Christmas With Southern Living 2007

• Christmas With Southern Living 2006
• Christmas with Southern Living 2008: Great Recipes - Easy Entertaining - Festive Decorations - Gift Ideas
• Southern Living 2007 Annual Recipes (Southern Living Annual Recipes)
• Christmas With Southern Living 2005
• Christmas with Paula Deen: Recipes and Stories from My Favorite Holiday

As always, it offers a tour of the South's most stunning residences, all adorned to the hilt for the holidays with easy tips for replicating the looks in your own home. Christmas with Southern Living 2007 covers the full range of holiday home and entertaining options, from delightful decorating inside and out, to updated menus and party recipes, uniquely festive table settings, and heartfelt gifts from the kitchen. It includes clear directions for all projects, over 100 easy-to-follow recipes, and beautiful photography to inspire.For a comprehensive reference on Christmas decorating, entertaining, cooking, gifts, and wrapping, there's no more revered source than the authorities at Southern Living. Christmas with Southern Living 2007 marks its 27th year of inspiring loyal readers with stylish, innovative ideas for the holidays.

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Decorating tips spark enough interest to try and adapt one or two of the ideas for the holidays. I did the same with the 2006 edition last year and have been pleased with each. I purchased this edition in late spring 2008, so I received a great, low price on the book. There are numerous recipes that are worthwhile and I primarily use the Christmas edition for the baked goods and candy recipes and give them away as gifts. Will continue to purchase yearly. So far no complaints from any recipients.

Year after year Southern Living produced fantastic Christmas books. The decorations were gaudy and the Cowboy Christmas section was ghastly. until this year.

And even worse - of the recipes there, two chapters were dedicated to my LEAST favorite topics involving food at this time of year - "Healthy" and "Express." Honestly to see a cake recipe using already made store bought cheesecake almost brought tears (of sorrow, not joy) to my eyes. For one - where are all the recipes. It's the time to dazzle and forget about all our normal worries and restrictions.I had read the other reviews stating it wasn't up to par, but just couldn't believe them. I am so, so sad about this book, it's taken me a day to write this. Southern Living for surprisingly innovative and always reliable recipes over the years. Their other Christmas editions and even the Homemade Holidays book are my stand bys this time of year.I can't even believe they put their name on this. Any other time of year, maybe (although that's not what I look to Southern Living for) but NOT the holidays. If only I had.

I have come to depend on what I call my 'secret weapon' i.e. It seemed decorating (and I'm sorry - I just don't see the need for 200 'tablescape' options.). This copy will probably be headed to my local resale shop. took precedence over the food this year.

My daughter checked this book out from our local library. The wrapped boxes are at my front door, and the cookies on a stick were a hit with the children at their Christmas party. I think is so good I am ordering 4 copies, one for myself and one for each of my sister and sisters-in-laws. This book is full of EASY adorable, doable Christmas decorating and presentation ideas.

This is another great cookbook/idea book from Southern Living. I get great compliments on my cooking when using Southern Living recipes, especially the cakes. I haven't made any of the recipes yet, but I make something every year from the current year's book. They have all been awesome.