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The menu includes the following dishes:</p>\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Christmas Eve Seafood Stew</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Basic Green Salad</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Bread and Cheese</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Cranberry Cider Sorbet</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Meringue Wreath Cookies</p>\n </li>\n</ul>\n<p>Take this handy shopping list with you when you go grocery shopping for the ingredients:</p>\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">1 fennel bulb</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">1 small head butter lettuce</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">1/2 small head red or green leaf lettuce</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">1/2 small head romaine lettuce</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">1 pound cheese, your choice</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Three 4-ounce frozen lobster tails</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">2 dozen small clams</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">2 dozen mussels</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">2 pounds sea bass fillets</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">2 dozen large shrimp (20 to 25 per pound size)</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">4 cups bottled clam juice</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">2 loaves French bread</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">1-1/2 cups cranberry juice</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">1-1/2 cups apple cider</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">28-ounce can plum tomatoes</p>\n </li>\n</ul>\n<p>You may already have these items in your pantry, but check to make sure:</p>\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Onions</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Garlic</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Large eggs</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Sugar</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Cream of tartar</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Extra-virgin olive oil</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Balsamic vinegar</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Dijon mustard</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Thyme</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Rosemary</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Bay leaf</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Dry white wine</p>\n </li>\n</ul>","description":"<p>This seafood feast is a healthy low-fat meal that you can serve to guests any time, but it is an especially great meal during the busy holiday season. The menu includes the following dishes:</p>\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Christmas Eve Seafood Stew</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Basic Green Salad</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Bread and Cheese</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Cranberry Cider Sorbet</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Meringue Wreath Cookies</p>\n </li>\n</ul>\n<p>Take this handy shopping list with you when you go grocery shopping for the ingredients:</p>\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">1 fennel bulb</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">1 small head butter lettuce</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">1/2 small head red or green leaf lettuce</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">1/2 small head romaine lettuce</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">1 pound cheese, your choice</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Three 4-ounce frozen lobster tails</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">2 dozen small clams</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">2 dozen mussels</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">2 pounds sea bass fillets</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">2 dozen large shrimp (20 to 25 per pound size)</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">4 cups bottled clam juice</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">2 loaves French bread</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">1-1/2 cups cranberry juice</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">1-1/2 cups apple cider</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">28-ounce can plum tomatoes</p>\n </li>\n</ul>\n<p>You may already have these items in your pantry, but check to make sure:</p>\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Onions</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Garlic</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Large eggs</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Sugar</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Cream of tartar</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Extra-virgin olive oil</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Balsamic vinegar</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Dijon mustard</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Thyme</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Rosemary</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Bay leaf</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\">Dry white wine</p>\n </li>\n</ul>","blurb":"","authors":[{"authorId":9369,"name":"Dede Wilson","slug":"dede-wilson","description":" <b><i>Mexican Cooking</i></b><br /> <b>Mary Sue Milliken</b> and <b>Susan Feniger</b> may be “two gringas from the Midwest,” but they fell deeply in love with Mexican food when first introduced to it more than 20 years ago. The two chefs became friends in the late ’70s while working in the otherwise all-male kitchen of a prestigious French restaurant in Chicago called Le Perroquet. After honing their skills in fine restaurants in France and America, they opened their first restaurant, the highly celebrated City Café, in Los Angeles in 1981. These days, they divide their time between their three restaurants, Border Grills in Santa Monica and Las Vegas, and the upscale Ciudad in downtown Los Angeles. They also have authored five previous cookbooks, including <i>Mexican Cooking For Dummies,</i> host the popular Television Food Network series, <i>Too Hot Tamales,</i> and are heard regularly on Southern California radio. <p><b>Helene Siegel</b> is the co-author with Mary Sue and Susan of <i>City Cuisine, Mesa Mexicana, Cooking with the Too Hot Tamales,</i> and <i>Mexican Cooking For Dummies.