Gooseberry Patch: Christmas All Through the House: Over 600 Holiday Recipes, Cheery Crafts and Easy-to-Make Gifts fo r Flurries of Fun!

by Gooseberry Patch

Gooseberry Patch is famous for its 10-year series of Christmas books, and in Christmas All Through the House, we've compiled the very best from those books into this collector's edition. In the largest Christmas book every published by Gooseberry Patch, readers will find the best of their reader-shared homespun ideas for food, fun, easy crafts, and gifts in one easy-to-use collection. The book's grand size and bountiful content put this all-in-one Christmas book in a league of its own.

You'll
* Over 400 tried & true reader recipes for meals, desserts, snacks, drinks, and more, plus over 200 gifts from the heart—Gooseberry Patch style!
* Over 200 craft ideas that include patterns and step-by-step instructions entice you to stitch, glue, and paint to your heart's content.
* Over 400 see & do color photos and spiral binding make it easy to use. 

Genres: Cookbooks, Christmas, Cooking, Nonfiction, Crafts, Holiday

512 pages, Spiral-bound

First published May 1, 2006

Reviews

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have little to say that isn't said in the title. It is Christmas all through the house, or it could be if you want to make every single thing in the book. It would be a lot of work, but it would be fun. I love these books.

[Marion · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like homemade Christmas ideas that are not hard, this is the book for you. Gooseberry Patch books and Circle of Friends is great.

[Jennifer Gardner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a great book. This is probably my favorite Christmas craft/recipe book I’ve ever read. It’s got soooo many crafts and recipes. The crafts and the recipes look like they are doable and would be enjoyable to make. I really can’t wait to try some of them. Some Christmas books ideas are too expensive and look very hard to recreate but I didn’t feel like the ones in the book are. So much fun to look through too!

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was probably my favorite out of all of the installments. Chock full of recipes and crafts that are realistic and fun. The recipes look delicious and I can’t wait to try one of the many I bookmarked! The photos are stunning and inspire the feeling of a cozy Christmas.

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I absolutely love looking through this! It feels like a warm, cozy Christmas hug. The nostalgia factor is off the charts for me. I don't think I was aware of Gooseberry Patch until I was in my teens, but the company was founded in 1984 and this reminds me of aspects of my childhood. The artwork and quotes sprinkled throughout complement the lovely photographs (some very fun decorating ideas) and crafts and recipes. I can't speak to the deliciousness of the recipes nor how easy the craft instructions are to follow as I have used this purely for inspiration and browsing enjoyment. I will say that many of the recipes do rely on prepackaged cake mixes, etc. with add-ons to make them more festive -- I'm personally not a fan of that, but I know it does make holiday baking faster and easier for many families and the memories made by baking "homemade" (even if somewhat assisted by store-bought) can be very special. Totally my cup of tea -- or Christmas cocoa ;-)

[Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gooseberry Patch publications always contain a bit of a surprise and I was surprised to see this rather over-sized, cumbersome, spiral bound book contain a wealth of ideas including ideas for meals and gift giving. An area that I thought was particularly helpful was a planner guide to help with planning holiday parties. There were also guides on specific techniques related to knitting, crocheting, and embroidering. One recipe that I believe will do the trick for me is the recipe for Fiesta Chicken when our Elf returns next Christmas and says Feliz Navidad.

[Kelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love a themed Christmas time cook book. Gooseberry patch is 90s mom nostalgia for me and I love it. I really liked the section with the wink of an eye dinner courses. The Salisbury steak is so good. Plus extra Christmasy recipes and crafts. A good one to have on hand during the holidays.

[Donna Craig · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is from 2011, but I found some projects that have stood the test of time, with a classic feel. I’m excited to try them out!

[sophie]

Cutest little doodles

[Diana S · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 ☆☆☆☆

[Kelly (Maybedog) · Rating 4 out of 5]

At first glance, this book is overwhelming to the point of being tacky and out of control. And it is in some ways: there is so much going on it's hard to figure out what's something to make and what's window dressing, what's a pithy quote or anectdote and what's instructions or an idea. Most of it isn't something you'd find in an issue of Martha Stewart, but then, I don't think that's what it's going for. This is down home, ordinary people, middle America kind of stuff and I was surprised at how much I liked it.

I leafed through it just to see what on Earth was in there because it is incredibly disorganized or maybe just poorly organized but there's a method to the riot of insanity. And I found a little thing I kind of liked-a repurposed sweater made into a santa hat to top a tree. Since I'm not Christian I always feel a little weird with a really religious symbol like an angel or a star on top.

(And before you say ti's a Christian holiday, it was a pagan holiday first. although I'm not pagan either. I celebrate as many holidays as there I can. I have a menorah I light and a couple of dredals. I have some Kwanza ornaments. I have some funny little Saturnalia decorations and I'm still trying to find a way to incorporate Ramadan. Above it all presides a large Buddha. I used to put him in a Santa hat because I think he had a good sense of humor and he's up there all year round in a serious manner, but my sister got really offended so I stopped doing that. But I digress.)

The toppers always topple over anyway because we get Noble Firs each year and they're kind of sparse up there. A santa hat would be perfect on multiple levels and I like the idea of recycling an old garment.

And then another silly but adorable idea--using a silver dog bowl to make a tree stand for a table top tree with dog ornaments. Since I have a whole box of dog ornaments and we trade off every other year normal tree, dog tree, I found this very exciting. Maybe I can have both!

There's a delicious looking spinach and walnut salad, a painted front doormat tastefully saying welcome with nothing cutesy in sight, and a way to package up a bulb of paperwhites for a nice gift. Before I knew it, I realized I actually kind of wanted to buy the book.

And then I saw the picture. I was thinking about one of my foster daughters, Kim, and how she would like this packaged up treat and then I saw the tag on it: To Kim, From Kelly. No lie. Page 250. Check it out.

It's fate. I'm ordering it today.

[Estella · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a total Gooseberry Patch fan, and their Christmas books are not-to-be missed! This one, the first in their Christmas series (of which there are thirteen so far),is my absolute favorite. It is filled to the brim with adorable holiday gift and home decorating ideas, crafts, and yummy recipes that are great for the holiday season and year round! Can't wait for book number fourteen to come out!

[Katherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I always enjoy the Gooseberry Patch books. They are filled with decorating and craft ideas, and wonderful recipes and meal ideas. This one is filled with drawings and photos that are sure to get your holidays plans off to a great start.

[Lonna Weidemann · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love Gooseberry! Tons of creative ideas for gift giving.

[Jackie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yummy recipes. Some cute craft projects. Cute book.

[Denise · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is by far one of the best Christmas books to have on hand for recipes, crafts, etc.!

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! I'm going to ask for it for Christmas!

[Jacquelyn Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

My go to book for holiday recipes and easy art and crafts

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's like Pinterest in book form. Lots of crafts, recipes and neat ideas for the holidays

[Stephanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

love this book. I own it and I use it every single year.

[Sharon Johnson]

This is a great cookbook

[Elissa Kane · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love this book. It offers a lot of different Christmas crafts and holiday cooking and baking recipes. Always my go-to book when decorating for Christmas.

[J Crossley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is filled with holiday craft projects, recipes, and gifts that can be made.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great recipes you can actually use!