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Cooking Holiday

The East Coast Christmas Cookbook

Classic and contemporary recipes for holiday dishes

edited by Alice Burdick

Publisher
Formac Publishing Company Limited
Initial publish date
Oct 2023
Category
Holiday, Entertaining, Canadian, Seasonal
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781459507197
    Publish Date
    Oct 2023
    List Price
    $29.95

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Description

Christmas on the East Coast means special treats that spark warm memories of favourite childhood dishes and traditional family recipes. This collection brings together an array of delicious, seasonal East Coast fare – from cookies, candy and tarts to festive main courses and accompaniments.

Alice Burdick has brought together this collection of Christmas recipes from more than 50 regional cookbooks published over the last four decades. Her introductions give the history of each recipe and offer suggestions for how each dish can fit into holiday plans.

This book includes lots of great ideas for getting ready for the festive season with Christmas baking – featuring traditional treats such as squares, cookies, and candy – and decadent menus for all holiday spreads, feasts and gatherings.

About the author

Alice Burdick lives in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. She is co-owner of Lexicon Books in Lunenburg, and serves on the board of the Writers Federation of Nova Scotia. In the early 1990s, she was co-editor of The Eternal Network, and assistant coordinator of the Toronto Small Press Fair. She is the author of many chapbooks and three full-length poetry collections: Simple Master (Pedlar Press, 2002); Flutter (Mans?eld Press, 2008); and Holler (Mansfield Press, 2012). Her work has appeared in many magazines, online and in print, and was shortlisted for the First Lemonhound Poetry Prize. Her poetry has been included in several anthologies, including Surreal Estate: 13 Canadian Poets Under the In?uence (The Mercury Press), Shift & Switch: New Canadian Poetry (The Mercury Press), Pissing Ice: An Anthology of New Canadian Poets (BookThug), To Find Us: words and images of Halifax (HRMP), and the forthcoming The Child Alone Anthology (Frog Hollow Press).

Alice Burdick's profile page

Editorial Reviews

"The East Coast Christmas Cookbook...provides mouth-watering colour photos of classic dishes as well as new combinations and ingredients."

The Chronicle Herald