</i> She also is the author of <i>The Ethnic Kitchen</i> series and 32 single subject cookbooks in the best-selling <i>Totally Cookbook</i> series. Her articles have appeared in the <i>Los Angeles Times,</i> the <i>Times Syndicate, Fine Cooking,</i> and on the Web at cuisinenet.com.</p> <p><b><i>Italian Cooking<br /> </i></b><b>Cesare Casella</b> was born in a small town outside Lucca, Italy. He grew up in and around his family’s restaurant, called Il Vipore. As a young chef, he transformed Il Vipore into a world-class establishment, earning a well-deserved Michelin star. Since 1993, Casella has been working as a chef at several leading Italian restaurants in New York. He is the coauthor of <i>Diary of a Tuscan Chef</i> and <i>Italian Cooking For Dummies.</i></p> <p><b>Jack Bishop</b> is the author or coauthor of several books on Italian food, including <i>The Complete Italian Vegetarian Cookbook, Pasta e Verdura, Lasagna,</i> and <i>Italian Cooking For Dummies.</i> He is the senior writer for <i>Cook’s Illustrated</i> and writes for various national magazines and newspapers. He has studied cooking in Italy.</p> <p><b><i>French Cooking and Greek and Middle Eastern Cooking</i></b><br /> <b>Tom Lacalamita</b> (Long Island, New York) is a best-selling author of five appliance-related cookbooks. Nominated for a James Beard cookbook award, Tom is considered a national authority on housewares and has appeared on hundreds of television and radio shows across the country. With a passion for food, cooking, and all sorts of kitchen gadgets, Tom is a spokesperson for various food and housewares manufacturers. He is the author of <i>Slow Cookers For Dummies</i> and <i>Pressure Cookers For Dummies.</i></p> <p><b><i>Indian Cooking</i></b><br /> <b>Heather Dismore</b> began her career as a well-traveled, highly productive restaurant manager. She left the industry to devote time to her family and her love of writing. In a publishing career spanning over a decade, her work has impacted some 400 titles. Dismore resides in Naperville, Illinois, with her husband, who is a professional chef, and their two daughters. 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Dede is also a frequent contributor to <i>Bon Appétit</i> magazine and a contributing editor to <i>Pastry Art and Design</i> magazine and is the food and entertainment expert for CanDoWoman.com. Dede has written three other cookbooks, including <i>The Wedding Cake Book</i> (Wiley, 1997), which was nominated for an IACP Julia Child Cookbook Award. She also authored <i>Christmas Cooking For Dummies</i> and <i>Appetizers For Dummies.</i></p> <p><b><i>Thai Cooking</i></b><br /> <b>Joan H. Moravek</b> left the Securities Industry in 1990 and decided to pursue a career in the food service industry. The last 12 years have led her to explore some of the many facets of the culinary profession. A lifelong resident of Chicago, Joan has traveled extensively and continues to educate herself by researching, cooking, and “eating her way” through the cuisines of many countries.</p> <p><b>Kristin Eddy</b> is the Food Writer for the <i>Chicago Tribune</i> and also covers Travel and Health stories for the paper. During 17 years as an award-winning writer, Eddy has worked for the <i>Washington Post, Atlanta Journal-Constitution</i> and the <i>Cleveland Plain Dealer,</i> covering everything from news and health stories to restaurant reviews and the 1996 Olympic Games. As the daughter of a diplomat, Eddy was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and lived in Aleppo and Damascus, Syria; Istanbul, London, and Paris. She has traveled widely on assignment for the <i>Tribune,</i> reporting food stories from around the U.S. as well as Istanbul, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, and Jamaica. 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They also have authored five previous cookbooks, including <i>Mexican Cooking For Dummies,</i> host the popular Television Food Network series, <i>Too Hot Tamales,</i> and are heard regularly on Southern California radio. <p><b>Helene Siegel</b> is the co-author with Mary Sue and Susan of <i>City Cuisine, Mesa Mexicana, Cooking with the Too Hot Tamales,</i> and <i>Mexican Cooking For Dummies.</i> She also is the author of <i>The Ethnic Kitchen</i> series and 32 single subject cookbooks in the best-selling <i>Totally Cookbook</i> series. Her articles have appeared in the <i>Los Angeles Times,</i> the <i>Times Syndicate, Fine Cooking,</i> and on the Web at cuisinenet.com.</p> <p><b><i>Italian Cooking<br /> </i></b><b>Cesare Casella</b> was born in a small town outside Lucca, Italy. He grew up in and around his family’s restaurant, called Il Vipore. As a young chef, he transformed Il Vipore into a world-class establishment, earning a well-deserved Michelin star. 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His many talents are showcased in over two dozen best-selling cookbooks, including <i>Martin Yan’s Feast: The Best of Yan Can Cook, Martin Yan’s Invitation to Chinese Cooking,</i> and <i>Chinese Cooking For Dummies.</i> Yan is the founder of the Yan Can International Cooking School in the San Francisco Bay Area. <i>Yan Can Cook</i> has received national and international recognition, including a 1998 Daytime Emmy Award, a 1996 James Beard Award for Best TV Food Journalism, and a 1994 James Beard Award for Best TV Cooking Show.</p> <p><b><i>Japanese Cooking</i></b><br /> <b>Dede Wilson, CCP</b> (Certified Culinary Professional), is a self-taught chef who loves making appetizers and organizing parties. She has worked professionally for more than 17 years as a restaurant chef, bakery owner, caterer, recipe developer, radio talk-show host, and frequent television guest. Dede is also a frequent contributor to <i>Bon Appétit</i> magazine and a contributing editor to <i>Pastry Art and Design</i> magazine and is the food and entertainment expert for CanDoWoman.com. Dede has written three other cookbooks, including <i>The Wedding Cake Book</i> (Wiley, 1997), which was nominated for an IACP Julia Child Cookbook Award. She also authored <i>Christmas Cooking For Dummies</i> and <i>Appetizers For Dummies.</i></p> <p><b><i>Thai Cooking</i></b><br /> <b>Joan H. Moravek</b> left the Securities Industry in 1990 and decided to pursue a career in the food service industry. The last 12 years have led her to explore some of the many facets of the culinary profession. 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Shopping List for a Healthy Holiday Meal for Six

