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Holidays

In the South, food is a natural part of any celebration, and that’s especially true at Christmastime. In Taste of the South’s Special Collector’s Issue: Christmas Cooking Southern Style, we've assembled a wonderful selection of menus and recipes designed to bring friends and family to your holiday table. Below, you can sample our menus and learn helpful cooking tips. From our home to yours, enjoy this holiday season!

Christmas dinner three ways

Make our Christmas dinner three ways.

Turkey with cornbread dressing, sweet potatoes, cranberries, and pecans — these are the elements of a traditional Southern Christmas dinner. In Christmas Cooking Southern Style 2009, we’ve combined these ingredients to make three different Christmas menus. Choose the menu you like best, or mix and match the recipes to make your own unique menu.

Traditional Feast >>

Contemporary Dinner >>

Quick & Easy Celebration >>

Christmas Dinner How-Tos

Christmas Dinner How-Tos

Helpful lessons to make cooking Christmas dinner a breeze.

Trussing a Turkey >>

Making a Turkey Roll or Roulade >>

Blanching Vegetables >>

Sectioning Citrus Fruit >>

Budget-Minded Christmas

Budget-Minded Christmas

You don’t have to spend a lot of money to throw a fabulous Christmas party. The secret ingredient is friendship.

Buffet on a Budget >>

Holiday Open House >>

Movie-Night Party >>

The Finishing Touch

The Finishing Touch

Decorate our cover cake, Holiday Lane Cake, with candied orange zest and sugared cranberries and mint leaves.

Sugaring Cranberries >>

Sugaring Mint >>

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2009 Christmas Cooking