Over 100 essential recipes for festive entertaining, with cocktails and accompanying canapes to serve and share with family and friends. Christmas is indeed the most wonderful time of the year, but it can also be stressful when hosting and catering for a crowd. As family and friends come together to eat drink and be merry, let this collection of drinks and nibbles guide you through advent right up to the new year You'll find everything you need to host at home, with recipes for everything from an elegant New Years Eve Soiree to a light Christmas morning brunch.

Cocktails encompass everything from the Snowball to the Mimosa, with more unusual recipes to make your drinks very merry indeed. Simple recipes for accompanying canapes, many of which can be prepared in advance, take the stress out of finding the perfect bite to accompany drinks and satisfy hungry guests. Add pizazz to any festive event, with Slow Roasted Tomato Galette with Black Olive Tapenade & Goat's Cheese, Sesame Maple Turkey Fingers or a Trio of Honey Baked Camembert With Calvados & Herbs.

With recipes for dessert canapes and syrupy cocktails to sweeten up occasions, this book is sure to get you and your guests into the Christmas spirit stress-free!