By: Dede Wilson and

Updated: 03-26-2016

From The Book: Christmas Cooking For Dummies

Christmas Cooking For Dummies

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This seafood feast is a healthy low-fat meal that you can serve to guests any time, but it is an especially great meal during the busy holiday season. The menu includes the following dishes:

Christmas Eve Seafood Stew
Basic Green Salad
Bread and Cheese
Cranberry Cider Sorbet
Meringue Wreath Cookies

Take this handy shopping list with you when you go grocery shopping for the ingredients:

1 fennel bulb
1 small head butter lettuce
1/2 small head red or green leaf lettuce
1/2 small head romaine lettuce
1 pound cheese, your choice
Three 4-ounce frozen lobster tails
2 dozen small clams
2 dozen mussels
2 pounds sea bass fillets
2 dozen large shrimp (20 to 25 per pound size)
4 cups bottled clam juice
2 loaves French bread
1-1/2 cups cranberry juice
1-1/2 cups apple cider
28-ounce can plum tomatoes

You may already have these items in your pantry, but check to make sure:

Onions
Garlic
Large eggs
Sugar
Cream of tartar
Extra-virgin olive oil
Balsamic vinegar
Dijon mustard
Thyme
Rosemary
Bay leaf
Dry white wine

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This article is from the book:

Christmas Cooking For Dummies ,

About the book author:

Dede Wilson, CCP, contributes to Bon Appétit and Pastry and Design magazine and to NBC's Todayshow. She is also the Food and Entertaining expert for CanDoWoman.com.

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