Family Favorites Recipes (Gooseberry Patch (Hardcover)) - Tapa dura

For over 24 years, neighbors & friends Vickie & Jo Ann have shared their love of antiques, gardening, decorating and food within the pages of their county store mail-order business. Now they're excited about their newest book featuring year-round treasures of family traditions and delicious food.

Family Favorite Recipes is brimming with photographs, family memories & traditions, tabletop decorating tips, party pointers, gift ideas and tried & true homestyle recipes. You'll rediscover some old favorites as well as find some soon-to-be favorites.

Vickie & Jo Ann share some of their favorite personal recipes throughout the years. As you flip through these pages, look for memorable contributions from others in the Gooseberry Patch family as well. Because when it comes to parties, the folks at Gooseberry Patch know how to entertain! Let Country Friends¨ Mary Elizabeth, Holly & Kate guide you through their tips for Stress-Free Party Planning. You'll gain confidence & ease as well as cooking & entertaining success.

Tips abound to guide you through these easy, doable recipes. From appetizers to desserts, with lots of hearty entrees, savory side dishes and luscious breads in between, you'll hardly know what to cook first with over 200 recipes to choose from!

A gift from the kitchen is a true gift from the heart! For your next giving occasion, choose from over 20 ideas for homemade treats and creative packaging. They'll be welcomed by all!

Let Gooseberry Patch guide you through the seasons of the year with 16 menu plans that use recipes from within this cookbook. From a menu of glazed ham, fresh asparagus and potato salad that celebrates spring, to a wintry night warmed up with Creamy White Chili and Fiesta Cornbread, each menu features photographs of the finished recipes.

Join Vickie & Jo Ann and their Country Friends as they take a trip down memory lane to celebrate the culinary delights and traditions of Family Favorite Recipes.

Back in 1984, we were next-door neighbors raising our families in the little town of Delaware, Ohio. Two moms with small children, we were looking for a way to do what we loved and stay home with the kids too. We had always shared a love of home cooking and making memories with family & friends and so, after many a conversation over the backyard fence, Gooseberry Patch was born.

We put together our first catalog at our kitchen tables, enlisting the help of our loved ones wherever we could. From that very first mailing, we found an immediate connection with many of our customers and it wasn't long before we began receiving letters, photos and recipes from these new friends. In 1992, we put together our very first cookbook, compiled from hundreds of these recipes and, the rest, as they say, is history.

Hard to believe it's been over 25 years since those kitchen-table days! From that original little Gooseberry Patch family, we've grown to include an amazing group of creative folks who love cooking, decorating and creating as much as we do. Today, we're best known for our homestyle, family-friendly cookbooks, now recognized as national bestsellers.

One thing's for sure, we couldn't have done it without our friends all across the country. Each year, we're honored to turn thousands of your recipes into our collectible cookbooks. Our hope is that each book captures the stories and heart of all of you who have shared with us. Whether you've been with us since the beginning or are just discovering us, welcome to the Gooseberry Patch family!