Christmas with Irena

Let Irena help you plan the sweets you serve and those you give away this holiday season. From muffins and pies to cakes and cookies Christmas with Irena: Confectionary Classics is your one stop guide to all of your holiday baking essentials.

As the recipient of 12 Tastemaker awards and author of various cookbooks of all courses and cuisines, Irena Chalmers' recipes make perfect additions to all of your holiday traditions. Christmas with Irena presents short, simple, and easy-to-read recipes that look and taste irresistibly delicious. While these recipes are suitable for beginners, more accomplished bakers may find Irena's approach refreshing and practical, too. 

Irena Chalmers

Irena Chalmers is the author of more than forty books and has regularly contributed to such publications as The New York Times, Food & Wine, Gastronomica, Food Arts, and Nation's Restaurant News. She is a founding member and past president of both the International Association of Culinary Professionals and Les Dames d'Escoffier International, as well as a James Beard Foundation Who's Who of Food And Beverage in America. Chalmers currently divides her time as a faculty member at The Culinary Institute of America, The Last Word columnist for Chef magazine and counselor to many about to embark on their own culinary adventure.

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