Holiday Cooking

Whether you are looking for a new recipe to try over the holidays or you are the chef for the holiday feast, this list will help guide you and give you some ideas.

Updated December 10, 2025
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The pioneer woman cooks : a year of holidays : 140 step-by-step recipes for simple, scrumptious celebrations
Drummond, Ree.
Paper Book
#1 New York Times Bestseller Ree Drummond--accidental country girl, award-winning blogger, Food Network personality, and #1 New York Times bestselling author--presents The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays, a fantastic collection of recipes, photos, and homespun...
Jewish holidays cookbook : festive meals for celebrating the year
Bloomfield, Jill.
Paper Book
The traditions and recipes of Judaism are celebrated in this beautiful modern cookbook geared toward kids and their families. Eleven Jewish holidays are discussed and accompanied by recipes for the ancient and modern foods traditionally served. Kids can lead the charge on braiding their first...
Sweet! celebrations
Strachan, Elise
Paper Book
The creator and host of My Cupcake Addiction--one of the world's most widely viewed online baking shows--shares her most dazzling and delicious dessert recipes and ingenious entertaining tips so you can throw the perfect party. Whether you're putting together a simple snack or an...
America's Test Kitchen menu cookbook : kitchen-tested menus for foolproof dinner parties : 51 menus for every occasion plus strategies that guarantee less stress and better food
Tremblay, Carl.
Paper Book
Now complete with a brand new cover, this must-have entertaining cookbook takes all the guesswork out of putting together flavorful and practical menus. When you're entertaining, there's no room for failure--you want your food to deliver on taste and presentation--yet you...
Holiday cookies : showstopping recipes to sweeten the season
Nederlanden, Elisabet der
Paper Book
From Icebox Pinwheel Cookies to Red-and-White Meringue Kisses to Apple Cider Caramels, find new inspiration for the best of seasonal baking with Holiday Cookies. This instant holiday classic is packed with 50 recipes, each gorgeously photographed and meticulously tested,...
The pastry queen Christmas : big-hearted holiday entertaining, Texas style
Rather, Rebecca.
Paper Book
It's Christmastime at the Best Little Bakery in Texas The annual Fredericksburg Christmas parade marks the beginning of the Texas Hill Country's holiday season, which means the Pastry Queen is kicking into high gear at her Rather Sweet Bakery and Café. As party invitations pile...
The Martha Stewart living Christmas cookbook : a collection of favorite holiday recipes
Paper Book
SinceMartha Stewart LivingMagazine's debut more than a decade ago, readers have come to look to its holiday issues for the best seasonal entertaining and menu ideas. Each issue ofLivinghas included Martha's favorite recipes, as well as the staff's. For the first time, more than six hundred of these...
The children's Jewish holiday kitchen : 70 ways to have fun with your kids and make your family's celebrations special
Nathan, Joan.
Ebook
There could be no more festive way to introduce Jewish children to their Jewish heritage than through the food associated with the holidays. And no better person to do it than Joan Nathan, whose great enthusiasm and knowledge have gained her a national reputation as the maven of the Jewish kitchen....
Feast : food that celebrates life
Lawson, Nigella
Paper Book
Nigella Lawson, Gourmet magazine's "It Girl," New York Times "Dining In" columnist, and bestselling cookbook author, is celebrating life--and you're invited. Feast, Nigella's most festive book yet, offers savory, spicy, and delicious recipes for Thanksgiving,...
Thanksgiving : how to cook it well
Sifton, Sam.
Paper Book
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY EATER.COM From one of America's finest food writers, the founder of The New York Times Cooking section, comes a definitive, timeless guide to Thanksgiving dinner--preparing it, surviving it, and pulling it off in style.
The Good Housekeeping Christmas cookbook
Paper Book
Hang the stockings, deck the halls, and cook up a happy holiday with Good Housekeeping! Brimming with more than 300 celebration-worthy recipes, sparkling decorating ideas, and suggestions for homemade (and home-baked) gifts, this sumptuous,...
A year of gingerbread houses : making & decorating gingerbread houses for all seasons
Samuell, Kristine
Paper Book
Nothing's more enticing for any holiday or special occasion than an awesome, lusciously decorated gingerbread house. With designs for Christmas, Halloween, Valentine's Day, and birthdays, these exquisite projects include a cottage, chalet, and two-story house. Options as customized...
The complete make-ahead cookbook : from appetizers to desserts 500 recipes you can make in advance
Paper Book
An impressive collection of 500 recipes at your fingertips! Make the recipe all at once, if you have time; or, use the accompanying suggestions on what parts are best to make ahead separately if you're short on time that day. Every recipe has been tested thoroughly on what's best to make when, and...
Entertaining
Stewart, Martha.
Paper Book
With 500 glorious full-color photographs, 300 original recipes, and hundreds of innovative ideas, Entertaining is the book that revolutionized the way people entertain today. 500 full-color photographs.
The forest feast gatherings : simple vegetarian menus for hosting friends & family
Gleeson, Erin
Paper Book
Erin Gleeson, the New York Times bestselling author of The Forest Feast, returns with a gorgeously illustrated cookbook packed with 100 brand-new simple vegetarian recipes designed for relaxed entertaining. When food photographer and stylist Erin Gleeson left New York City to live in...

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