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Birthday Treats  by Sara Perry
How to celebrate many happy returns with festive recipes and craft ideas. Kick off that special day with a Sparkling Cake Card, hang up a festive Party Pi�ata, festoon a room with Revelers' Ribbon Streamers, and sweeten the deal with a Candyland Choo Choo Cake made with an frosted train of mini-loaf cakes. Birthday Treats offers up over a dozen mouthwatering cakes and confections, four complete birthday menus with recipes, plenty of party theme ideas. In the colorful, winning tradition of all the Treats books, Birthday Treats inspires the whole family to join in the birthday fun.

Paperback,  96 pp,  $22.95. Buy now

Barefoot Contessa Parties!  by Ina Garten
Offers a wide array of menus for themed parties and such seasonal recipes as butternut squash, tomato fennel salad, chicken chili, and mango salsa.

Hardback,  262 pp,  $48.95. Buy now

Earthly Delights  by Jackie French
Indulge in your sensuality with a little help from Jackie French. With everything from how to make your own bubble bath to the benefits of owning a feather boa, Earthly Delights has something to tempt everyone, and everyone's lover, this Valentine's Day. Jackie French has been an organic orchardist and market gardener for many years. She has written numerous books on the subject (she is also a well-published fiction writer), as well as being the gardening columnist for Australian Women's Weekly and a regular contributor to magazines such as Wellbeing and Earthgarden.

Paperback,  128 pp,  $14.95. Buy now

Valentine Treats  by Sara Perry
Nothing says "I love you" like gifts made from the heart, and anyone struck with Cupid's arrow will find plenty of inspiration in Valentine Treats. So say it like you mean it with nostalgic Antique Valentines and a Sweetheart Candy Box. If that's not enough to sway the fickle, then let them hear the sweet Pitter Patter of your Pancakes, and dive into your Chocolate Cookie Truffles. Even the littlest cherubs will join in the fun with simple nosegays, no-fuss Peanut Butter with Love Sandwiches, and Pixie Postcards. Cupid's arrow will hit the bull's eye this holiday with the enchanting ideas in Valentine Treats.

Paperback,  96 pp,  $22.95. Buy now

The Big Book of Potluck: Good Food - and Lots of It - for Parties, Gatherings, and All Occasions  by Maryana Vollstedt
Maryana Vollstedt, Queen of the best-selling Big Book series, has put the luck back in potluck with more than 250 delicious, no-nonsense recipes. From Chile Cheese Wheels and citrusy Sunburst Salad, to Moroccan Chicken with Dates and Couscous and luscious Hazelnut-Cappuccino Cake, these crowd-pleasing dishes are perfect for toting to family reunions, book clubs, showers, church suppers, picnics, and parties galore - and have everyone begging for the recipe. With tips for streamlining preparation and suggestions for transporting treats safely, this heartwarming cookbook guarantees that dish will go home empty!

Paperback,  352 pp,  $27.95. Buy now

Jewish Holiday Treats  by Joan Zoloff
From Chanukah, Purim, Passover, and Shavuot to Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot, Jewish Holiday Treats serves up the traditional with clever twists. Welcome the festivities with tempting treats like Chanukah Star Cookies and Amazing Honey Cake. Tots and grandparents alike will take pleasure in constructing simple toys and decorations such as a deliciously detailed Gingerbread Sukkah. There's something in here for everyone. Classic recipes and fresh ideas combine in an approach to tradition that will involve the whole family. Beautifully photographed throughout, Jewish Holiday Treats will inspire families to cook, create and celebrate together.

Paperback,  96 pp,  $22.95. Buy now

The Essential Jewish Festival Cookbook  by Rose Evelyn
By the cookery editor of the "Jewish Chronicle", this single volume offers the religious and historical background to all the major festivals, together with the special recipes associated with each one.

Hardback,  200 pp,  $42.95. Buy now

Baby Showers: Ideas & Recipes for the Perfect Party   by Michele Adams, Gia Russo and Jonelle Weaver and others
With four stylish and contemporary party themes, Baby Showers offers menus, decorating ideas, simple projects for favors and gifts, and activities to suit a range of personalities. The Brunch treats Mom to a sunny morning buffet with a vibrant daisy theme and a delicious array of breakfast treats. Luncheon pampers the expectant guest with a sumptuous and healthy menu. Decorating the Nursery brings family and friends together for fun foods and an afternoon of sprucing up baby's new room. An Heirlooms and Memories shower encourages guests to contribute to a scrapbook that mom and baby will cherish for years to come. From choosing the site and sending the invites, to hosting a memorable occasion, Baby Showers delivers - everything but baby.

Paperback,  107 pp,  $22.95. Buy now

Annabel Karmel's Complete Party Planner  by Annabel Karmel
A guide for parents in search of the perfect party food and a party planner into the bargain. This book has over 120 recipe ideas for sandwiches, pizzas, dips and jellies, ice-cream and novelty birthday cakes. It also covers venues, games and prizes.

