The Heart of Christmas Recipes

Treasured family recipes that are the heart of the season.

We all have so much to do during the Christmas season...cookies to bake, gifts to wrap and of course, ornaments to hang on the tree! But our favorite part of Christmas is making memories with family & friends while we do all these things. In The Heart of Christmas, you’ll find recipes perfect for every holiday occasion, shared by cooks like you.

Children will love Syrup Pancake Bake for breakfast before they go out to play in the snow. And, your holiday brunch is sure to be a hit, with Sausage & Cheese Breakfast Casserole and Cherry Pie Swirl Coffee Cake on the buffet.

For busy-day meals, Peyton’s Broccoli-Cheese Soup or Mom’s Irish Minestrone will warm hearts as well as tummies. Add some Cheesy Joes or Saucy Dogs...yummy!

Sit down with loved ones to a festive dinner of Sour Cream Swedish Meatballs, Christmas French Meat Pie or a splendid Orange-Honey Glazed Holiday Ham, made easy with our simple recipes. Ambrosia Fruit Salad and Parmesan Corn Pudding round out the menu deliciously. Can’t forget Great-Aunt Harriet’s Cranberry Relish!

Christmastime is party time, so you’ll find Mom’s Special Cheese Balls and 3-Cheese Spinach Puffs. We’ve also included plenty of scrumptious sweets, like Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies, Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies, Granny’s Gingerbread Cake and Easy Cranberry-Pecan Pie.

You’ll find lots of clever tips for making special Christmas memories, plus the easy-to-follow recipes that Gooseberry Patch is know for, to make this Christmas the best ever. 213 brand-new recipes, 177 tips and 20 memories of the heart of Christmas.

Gooseberry Patch was founded in 1984 by Vickie Hutchins and Jo Ann Martin, two moms looking for a way to do what they loved and stay home with kids too. More than 40 years later, they’re best known for their collection of family-friendly, community-style cookbooks. Each book is created with today’s time-strapped, budget-conscious families in mind and filled with recipes shared by cooks all across the country. Along with treasured family recipes, each book includes the stories the go along with these tried & true dishes.