
The holidays are right around the corner, so it is a good time to begin planning for the season’s gift-giving, decorating, cooking and music.
Fauquier County Public Library has hundreds of cook books and guides for entertaining and decorating.
You can search the library’s
catalog or ask library staff to help you find relevant titles, but below are some titles to help with holiday meal planning and other aspects of entertaining this season.
Gifts of Food by Susan Costner presents tried-and-true recipes for items anyone would be proud to give as a gift, each clearly written to ensure success, and preceded by a brief description of what makes it so special.
Christmas Presents Kids Can Make by Kathy Ross, targeted to children in grades 4-6, offers 29 handmade gifts for children to create for their families and friends. Most of the materials can be found in the home and often involve recycling items, such as old felt-tip pen caps, film canisters, laundry-bottle caps, and Christmas catalogs.
Christmas with Paula Deen: Recipes and Stories from My Favorite Holiday is a collection of beloved holiday recipes and stories interspersed with cherished family photographs. The latter includes Deen's most requested homemade gifts of food; a collection of cookies sure to become family favorites; easy dishes for a Christmas breakfast or brunch; impressive fare for Christmas dinner and holiday entertaining and, of course, spectacular cakes, puddings, pies, and other sweet things.
Hanukkah Crafts by Judith Hoffman Corwin explains the history and customs connected with Hanukkah and provides ideas and instructions for making greeting cards, gift wrappings, presents, decorations, and holiday treats.
November is National Diabetes Month so the
American Diabetes Association Holiday Cookbook by Betty Wedman is especially appropriate reading for some.
Check out titles soon for great ideas, resources and recipes in order to plan ahead. If the book or other item you are looking for is checked out, don’t forget that you can reserve titles at the library or online from a personal computer then be notified once it is ready to be picked up.