Winter Gatherings: Casual Food to Enjoy with Family and Friends

In preparation for those cold weather get-togethers of close friends and loved ones comes Winter Gatherings, the third volume in the popular Seasonal Gatherings series. The creator of more than twenty-five bestselling cookbooks—including Thanksgiving 101, Barbeque 101, and other popular 101 books—Rick Rogers brings us extraordinarily tasty dishes for all our winter gatherings, from Christmas and Hanukah to Super Bowl Sunday and Mardi Gras. With recipes utilizing local, sustainable ingredients, Winter Gatherings offers a wealth of seasonal delights, traditional dishes as well as delectable and surprising twists for the party table.

Looking for the perfect recipe to warm up a cold winter's night? Making use of the hearty seasonal produce from root vegetables to apples, from leafy greens to lush pears, the recipes in Winter Gatherings bring winter's flavors together perfectly.

Award-winning cooking instructor Rick Rodgers brings you purposefully cozy and uncomplicated recipes that highlight the particular flavors and tempting aromas of the winter season. For a dinner with friends after singing carols in the snow, nibble on Gruyère and Rosemary Gougères in front of the fire. Follow those with a main course of Braised Short Ribs with Dark Beer and Root Vegetables and a dessert of Maple Crémes Brûlées. You'll find recipes perfect for Hanukkah dinners with loved ones, as they'll clamor for Latkes with Apple-Jalapeño Salsa, or a special Valentine's Day made sweeter with a Chocolate and Orange Tart. Winter Gatherings has a complete selection of recipes for a festive holiday feast, whether you prefer the Rib Roast with Blue Cheese Crust or perhaps a not-so-traditional Baked Ham with Cranberry-Tangerine Glaze.

There's no better way to warm up the hearth this time of year than by sharing a hearty meal with your friends and family. With mouthwatering, soul-satisfying recipes and inspiring color photographs, Winter Gatherings will brighten your holiday table all season long.

“Rodgers . . . is at his creative best with Summer Gatherings, as he builds dishes around the ingredients that are in the garden in an effort to show readers that good food is fresh food—unprocessed and removed from the idea of the freezer (going from the garden to the pan and from the pan to the table)....Full of original plates that are easy to prepare . . . [Summer Gatherings is] a keeper on the cook-book shelf of every kitchen. . . . As another summer unfolds, the recipes collected in this book will take center stage, teaching that you don’t have to be a master chef to cook something savory and in step with the season.” - Electric Review

“Summer Gatherings will give my favorite specialty cookbook a run for its money. . . . [It] isn’t yet another ‘let’s barbeque’ guide with only slight variations on the same basic recipes. . . . This book focuses on the fresh fruits and vegetables that are abundant during the summer months.” - EarthlyDelights