Celebrate Spring - Softcover

  • 4.20 out of 5 stars
    25 ratings by Goodreads
 
9781888052107: Celebrate Spring

Synopsis

It's all about the joyous season of the earth's awakening! The warm, welcome days bring friends outdoors for tea parties, herbal luncheons, country weddings, garden gatherings, Easter celebrations, April showers and bright spring flowers. Filled with springtime recipes and clever decorating ideas for the season. Hardcover, 128 pages. (9-1/4" x 6-1/2")
 

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

Back in 1984, we were next-door neighbors raising our families in the little town of Delaware, Ohio. Two moms with small children, we were looking for a way to do what we loved and stay home with the kids too. We had always shared a love of home cooking and making memories with family & friends and so, after many a conversation over the backyard fence, Gooseberry Patch was born.
 
We put together our first catalog at our kitchen tables, enlisting the help of our loved ones wherever we could. From that very first mailing, we found an immediate connection with many of our customers and it wasn't long before we began receiving letters, photos and recipes from these new friends. In 1992, we put together our very first cookbook, compiled from hundreds of these recipes and, the rest, as they say, is history.
 
Hard to believe it's been over 25 years since those kitchen-table days! From that original little Gooseberry Patch family, we've grown to include an amazing group of creative folks who love cooking, decorating and creating as much as we do. Today, we're best known for our homestyle, family-friendly cookbooks, now recognized as national bestsellers.
 
One thing's for sure, we couldn't have done it without our friends all across the country. Each year, we're honored to turn thousands of your recipes into our collectible cookbooks. Our hope is that each book captures the stories and heart of all of you who have shared with us. Whether you've been with us since the beginning or are just discovering us, welcome to the Gooseberry Patch family!
 

From the Back Cover

Dear Friend,

Spring is the season of dreams come true...that first warm breeze after winter's deep sleep. As the earth awakens we arrange our seeds and shovels and dig in, dreaming of vine-ripened tomatoes. Bright red tulips and soft yellow daffodils signal their welcome among fresh clusters of parsley, tender asparagus and juicy red rhubarb.

More than anything, spring is an awakening of the senses. The chirping of birds, the aroma of fresh earth, the sighting of tiny green buds, baby bunnies and brown button mushrooms, the soft rhythm of raindrops. We celebrate with fresh flowers, baked hams and herbal dishes, garden gatherings, tea parties and dozens of reasons to get together with family & friends.

In Celebrate Spring you'll find a bouquet of recipes, colorful tips and how-to's designed especially for this joyful season of earths awakening...a celebration of life itself.

Dreaming of Spring,
Vickie & Jo Ann

From the Inside Flap

I just had to write and tell you how much I love your cookbooks. I received Welcome Home for the Holidays as a gift from my sister. It was the first book in what has now become a cherished collection. It makes me feel good just to sit and read about special times of the year and the many ways families celebrate. The stories about holidays past always stir up my own memories of family celebrations. Your books have almost a magic about them. That is the magic of family and love. I hope we all learn to enjoy it while we can. Time is precious. Your books are wonderful! I always look forward to the next one. Thank You!
- Cynthia Johnston-Bumar, Loyalhanna, PA

I was enchanted with For Bees & Me which I happened upon by accident and had to give to myself! I purchased Good For You for my mother on Mother's Day, and my six-year-old daughter has requested one of your holiday books so that she'll have it when she grows up!
- Julie Ebersole, Chehalis, WA

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.