Holidays

The Best of Martha Stewart Living

by Martha Stewart Living

What more can we say? IT'S MARTHA!!!

Genres: Cookbooks, Christmas, Nonfiction, Holiday, Cooking, Reference

144 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Martha Stewart Living magazine was first published in 1990. Over the years, more than two dozen books have been published by the magazine's editors.

Reviews

[Jules | Friday Night Readers · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book because it's nonfiction from Gilmore Girls (Season 6, Episode 10 “He’s Slippin ‘Em Bread, Dig?”) for our Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge (https://fridaynightreaders.com/rory-g...) this month.

This book is like an elevated version of the magazine. It guides you from Thanksgiving through New Year’s with lots of recipes and other high-level seasonal inspiration along the way.

It was just what I needed at this moment. We are living in a world of more content, faster, and lower quality. This 1990s-era holiday guide forces us, instead, to take a step back and pay attention to seasonal content of the most thoughtful and detailed kind. I so miss the days of magazines and catalogs when every little thing mattered and the end product was more important than getting attention. The cookie recipes are abundant and unique, and I want to make and eat every single one. There were also elements that felt aspirational, and I liked that eye candy, even if I won’t actually do it.

It’s for anyone who misses magazine culture and anyone who loves Martha. It’s a lovely way to spend an hour with a warm beverage and decide what inspiration you want to try yourself.

[Meg Onthemove Reading · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little old fashioned these days but it has a lot of up market recipes.

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I copied two recipes to try, otherwise I've seen better from MSL.

[Stefanie Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

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