Includes two bonus chapters of recipes, menus, party and decorating ideas, and shortcut treats!Bonus Chapter: Holiday Menus? Menus for Thanksgiving to Christmas and the Super Bowl including holiday brunches, appetizer parties, dessert parties, and simple dinners for busy families? Additional recipes new to this edition? Make-ahead information and time tables for all menus so more time is spent with guests, not in the kitchen? Fun and simple tabletop decorating ideas to dress up holiday tables? Tips to make holidays easier and more funBonus Chapter: Shortcut Treats? Simple cookies and candies (using a mix or just a few ingredients stirred together)? Food gifts that include easy packaging ideas? How to organize a cookie exchange? Simple decorating ideas to dress up packaged cookies