Christmas Cookbooks: The Christmas Movie Cookbook by Julia Rutland

 

While browsing social media one day in November, I came across an ad that included The Christmas Movie Cookbook by Julia Rutland. One of the kids ended up buying me this book for Christmas. 

This colorful and fun cookbook includes recipes from some of your favorite holiday films--or films with memorable Christmas scenes--through the decades: The Polar Express, Little Women, Miracle on 34th Street, Home Alone, Christmas in Connecticut, Gremlins, Elf, and more.

Separated into typical cookbook section format, the glossy pages include beautiful photographs and a discussion of the movie from which each recipe comes. Rutland opens with her introduction, tips for entertaining, and holiday menu ideas based upon the recipes found inside, then concludes with metric charts for those outside of the United States, a helpful index, and information about herself.

What I love most about The Christmas Movie Cookbook is the variety of recipes included and the diverse types of movies featured. Whether you are looking for new holiday menus to inspire your entertaining, seeking to find some interesting pop culture tidbits, or just want to try some new recipes, The Christmas Movie Cookbook is an excellent resource to explore.

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ S&S/Simon Element (September 6, 2022)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1982189371
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1982189372

This review contains my honest opinions, which I have not been compensated for in any way.

Top Ten Tuesday: My Top Ten Christmas Cookbooks

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together.    

One of our family's favorite things to do around the holidays is cook and bake. So for today's freebie, I am sharing my...

Top Ten Christmas Cookbooks

When all the kids were little, we had cookie exchanges here and at school for the teachers, so I found this book helpful. 

This is a great all around cookbook for all types of courses you might make around the holidays. It also includes slow cooker recipes and easy dinners for those busy December evenings. 

This one is my all-time favorite. When we used to host Christmas Eve parties, I turned to this book to make appetizers and desserts. It has a basic recipe for Tiropitakia, which are feta cheese triangles made with phyllo pastry. The wassail recipe I used for those parties came from this book. 

This is a book that is fun for the kids; even though I used it more than they ever did. It has an amazing New York, New York Super Crumb Cake that I used to gift the neighbors. 

I reviewed this book when it first came out. The recipes aren't overly complex, which is why I liked it back in 2008 when I was a busy mom putting on Christmas parties. 

The next five books are ones I would like to buy/try because of their topic or tie-in to something I already enjoy.

I love old-fashioned recipes and vintage decor. 

I wish I had seen this book when it was offered on NetGalley. I would have tried out some of these recipes for my review.

The Lil' Diva and I would enjoy this one.

The Lil' Diva and the Lil' Princess would enjoy throwing a themed December party with this one.

One of the things I enjoy about Amish novels is the recipes they include. I would love to try some of these recipes at Christmastime. 

What do you think of this list? Do you own any of these? Have you ever bought a cookbook with a book or movie tie-in?