Helpful Score: 2
OK OK - we all know the sad story of how he managed to ruin the last third of his career. Put that aside, if you can, and read this really wonderful book. Not only a cookbook - and frankly, not much of one either. It reads much better as an "insiders" guide to Christmas. Jeff Smiths' love for the festival and holiday simply pour off the pages. His research is spot-on and his way with words is well handled. Paint the cover black, forget who wrote this and just read it for what it is - a great book to enrich anyones' love of Christmas!
Helpful Score: 1
Excellent recipes and narrative to go with explaining Christmas traditions.
Larraine F. (phillyartlovesbooks) reviewed The Frugal Gourmet Celebrates Christmas on + 59 more book reviews
The story of Christmas with illustrations of Neapolitan creches and great recipes too. Just cutting down my cookbook collection!
It is a great cookbook with back ground story's.
Tonia V. (bvaughnfamily) -
Nice hard cover book by the Frugal Gourmet guy, Jeff Smith. Great background on Christmas traditions.
