[1975]
"Christmas Dinner: Shrimp co*cktail, (Chilled Traminer, Riesling, or Rhine wine), Roast Goose with Sage and Onion Dressing, BraisedChestnuts, Giblet Gravy, Spicy Applesauce, Green Beans in Mustard Sauce, Molded Cranberry-Pecan Salad, Plum Pudding with Brandyor Rum Sauce, Milk, Coffee, Tea."
---The Doubleday Cookbook: Complete Contemporary Cooking, Jean Anderson & Elaine Hanna [Doubleday:Garden City NY] 1975 (p. 74)
[1976]
"Christmas Dinner: Oysters Rockefeller, Roast Domestic Goose, Baked Potatoes, Butter, Broccoli Casserole, Classic WaldorfSalad, Tutti-frutti Tortoni, Coffee, Tea."
---Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook [Meredith Corporation:Des Moines IA] 1976 (p. 383)
[1985]
"A quiet Christmas dinner for 8: Baked Scallops in herb butter, Roast duck with prune stuffing, Red cabbage with chestnuts, Champagne sherbet."
---"Christmas Dinner is the perfect excuse to indulge in the finest ingedients," Anne Willan, Chicago Tribune, December 15, 1985 (p. F3)
[1986]
"Holiday Buffet from the Frugal Gourmet (Jeff Smith): Appetizers: Crudites with Spriited Caviar Dip, West Coast Seafood Salad, Baked Garlic, Spinach-Cheese Rolls, Salmon Mousse. Main dishes: ORzo (rice-shaped pasta), Lamb with Fennel Sausage and Eggplant, Cannelloni with Tomato Sauce, Holiday Hazelnut Salad. Desserts: Lucscious four-layer torte with tangy cranberry and orange filling, plus whipped cream, Cheesecake topped with strawberries and kiwifruit." (p. 116-117)
"Great Cookies:Sesame Cookies, Holland Cookies, Nicholas Malgieri's Chocolatines, White Christmas Cookies, Molasses Sugar Cookies, Almond and Hazelnut Chocolate Crescents, Melting Moments, Grandma Drops, All-Purpose Gingerbread, Thousand-Dollar Tea Cookies, Grands Fours de Noel, Refrigerator Christmas Wreaths, Pecan Diamonds, Anise Drops, Magdelenas Castellamas French Gingersnaps, Les Biarritz." (p. 124-136)---Ladies' Home Journal, December 1986
[1987]
"Christmas Buffet: Braised Stuffed Flank Steak, Cold Gingered Loin of Pork, Mulled Cranberries in Red Wine, Broiled and Wilted Spinach Slaw with Goat Cheese, Cajun Carrot and Turnip Escabeche, Tomato Broccoli, Scalloed Potatoes with Red and Freen Peppers, Nutty Chocolate Strudel, Tangerine Mousse." (p. 81)
"Share a Fireside Dinner (Christmas Eve): Rosy Punch, Savory Stuffed Mushrooms, Hot Cheddar Puffs, Caviar Dip with Crudites, Shrimp in Cilantro Sauce, Tricolor Pizza, Macadamia-Pear Tart." (p. 83)
"When Friends Drop In: Peppery Cheese Twists, Pesto Bread, Smoked Turkey Medley, Tangy Cheese Ball, Picadillo Bread, Zippy Tuna Dip, Two-Tone Caviar Mousse." (p. 84)
---Family Circle, December 14, 1987
[NOTE: Holiday gift ideas from West Bend promote high performance food processor, electric wok, Oven Up toaster-oven-broiler, electric food chopper, electric skillet, Stir Crazy corn popper and automatic slow cooker (unpaged advertisem*nt inserted between pages 40 & 41.)]
[1988]
"Big Sky [Montana] Brunch for 16: Hot Ranch Egg Salad, Pan-Browned Venison Sausages, Orange-Honey Butter, Assorted Breads: Brown BRead, Muffins, Sesame Sticks, Nut Bread, Sourdough Niscuits, Sunshine Punch, Cowboy Coffee." (p. 78)
"La Jolla Holiday Barbecue Buffet: Oysters with Tomatillo Salsa, Tortilla Chips, Jicama Sticks, Grilled Turkey Drumsticks, Breast, and Banana Sqash with Cranberry Salsa, Skewered Sasuage, Onions, and Potatoes with Msutard Cream, Mixed Skewered Vegetables, Christmas Cookies, Tangerines, Mulled Cider, Sparking Water." (p. 80)
---Sunset (Mountain edition), December 1988
[1989]
"Cuisine Courante: A Southern Tree-Trimming Party: Lobster, Oyster, and Sausage Gumbo, Rice with Red Beans and Peas, Fried Cornmeal-Coated Okra, Southern Coffee parfaits, Praline Butter Cookies." (p. 132)
"Gourmet's Menus, Christmas Dinner: Warm Shrimp and Scallop Salad with Roasted Red Pepper Vinaigrette, Roast Goose with Sausage, Fennel, and Currant Stuffing and Wild Mushroom Port Gravy, Sauteed Potatoes and Celery Root, Brussels Sprouts and Carrots with Shallot Butter, Black Forest Cake, Eggnog Ice Cream." (p. 160)
---Gourmet, December 1989
[NOTE: Issue includes advertisiments for Black & Decker: Spacemaker Toast-R-Oven & Can Opener, Super Chopper, Handy Shortcut Micro-Processor, Handy Pop'n Serve Corn Popper, HandyBlender II, Cup-at-a-Time Drip Coffeemaker, HandyMixer Cordless Beater & Cool-Touch Wide-Slot Toaster. (p. 149-156)]