled with enough additional information to make it worth the price. It is like having a cookbook, productivity planning app, shopping list app, and cooking tips rolled into one app.”

Also featured on:
TECHCRUNCH • OPRAH • THE NEW YORK TIMES • GOOP • COOL HUNTING • DAILY CANDY • WASHINGTON POST • FORBES • APPADVICE •



WHAT THIS BOOK GIVES YOU
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► 127 LOW-STRESS HOLIDAY RECIPES
The recipes are crowd-sourced from the Food52 community of home cooks, and tested by Food52 to ensure that each is approachable and made for low-stress holiday entertaining. They include:
• Foolproof Golden Panko Latkes
• Super Simple Glazed Ham
• Slow-Cooked Pork Tacos
• Classic Southern Buttermilk Bathed Fried Chicken
• Berry Summer Pudding
• Amanda & Merrill’s 3-Minute Gravy
• Plus 11 cocktails to wash them all down


► STEP-BY-STEP RECIPE WALK-THROUGHS
Amanda & Merrill walk you through every dish with detailed recipe cards, pop-up tips, and step-by-step slideshow instructions featuring more than 800 beautiful, high-resolution photos. Includes:
• Main Courses
• Breakfasts & Brunches
• Holiday Cocktails
• Desserts, Cookies & Candy
• Snacks, Starters & Side Dishes
• Soups, Salads & Breads


► HD VIDEOS & STEP-BY-STEP PHOTOS OF 45 SKILLS & TECHNIQUES
Amanda & Merrill demonstrate 45 key cooking and entertaining techniques, including:
• Brining, trussing, cooking, and carving a turkey
• Mastering the single- and double-crust pie
• Kneading and shaping dough


► BONUS: 24 MINUTES OF VIDEO ON HOW TO 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. It’s easier than you think!


► ENTERTAINING HANDBOOK & TIP SHEET
• 15 festive menus for holiday brunches and big dinner feasts
• 100 helpful hints from the Food52 community of seasoned home cooks and entertainers, from centerpiece ideas and guest seating strategies to saving overcooked turkey


► RECIPE IDEAS FOR EVERY OCCASION & NEED
• Thanksgiving
• Hanukkah
• Christmas
• New Year's
• Super Bowl
• Valentine’s Day
• Passover
• Easter
• Mother’s Day
• Memorial Day
• Father’s Day
• Fourth of July
• Labor Day
• Rosh Hashanah
• Halloween


► PLUS... 81 Vegetarian & Vegan recipes and 60 Gluten-free recipes!