Immoveable Feast

Immoveable Feast
Author: John Baxter
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2009-10-06
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 006198230X

A witty cultural and culinary education, Immoveable Feast is the charming, funny, and improbable tale of how a man who was raised on white bread—and didn't speak a word of French—unexpectedly ended up with the sacred duty of preparing the annual Christmas dinner for a venerable Parisian family. Ernest Hemingway called Paris "a moveable feast"—a city ready to embrace you at any time in life. For Los Angeles–based film critic John Baxter, that moment came when he fell in love with a French woman and impulsively moved to Paris to marry her. As a test of his love, his skeptical in-laws charged him with cooking the next Christmas banquet—for eighteen people in their ancestral country home. Baxter's memoir of his yearlong quest takes readers along his misadventures and delicious triumphs as he visits the farthest corners of France in search of the country's best recipes and ingredients. Irresistible and fascinating, Immoveable Feast is a warmhearted tale of good food, romance, family, and the Christmas spirit, Parisian style.

The Christmas Eve Reader

The Christmas Eve Reader
Author: James Charlton
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Total Pages: 124
Release: 1977
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780385133456

A Christmas sampler of stories and poems, chosen from A Christmas Feast.

A Book of Feasts and Seasons

A Book of Feasts and Seasons
Author: Joanna Bogle
Publisher: Gracewing Publishing
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1992
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780852442173

"A Book of Feasts and Seasons" recaptures the lost traditions surrounding major feasts and festivals--every occasion of the Christian Year.

Once Upon a Christmas Feast

Once Upon a Christmas Feast
Author: Kelly McClymer
Publisher: Kelly McClymer Books
Total Pages: 595
Release: 2018-11-29
Genre:
ISBN:

Have you ever wanted to attend a Victorian Christmas celebration? Well now you can, in Once Upon a Christmas Feast you not only get an original story, but menus, recipes, favorite Victorian Christmas stories and songs. What's in this jam-packed Victorian Christmas celebration of a tome? First: an original Once Upon a Wedding short story. "Once Upon a Fairytale Christmas." The Duchess of Keystone is an unconventional woman who loves fairytales and happily ever after endings. When it comes to Christmas, she loves nothing better than to have her family gathered at her estate enjoying Christmas joy, food, games, and entertainment. This year, her niece Margause arrives to view the wonder of a fairytale Christmas celebration. At three, Margause loves to slip into the library of the ducal estate, where her parents fell in love, and peruse the books she hopes to read one day soon.Observant and advanced for her age, Margause notices that her aunts and uncles are not as happy as they should be about her Aunt Kate’s upcoming Twelfth Night wedding to a handsome, charming Irish rogue. She also doesn’t understand why her mother’s former governess Katherine tries so hard to cheer up Scroogish Sir Robert. It seems obvious to Margause that Sir Robert would need Mr. Dicken’s three ghosts to make him feel any Christmas joy. But then, what else does the Duchess of Keystone offer everyone, but a chance at a fairytale Christmas, where miracles happen around every corner. Next: An Appendix of traditional Victorian Christmas stories and essays by Charles Dickens...what? You didn't know "A Christmas Carol" wasn't his only Christmas story? Nope. Dickens, along with Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, are actually responsible for making Christmas the holiday we celebrate today. You'll also find it handy to have the lyrics to several Christmas favorite songs, so you can make sure to lead your family in rounds of "The Twelve Days of Christmas" without messing up the lyrics. All in all, Once Upon a Christmas Feast is your guide to celebrating a very Victorian Christmas.

Christmas Feasts and Treats

Christmas Feasts and Treats
Author: Donna Hay
Publisher: HarperCollins Australia
Total Pages: 277
Release: 2019-12-01
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1460711580

Donna Hay makes Christmas cooking and entertaining so easy, with this must-have collection of over 200 easy, delicious, reliable and totally fabulous Christmas recipes to make, enjoy and give over the festive season. I've had a hand in cooking Christmas feasts for as long as I can remember, but because it comes around only once a year, I know it can be a little bit daunting - especially if you're attempting a new glazed ham or you're asked to bring something different for dessert. This book is full of recipes I love and trust for exactly those times. With step-by-step images and plan-ahead tips, you can change-up your menu with confidence. And, while I admit I never stray too far from the classics at Christmas (call me nostalgic!), you'll find plenty of modern styling ideas and time-saving tricks inside.

Christmas Food and Feasting

Christmas Food and Feasting
Author: Madeline Shanahan
Publisher: Meals Series
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Christmas cooking
ISBN: 9781442276970

This book explores the history of Christmas food and feasting in the English-speaking world and tells the story of the evolution of our most cherished festive dishes, from their pagan past to the present. It details the rise of the turkey and ham, the history of our favorite desserts and sweet treats, and the grand tradition of Christmas imbibing.

A Regency Christmas Feast

A Regency Christmas Feast
Author: Mary Balogh
Publisher: Signet
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1996
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780451190468

A treasury of five original Christmas stories presents works by Mary Balogh, Sandra Heath, Edith Layton, Barbara Metzger, and Patricia Rice, who tells of a woman who must decide whether to defy her father's wishes for a second chance at love. Original.

A Christmas Feast

A Christmas Feast
Author: Katie Fforde
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2014-12-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1473518040

_________________ ‘Thank goodness for Katie Fforde, the perfect author to bring comfort in difficult times. She really is the queen of uplifting, feel good romance.’ AJ PEARCE _________________ A delicious Christmas feast of short stories from the Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author of A French Affair and The Perfect Match. Add some extra sparkle to your Christmas by joining Katie Fforde for a perfect, romantic Christmas feast of short stories. Collected together for the first time and including one brand new story. Make your Christmas wishes come true... Includes an exclusive sneak preview of Katie's new novel, A Vintage Wedding.

The Christmas Feast

The Christmas Feast
Author: Nathalie Dargent
Publisher: Eerdmans Books For Young Readers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2020
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780802855374

"Fox, Weasel, and Wolf steal a turkey for their Christmas feast, but the meal has her own ideas about how to celebrate the holiday"--