Christmas recipe books: which one to buy this year

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For many years, I spent a small fortune on Christmas magazines, then I became increasingly frustrated at how ‘samey’ they were and felt them a waste of money.

I started buying Christmas cookery books instead, one a year.

Of course there is some repetition in the ‘Christmas Dinner’ chapters but also lots of different ideas for nibbles, drinks, NYE and everyday seasonal meals.

Occasionally I flick through one in a shop and feel that I’d be getting nothing new from it. I’m happy to buy second hand online, but can’t flick through first, so I’m looking for suggestions for Christmas books you not only own, but use a lot.

I already have
Delia; Nigella; Gordon Ramsay; Hairy Bikers; BBC Good Food; Sarah Raven.

Thank you

The obvious ones missing from your collection are Nigel Slater’s Christmas Chronicles, Mary Berry’s Christmas Collection, Christmas at River Cottage and Jamie Oliver’s Christmas Cookbook.

The Get-Ahead Christmas Cook: The indispensable companion for effortless festive entertaining https://amzn.eu/d/jl1cmeo

There's a new one out called What's For Christmas Dinner? by Sarah Rossi. I don't know her work, but I gather she has a website and Instagram called Taming Twins and is quite well known. I have only seen images and recipes online, but it looks very nice.

New York Christmas Recipes & Stories by Lisa Nieschlag and Lars Wentrup is something different - it's the bagels and blintzes and cheescake end of things. The accompanying photographs of NY at Christmas are lovely.

Jamie Oliver's one is good. especially with leftovers!

You are missing Josceline Dimbleby - Cooking for Christmas

First published in 1987 (was in a Sainsbury's series) so some of it can be a bit 'did we really eat that?' but the recipes are great.

I bought Advent by Anna Dunk last year and it’s a total joy. Christmas baking rather than meals though
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Darina Allen and Elizabeth David.

Darina puts together a fabulous chocolate Christmas tree and Elizabeth David is just … well … so interesting.

Did Elizabeth David write anything specific to Christmas? I thought I had read all her books.

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I've got the Sarah Rossi one. It was only published very recently. She majors on being very practical (info on if it can be frozen, photo of every recipe, timings, lists, slow cooker or hob adaptations, ingredient swaps, tables of which dishes are acceptable for various dietary restrictions, etc). I haven't made anything from the book yet (I only got it last week) but I was impressed and will make some things definitely. The chicken dish I had for dinner tonight was from another of her books and it was delicious.

I was going to suggest the Sarah Rossi one too. Her meals and meal prep are great. I've not had a chance to look at the book yet though but I think she's great!

That's the next few years sorted then! Thank you all

Sarah Raven's Christmas book is fab.

River Cottage is excellent.

Second this one!