Jeanne Bice’s Quacker Factory Christmas: Simple Recipes, Fabulous Parties & Decorations to Put Sparkle, Not Stress into Your Season (The Quacker Factory) (Paperback)
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Quack Up Your Holidays!
Are you longing for the festive twinkling of holiday lights but yours are tangled and on the blink? Ready to wrap your Christmas gifts but can’t remember where you hid them? Would you like to get your friends together for a holiday open house but don’t know when you’d find the time or what you’d serve them? Relax. Or, as Jeanne Bice, founder of The Quacker Factory says, “Don’t get your tinsel in a tangle!”
Jeanne Bice, known to millions of fans as “the Head Quack” of the clothing line, The Quacker Factory, and designer-crafter extraordinaire, is here to show you how to make your home fittingly festive without the fuss. With the home-spun charm that has made her one of QVC’s most popular on-air guests, she will help you add sparkle to your season, whether you’ve been hosting holidays for years or don’t know which end of the turkey is up.
If you’re looking for appetizers that break the ice without breaking your back, are stuck on what to make for the holiday bake sale (again!), searching for the perfect gift while avoiding the mad rush at the mall, or just wanting to add more joy to your season, Jeanne has the advice and inspiration.
In addition to over a hundred family-favorite recipes, she shares simple Quacker-style decorating ideas along with complete menus for hosting themed parties, including a Crock-Pot Caroling Party, a Trim-a-Tree Party, a Cookie Exchange, and a Christmas Dinner Extraordinaire. From her never-fail no-lumps gravy and outrageous stuffing to original twists on old stand-bys like sweet potato casserole and corn cheese bake, you’ll be ready to entertain with poise and pizzazz.
With charming artwork and stunning photography, this all-in-one guide gives you everything you need to create fabulous holiday gatherings and the magical memories that go with them.
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Gifts to get, make, and wrap; decorating tips and Food! Food! Glorious Christmas Food! But don’t eat it all, or you’ll have to buy new Quacker clothes in a bigger size after the holidaze. Or maybe that’s Jeanne’s plot 
Written the way this popular hostess on That TV Shopping Channel talks (I can hear her speaking as I read. Or maybe the voice in my head is due to too many of her luscious and lascivious Peppermint Patty martinis and my over-cookied carbohydrate haze) and containing fun flashbacks of her growing up in Wisconsin,(Beer/Cheese biscuits!) this (at least mine is – I got the signed, hard-cover edition from QVC) beautiful color glossy book is sure to lessen your stress and defrazzle your holiday dazzle!
/TundraVision, Amazon Reviewer
I’ve read this book a couple of times now, and I’m still finding stuff I missed. I’ve also used several of the cookie recipes, and made a couple of the drinks (peppermint patty martini’s are great!) and everything is easy and do-able. I really like Jeanne’s philosophy on life, and I strive to apply her principals to my life also. Jeanne hasn’t had an easy life, and she has worked really hard to get where she is in life, and she gives me hope and inspiration. I recommend this book!