Gulf Weekly Book Club

BOOK OF THE WEEK with Charlie Richards.

Jamie Oliver’s Christmas Cookbook, Jamie Oliver, ISBN 978-0718183653 (Michael Joseph) BD12.700 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members

YOU’LL find all the classics as well as tasty alternatives, including: salmon pate, apple and squash soup, roast turkey, goose and venison, nut roast and baked squash, best roasties, baked mash, parsnips, glazed carrots, four ways to do sprouts; gravies and cranberry sauce, meat and vegetarian stuffing, turkey risotto, Christmas pud, trifles, pavlova, chocolate logs, Christmas cake, mince pies, gingerbread, baked camembert, smoked salmon bilinis, hot buttered rum and many, many more delicious recipes.

All the bases are covered with everything you need for the big day and any feasting meals over the festive period, as well as
party fare, edible gifts, teatime treats, cocktails and of course, exciting ways to embrace and celebrate those leftovers.

You’ll also find all the deeply important technical info you need, such as cooking charts, and wherever possible, the recipes are designed to be cooked at the same oven temperature, so you can be efficient with time and oven space, and it’ll be super-easy for you to mix and match the different elements and build your own perfect Christmas meal.

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A Nightingale Christmas Carol, Donna Douglas, ISBN 978-1784750015
(Random House) BD2.900 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members. THE Nightingale Hospital, London, 1944: With her husband Nick away fighting, Dora struggles to keep the home fires burning and is put in charge of a ward full of German prisoners of war. Can she find it in her heart to care for her enemies? Fellow nurse Kitty thinks she might be falling for a German soldier, whilst Dora’s old friend Helen returns from Europe with a dark secret. Can the women overcome their prejudices and the troubles of their past to do their duty for their country? MY FAVOURITE READ OF THE WEEK The Christmasaurus, Tom Fletcher, ISBN 978-0141373324 (Puffin) BD6.300 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members THE magical, moving and bestselling first children’s novel from Tom Fletcher. Forget everything you thought you knew about the North Pole, and set off on a Christmas Eve adventure with boy named William Trundle, an elf named Snozzletrump, Santa Claus (yes! The real Santa Claus!), a nasty piece of work called the Hunter, and a most unusual dinosaur.