Christmas in the Kitchen

100 Large-Print Holiday Food Puzzles

Christmas in the Kitchen by Chef David Arnold — 3D book cover

The holidays have always had a special relationship with the kitchen.

Christmas in the Kitchen celebrates the foods, baking, ingredients, traditions, festive dishes, and kitchen memories that make the season feel familiar.

This collection is designed for home cooks, chefs, culinary students, families, holiday hosts, and anyone who enjoys the food side of Christmas.

This book is for you if:

  • You enjoy Christmas food and holiday traditions
  • You like large-print puzzles that are easy to read
  • You love baking, festive dishes, and seasonal ingredients
  • You want a relaxing holiday activity for quiet evenings or family gatherings
  • You are looking for a food-themed Christmas gift
  • You enjoy culinary puzzles without complicated instructions
  • You want something fun to enjoy between holiday meals

Paperback $9.95


Inside You’ll Find:

  • 100 original large-print holiday food puzzles
  • Christmas baking and pastry themes
  • Holiday breads, cookies, cakes, pies, and sweets
  • Roasts, hams, turkeys, sides, sauces, and festive dishes
  • Seasonal fruits, spices, herbs, and ingredients
  • Christmas drinks and warm beverages
  • Holiday kitchen traditions from different regions
  • Festive food vocabulary and culinary terms
  • Complete answer keys

A Holiday Tour Through the Kitchen

The puzzles are built around the foods and traditions that make Christmas in the kitchen so memorable.

Holiday Baking

Explore cookies, cakes, pies, breads, pastries, puddings, candies, and other seasonal favorites.

Festive Meals

Work through the language of roasts, poultry, hams, side dishes, sauces, vegetables, and celebration foods.

Seasonal Ingredients

Recognize spices, fruits, nuts, herbs, chocolate, citrus, dried fruits, and the ingredients that appear again and again during the holidays.

Christmas Drinks

From coffee and cocoa to punches, teas, and festive beverages, holiday drinks bring their own vocabulary and traditions.

Kitchen Traditions

Holiday cooking is about more than recipes. It is about family routines, handed-down methods, favorite dishes, and the little rituals that return every year.

Foods from Around the World

Christmas tables vary widely from one country to another. Some puzzles explore the dishes and ingredients associated with different holiday traditions.

The goal is simple: create a relaxed, festive puzzle collection built around the foods people look forward to all year.


Made for the Holiday Season

This is not a generic Christmas word-search book with a few food terms mixed in.

It is built around the kitchen, the table, the recipes, the ingredients, and the culinary traditions that make the holiday season special.

Whether you solve a few puzzles after dinner, bring the book along while traveling, share it with family, or give it as a gift, it is designed to be easy to enjoy throughout the season.


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