get- About Gooseberry Patch Get-Togethers G E with Gooseberry Patch welcomes you When friends T into the warm & cozy home of Gooseberry combine their - Patch. Where time spent with family & dreams, a business T friends enjoying the simple things of life is comes about that O always most important. Listen closely…as has heart. And WITH GOOSEBERRY PATCH that’s just what G you look through the beautiful full-color photographs, you can almost hear the laughter Gooseberry Patch E co-founders Vickie Vickie & JoAnn T of children, the crunch of autumn leaves and the crackling of a fire in the fireplace. Hutchins and Jo Ann H Martin have created. E Filled with over 150 tried & true recipes R that are easy-to-make, Get-Togethers with What began in 1984 as a way to work from home while their children were growing S Gooseberry Patch also offers simple cooking up, has grown into the highly popular, and entertaining tips throughout each W chapter to make even everyday meals feel well-loved Gooseberry Patch catalog and special. You’ll find the best recipes for any cookbook business of today. Gooseberry I T seasonal occasion from a delightful spring Patch mails over 10 million catalogs a year to addresses across the globe. Since H Garden Lunch with Chunky Chicken Salad with Smoked Gouda and Bursting 1992, Gooseberry Patch has published G with Berries Bundt Cake to a summer its popular line of cookbooks and now boasts over 6.5 million copies sold. O Pack a Picnic featuring Hot or Cold Fried Chicken, Herbed Deviled Eggs and Lattice- O Gooseberry Patch began with a foundation Topped Cherry Pie. Or as the seasons of friendship and a belief that old-fashioned S get colder, a crisp fall Weekend in the values are still the best…home, family & E Country, complete with Brown-Sugared friends. And since 1984, that belief has B Bacon, Cheesy Hashbrown Potatoes and continued with the growth of the company. E Sticky Pecan Buns to a holiday Cookie Now, over 50 community-style cookbooks, R Exchange with Fudgy Mint Cheesecake as well as exclusive kitchenware, candles, R Bars, Sparkling Sugar Cookies and Jam- quilts, calendars and more can be found in Y Filled Linzer Cookies. their catalog…everything you need to P Get-Togethers with Gooseberry Patch is make your house a home. A much more than a cookbook…it’s about www.gooseberrypatch.com T bringing family & friends together and 1-800-854-6673 C celebrating life’s simple pleasures with the ones you love most. H So come along...pull up a favorite chair, take a look inside and begin planning your $24.95 US best-ever gatherings! & $32.95 Canada FOOD TO BRING FAMILY FRIENDS TO THE TABLE get- WITH GOOSEBERRY PATCH THE GOOSEBERRY PATCH STORY As friends and neighbors we’d taken many evening walks together chatting about our kids, an upcoming auction or making plans for a road trip to the next flea market. We both loved country style and vintage finds, and it was during one walk home in the fall of 1984 that the idea for a mail-order company came about. Vickie & JoAnn We loved the thought of working from home and being with our families, and after several brainstorming sessions at the kitchen table, we created our very first catalog! We filled our catalog to the brim with country favorites like quilts, handmade cookie cutters, baskets, candles and wreaths, and soon we began receiving letters from customers who had become like friends to us. It wasn’t long before they began sharing tried & true recipes, traditions, tips and ideas. So, in 1992, we gathered together their handed-down recipes and heart-felt holiday memories, combined them with whimsical illustrations and created a cookbook called Old-Fashioned Country Christmas. Since then, we've created more than 50 community-style cookbooks. Gooseberry Patch is also a lifestyle, where time spent with those we love means the most. And in Get-Togethers with Gooseberry Patch, our very first full-color book, we’re excited to share fresh, fun, easy ideas for bringing everyone together. Also inside are some of our very best recipes, each one tested, that you’ll find yourself wanting to make again & again. Life’s all about celebrating the little things...a picnic in the country, a trip to the farmers’ market, brisk autumn days, the crunch of snow underfoot and sweet holiday homecomings. Each season has its own special moments, and no matter where we find ourselves, sharing those moments always brings love and laughter to our hearts. So come along! With this many simple country pleasures to be found, there’s no better time than now to bring food, family & friends together! A heartfelt “thanks”... to each & every one of you who helped make this book a reality. And to our families, thank you for your love and encouragement. With food that brings family & friends to the table, and ideas for celebrating in new ways, we hope this book is an inspiration for many fun-filled get-togethers! Copyright 2005, Gooseberry Patch 978-1-61281-072-0 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. 1-800-854-6673 www.gooseberrypatch.com GARDEN LUNCH 8 FARMERS’ MARKET 20 DINNER ON THE DECK 32 PACK A PICNIC 42 ON THE ROAD 54 AT THE LAKE 64 LET’S TAILGATE 76 AUTUMN HARVEST 88 WEEKEND IN THE 102 COUNTRY WINTER WARMERS 114 HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE 124 COOKIE EXCHANGE 138 777 Spring’s sprouting. . . a fragrant breeze, snowdrops and daffodils, the sound of a gentle rain. Spring is worth waiting for and there’s no better time to plant the seeds for a gardening get-together. Keep the menu a breeze…Sun-Dried Tomato & Parmesan Quiche and Fresh Spinach Salad with Strawberries are perfect paired with tall glasses of ice-cold Minted Mango Tea. For a sweet & simple dessert, Bursting with Berries Bundt Cake is filled with plump, juicy berries and topped with a dusting of powdered sugar. After lunch, friends can slip on gardening gloves and aprons and begin potting up perennials brought from home to share…what a terrific way to start a Friendship Garden. Swapping plants will be a sweet reminder of this day spent together. It’s time to sing out spring! 8 gardenlunch COOL-AS-A-CUCUMBER SOUP ORANGE-MELON SUNSHINE SALAD FRESH SPINACH SALAD WITH STRAWBERRIES TARRAGON-PARSLEY BUTTER DILLY EGG SALAD ON PUMPERNICKEL SPICED ZUCCHINI BREAD SUN-DRIED TOMATO & PARMESAN QUICHE CHUNKY CHICKEN SALAD WITH SMOKED GOUDA ITALIAN BEAN SALAD WITH TUNA BURSTING WITH BERRIES BUNDT CAKE MINTED MANGO TEA 9