http://gherkinstomatoes.com/2009/11/27/christmas-cheer-start-your-engines/ Celebrating the Culinary History of France and her Former Colonies Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:10:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://gherkinstomatoes.com/2009/11/27/christmas-cheer-start-your-engines/comment-page-2/#comment-1986 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:12:57 +0000 http://gherkinstomatoes.com/?p=15079#comment-1986 I liked Jeff Smith’s Christmas cookbook, but that whole child-molest thing really put a damper on my membership in the Frugal Gourmet fan club. Smith’s book had a lot of history about Christmas and the attendant feast days, plus recipes for very traditional dishes. But Clancy’s book sounds like just the thing for me – the unabashed Christmas sentimentalist!!

]]> http://gherkinstomatoes.com/2009/11/27/christmas-cheer-start-your-engines/comment-page-1/#comment-1984 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:54:28 +0000 http://gherkinstomatoes.com/?p=15079#comment-1984 christmas has come much earlier this year even in the mediterranean, where the public authorities do not seem to bother too much with christmas decos until the middle of december – the credit crunch has made them re-think their normal policies, in an attempt (i suppose) to bring about some early christmas cheer!

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