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Product Description For a festive brunch, Country Club Eggs and Apricot-Almond Coffee Cake are sure to please. On snowy days, treat the kids to Gingerbread Pancakes and Christmas Cocoa. Warm 'em up at lunchtime with Lela's Beef & Vegetable Soup.Easy main dishes like Quick One-Pot Burrito Bowl and Sour Cream Spaghetti will help you get dinner on the table in a jiffy. Create new holiday traditions with Baked Ham with Citrus-Mustard Dressing or Mom's Barbecue Brisket. Nina's Corn Pudding, Zucchini Pecan Bread and Carrot Apple Slaw will make it a meal they'll always remember.Easy Pulled Pork for a Crowd and Aloha Chicken Wings are perfect for party time. Welcome the new year with Roasted Red Pepper Spread, Pauline's Spiced Peanuts and “Champagne” Punch...cheers! Of course, we couldn't forget Christmas sweets. Fill your cookie trays with Cherry Twinkles, Elf Thumbprints and Grandma's Jelly Cookies...delight everyone at dessert time with Red Velvet Poke Cake.You'll find easy-to-follow directions using familiar ingredients, plus sweet holiday memories and clever tips for creating your own sweet memories. From the Author Slow-Cooker Pork Rib Ragu 2 carrots, peeled and coarsely chopped 2 stalks celery, coarsely chopped 1 onion, thinly sliced 1 clove garlic, minced 4 lbs. meaty pork spareribs, cut into serving-size pieces 15-oz. can tomato sauce 1/2 c. beef broth 1-1/2 T. balsamic vinegar 1/2 t. dried oregano 1/2 t. dried thyme 1/2 t. salt 2 T. all-purpose flour 1/4 c. cold water cooked egg noodles Add carrots, celery, onion and garlic to a 6-quart slow cooker. Place pork ribs on top, overlapping as necessary. In a bowl, stir together tomato sauce, beef broth, vinegar and seasonings; spoon over pork. Cover and cook on low setting for 6 to 8 hours, until pork is tender. With slotted spoon, remove pork to a platter; cool slightly. Shred pork and set aside, discarding bones. In a small cup, whisk together flour and water until smooth. Skim fat from sauce in slow cooker; stir in flour mixture. Turn slow cooker to high setting. Cook, uncovered, about 15 minutes. Stir in pork; cook another 5 minutes, or until heated through. To serve, ladle pork and sauce over noodles. Makes 8 to 10 servings. From the Back Cover Dear Friend, Christmas is the time for cheer! Making and sharing delicious food is such a special part of that cheer. Tree trimming parties with friends, hot cocoa and cookies after sledding, and of course a glorious dinner on Christmas Day are all part of the merriment. A Very Merry Christmas Cookbook has all the scrumptious recipes you need for the merriest holiday season ever. A Very Merry Christmas Cookbook is filled with recipes and more, shared by cooks like you, handed down through generations and still enjoyed today. We've provided simple tips for making the holidays merry, plus a bonus chapter of fun seasonal memories. For a wonderful Christmas season from beginning to end, you'll love the recipes in this cookbook! Wishing you all the joys of Christmas, Jo Ann & Vickie About the Author Gooseberry Patch was founded in 1984 by Vickie Hutchins and Jo Ann Martin, two moms looking for a way to do what they loved and stay home with kids too. Gooseberry Patch is best known for their collection of family-friendly, community-style cookbooks. Each book is created with today's time-strapped, budget-conscious families in mind and filled with recipes shared by cooks all across the country… with some from friends in Canada and occasionally “across the pond”. Along with treasured family recipes, each book includes the stories the go along with these tried & true dishes.