This scrapbook style keepsake is filled with page after page of favorite family recipes. Filled with honey roasted pork with autumn rice, baked sweet onion spread, country cornbread and more, as well as family photos and lighthearted memories to make you smile. Enjoy this recipe from In the Kitchen with Family & Friends Cookbook . Italian Easter Bread 1/2 c. warm water 2 pkgs. active dry yeast 1/2 c. milk, scalded 1/2 c. sugar 1 t. salt 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 c. shortening, softened 4-1/2 to 5 c. all-purpose flour 2 t. lemon extract 1/2 c. golden raisins 1 doz. white-shell eggs 1 pkg. egg coloring kit Pour water into a large mixing bowl; add yeast and stir until dissolved. Cool milk to lukewarm and add dry mixture. Add sugar, salt, eggs, shortening and lemon extract. Blend in flour and knead until dough is smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes; add raisins. Shape dough into a ball and place in an oiled bowl. Cover with a towel and let rest in a warm place until double in size, about 2 hours. Tint uncooked eggs according to package directions; let dry while dough in rising. Divide dough into 3 portions. Roll each out into equal lengths and braid. Form braid into a circle and place on a greased cookie sheet. If desired, place eggs between each "nest" or braid, the eggs will cook while baking, cover and let rise for 40 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes. A friend of mine was on her way to Alabama and they stopped at a country store. She saw a Gooseberry Patch book with my name in it. It was a thrill when she told me about it! I keep all of my Gooseberry Patch books in a basket on top of my hutch, and proudly tell my kids, "Mom was published!" One of my favorite things about the books is seeing recipes from all over the country, and how they're different than recipes I might already have. - Wendy Lee Paffenroth, Strawberry Hill Farm, NY I love all of the Gooseberry Patch cookbooks, and I have all of them. What Gooseberry Patch does speaks to me...how many businesses have that small-town feel? How many businesses say, "We'd love to hear from you," and really mean it, and even write back?That's what makes Gooseberry Patch special for me. - Kathy Grashoff, Fort Wayne, IN I received Holidays at Home as an early Christmas present from two dear friends. The illustrations are wonderful, the recipes yummy and all the ideas and Christmas memories warmed the heart. What a joy to receive! - Luana Wiens, Milwaukie, OR Dear Friend, How quickly time passes! Over the last fifteen years you have become our friend, and when the postman arrives daily with your letters, each one is a special treat! We've swapped recipes, traditions and decorating tips. You've sent pictures of your children as they've grown, told us about your latest flea-market finds and shared your memories, hopes and dreams. Together we've enjoyed the best country pleasures...baking bread, carving pumpkins, decorating cookies and stitching quilts. You cheered us on as we tried our hand at our very first cookbook and as we've grown, so has our circle of friends. I n the Kitchen with Family & Friends celebrates that friendship! Inside you'll find recipes like Honey Roasted Pork with Autumn Rice, Baked Vidalia Onion Spread, Garlic & Basil Mashed Potatoes and Country Cornbread... recipes from our friends across the country and our own Gooseberry Patch family! Thank you for sharing your best with us through the years. From the Heart! Vickie & Jo Ann Back in 1984, we were next-door neighbors raising our families in the little town of Delaware, Ohio. Two moms with small children, we were looking for a way to do what we loved and stay home with the kids too. We had always shared a love of home cooking and making memories with family & friends and so, after many a conversation over the backyard fence, Gooseberry Patch was born. We put together our first catalog at our kitchen tables, enlisting the help of our loved ones wherever we could. From that very first mailing, we found an immediate connection with many of our customers and it wasn't long before we began receiving letters, photos and recipes from these new friends. In 1992, we put together our very first cookbook, compiled from hundreds of these recipes and, the rest, as they say, is history. Hard to believe it's been over 25 years since those kitchen-table days! From that original little Gooseberry Patch family, we've grown to include an amazing group of creative folks who love cooking, decorating and creating as much as we do. Today, we're best known for our homestyle, family-friendly cookbooks, now recognized as national bestsellers. One thing's for sure, we couldn't have done it without our friends all across the country. Each year, we're honored to turn thousands of your recipes into our collectible cookbooks. Our hope is that each book captures the stories and heart of all of you who have shared with us. Whether you've been with us since the b