Hardback,  191 pp,  $35.00. Buy now

The Perfect Setting  by Peri Wolfman and Charles Gold
When the authors opened their first Wolfman, Gold & Good Company store in New York City's Soho in 1981, they immediately created a new look in tabletop design, combining simplicity with elegance. That look has remained popular ever since, so it's not surprising that this book is an enduring bestseller

Paperback,  192 pp,  $49.50. Buy now

Jewish Holiday Style  by Rita Milos Brownstein
At last -- the Jewish holidays transformed into exquisite celebrations, graced with sublime chic and elegant ease for the contemporary Jewish reader. Combining the flair of Martha Stewart with the warmth and accessibility of a delightful neighbor, Rita Milos Brownstein breathes new life into traditional Jewish holiday celebrations. Entertaining in high style creates marvelous holiday memories for your family, your friends, and yourself. For each of the ten major holidays, Brownstein offers suggestions for creative projects that will bring the whole family together and mouth-watering menus that make it effortless to prepare festivities of true material and spiritual splendor. With more than 85 full-color photographs and easy-to-follow step-b

,  145 pp,  $41.95. Buy now

Holiday Baking 
Land O' Lakes, one of America's oldest and most trusted names in baking, proudly introduces a volume of holiday treasures. This shining collection spotlights traditional cookies, buttery coffee cakes, elegant tarts and other baked indulgences. As always, helpful tips and hints and beautiful photos tastefully complete a classic cookbook that captures the holiday spirit.

Paperback,  128 pp,  $20.95. Buy now

Tea with Friends  by Elizabeth Knight and Carolyn Bucha
In a similar format to Storey's very successful Country Tea Parties, Tea with Friends presents a year's worth of occasions to bring friends together around a pot of tea. Includes 13 original, little-fuss party ideas illustrated with elegant watercolor paintings. Each party contains menus, tea recipes, and things to make or do to enhance the celebration

Paperback,  64 pp,  $20.95. Buy now

Great Parties  by Martha Stewart
Compiled from the pages of Martha Stewart Li ving magazine, Great Parties shows that entertaining is abou t caring. Each chapter shows a new setting with full colour photographs to accompany the mouth-watering recipes. '

Paperback,  144 pp,  $27.95. Buy now

A Simply Delicious Irish Christmas  by Darina Allen
Christmas too often is a complex combination of activity and frustration, yet it should be a reflective time for families, feasting, and fun. Here, the author provides recipes for delicious Irish dishes and helpful hints on reducing holiday stress. The recipes are kept simple to minimize preparation time. Many dishes, such as St. Stephen's Day Pie, even may be cooked ahead of time and frozen, or at least be kept a week or longer without the need for freezing, like White Christmas Cake. Just by doing this, anyone may instantly reduce the anxiety that accompanies last-minute cooking and enjoy an authentic Irish Christmas dinner as well

,  100 pp,  $22.95. Buy now

Entertaining  by Martha Stewart
A guide to entertaining includes three hundred original recipes, and offers tips on cocktail and dinner parties, holiday buffets, breakfasts, and wedding receptions for groups ranging from two to two hundred

,  314 pp,  $34.95. Buy now

Halloween Treats  by Donata Maggipinto
In this cornucopia of creative Halloween ideas, simple crafts, tasty treats, and ghoulish good times abound. From delicious "one cauldron" dinners such as creamy pumpkin soup to luscious devil's food cake and black cat cookies, here are recipes ideal for entertaining adults and children alike, both in the kitchen and at the table. And then there are the crafts. Kid-friendly projects such as trick-or-treat bags, spooky lanterns, and tissue ghosts, and easy ideas for beautiful centerpieces, place mats, and name cards keep everyone from the tots on up busy and happy. Filled with clever projects and delicious snacks, and illustrated throughout with colorful photographs.

Paperback,  96 pp,  $22.95. Buy now

Tabletops  by Barbara Milo Orbach
Offers ideas both simple and spectacular for decorating beautiful tables for entertaining and everyday, including centerpieces, candleshades, wreaths, and individual flower arrangements.

Hardback,  144 pp,  $38.95. Buy now

More So Fat, Low Fat, No Fat  by Betty Rohde
More than two hundred international low-fat and fat-free recipes are accompanied by tips and stories and provide for such occasions as a Christmas morning party, a New Year's buffet, sit-down dinners, and informal brunches.

Paperback,  255 pp,  $16.95. Buy now

Jewish Holiday Feasts  by Jeannette Ferrary
The festivals of the Jewish calendar are also celebrations of the wonderful foods associated with these venerable holidays. Jewish Holiday Feasts offers 45 delicious recipes, both traditional and contemporary, for the major holidays of Rosh Hashanah, Succoth, Passover, Shavuoth, and Hanukkah, as well as treats to enjoy all year round on the Sabbath. The comforts of cherished, familiar dishes, tailored to today's health-conscious needs, make the recipes in Jewish Holiday Feasts a pleasure to share with family and friends. Warmly illustrated with evocative drawings, this charming cookbook is a celebration in itself. L'chaim!

Paperback,  72 pp,  $14.95. Buy now