The Christmas Companion: Recipes, crafts and inspiration for a magical festive season

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Skye McAlpine

The Christmas Companion

Recipes, crafts and inspiration for a magical festive season

Skye McAlpine

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
09 October 2025

General cookery & recipes; Cooking for parties

""Divine. Such good writing, and such delicious recipes - but also so genuinely useful. This book is the dream"" India Knight

The Christmas Companion is your indispensable guide to a cosy, relaxed and memorable Christmas. Whether it’s just you, a few nearest and dearest, or the whole extended friends and family, you’ll find countless recipes, crafts, tips and tricks to see you through the festive season.

From holiday parties, to bake sales, to Christmas lunch, fabulous recipes include: · Cocktails and nibbles including Chestnut Martinis and Pistachio & Parmesan Cantucci

· Centrepiece mains like Pomegranate Glazed Turkey and Ginger & Apricot Ham · Vegetarian showstoppers such as Beetroot & Horseradish Galette, Camembert & Cranberry Pithivier and an array of seasonal salads and sides · Indulgent treats and puddings including Flourless Chocolate Orange Cake, Salted Caramel Pecan Pie, Gingery Christmas Cake and Candy Cane Hearts

With pages of inspiration for decorating your home, recipes for edible gifts, menu ideas, effortless hosting tips, and instructions on everything from making an advent calendar to crafting your own crackers, this will be your trusted companion for bringing the magic, warmth and sparkle of Christmas for years to come.

""Skye is a maker of magic in the kitchen, and every glorious photograph inside makes me want to don my apron and press play on the carols"" Luke Edward Hall

By: Skye McAlpine
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 38mm
Weight: 976g
ISBN: 9781526681577
ISBN 10: 1526681579
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 09 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Skye McAlpine is a cookery writer who believes that food tastes best when shared with others. She is the author of three other books, A Table in Venice, A Table for Friends and A Table Full of Love, writes a monthly column for The Sunday Times and has contributed to publications from around the world, including vogue.com, Vanity Fair, Corriere della Sera and Conde Naste Traveller. In 2021 she launched her own created range of homeware, Skye McAlpine TAVOLA. Skye divides her time between London and Venice with her husband, Anthony, and her two sons, Aeneas and Achille. @skyemcalpine

Reviews for The Christmas Companion: Recipes, crafts and inspiration for a magical festive season

Skye's unabashed love for Christmas shines through these pages like a golden star placed high on a tree. At the heart of this book lies a collection of recipes for festive feasting that I can't wait to try and know will love, for Skye is a maker of magic in the kitchen, and every glorious photograph inside makes me want to don my apron and press play on the carols. Helpful tips and tricks, checklists and menu suggestions abound alongside, but prevailing Skye's book is a sense of fun, a revelling in the sheer joy that Christmas conjures. * Luke Edward Hall * It is DIVINE. So crazily beautiful, and such good writing, and such delicious recipes - but also so genuinely USEFUL. This book is the dream * India Knight * A new Christmas classic * Farrah Storr * Skye McAlpine has a flair for entertaining and her latest book puts her in her happy place: making the magic happen around the Christmas table. Think of it as a Delia-style bible with extra party planning and more sparkle. She covers all the bases with ideas from cocktails and canapés right through to making the most of leftovers, with many dishes given an Italian twist. Cold turkey tonnato (a tuna sauce more traditionally paired with veal) goes straight to the top of my Boxing Day list. * Tony Turnbull, The Times * Queen of hosting Skye McAlpine has written a Christmas cookbook and we want everything * Stylist magazine *