Christmas Menu Maker from Fine Cooking

From the publishers of the Thanksgiving Menu Maker, with over 40,000 downloads, comes Fine Cooking’s new Christmas Dinner Menu Maker app, where you build the menu and leave the shopping list and scheduling to us.

Featuring our all-time favorite Christmas recipes—beef tenderloin, baked ham, roast turkey, and hearty baked pastas—our easy-to-use app lets you customize the meal to suit your family’s traditions: from casual open house-style dishes that will feed a crowd to wow-inducing recipes for more formal celebrations.

PLUS: get an interactive shopping list and a personalized schedule—all based on your menu.

Our Menu Maker is super simple to use. Recipes are divided into four courses: Starters, Main Dishes, Sides, and Dessert. Recipe selection screens allow you to quickly see what’s available within each course. From super-simple dishes ready in minutes to pull-out-all-the-stops holiday projects (hello croquembouche), there are recipes to suit every style of celebrating.

And because all of the recipes are contained within the app, you can access the recipes without internet access.

Once you have created your menu, tap on the Shopping List to see what you need. Shop with your iPad in the cart to check off items as you go. Or email the list and print it out if you need to make notes or additions.

When you are ready to start cooking, tap Schedule for a handy timeline for what needs to be done when and how far ahead you can do it.

In addition to all of the delicious recipes, the shopping list, and the schedule, you’ll get online BONUS CONTENT with all the tips, techniques, and advice you need to make this holiday meal the best ever.

• How-To Videos—on everything from perfectly roasting beef tenderloin to adding a decorative flair to pie crust

• Gingerbread Men—how to make the most delicious version of this holiday favorite
• Christmas Cocktails—plus which wines to pour and which to give

•Baking Guide—tis the season for baking and this handy guide tells you all you need to know

• PLUS: A complete bonus holiday menu to feed a crowd and a holiday guide featuring hundreds more recipes, including gifts to bake and give