Christmas is just around the corner, and you know what that means: you have to whip up a delicious feast for your Noche Buena celebration on Christmas Eve! If you're having trouble preparing for the big day, Good Housekeeping Magazine makes the work easier for you in their December 2011 issue.

Their cover story features a guide to cooking an 11-course meal for Noche Buena from the appetizers to the desserts. Not only have they listed the recipes for yummy dishes like orange, clove, and honey baked ham and tomato crostinis (shown on the right); but they've also made a timetable to make the cooking process easier for you.

Now you can relax and enjoy the holidays without worrying about what to cook! All you have to do is follow the recipes and the timetable, and you're guaranteed to be a hit on Christmas Eve.


To know how you can cook an unforgettable Noche Buena, grab a copy of Good Housekeeping Magazine's December 2011 issue, out on stands now!

Also in this issue:

• 31 Ways to Get Your Family into the Holiday Spirit
• The Season of Giving: 6 Real Moms on the Importance of Giving Back
• 8 Tips to Keep Holiday Health Hazards at Bay

Need more ideas for Noche Buena? Check out this article on FN:

• Healthy Noche Buena Meals

For more Good Housekeeping excerpts, try these:

• 5 Ways Daphne Oseña-Paez Makes Christmas Special for Her Loved Ones
• Jodi Sta. Maria on Video Games, Homework, and Other Parenting Issues
• 5 Parenting Tips from Judy Ann Santos
• 3 Money Secrets from Jinkee Pacquiao
• 5 Life Lessons You Can Learn from Jennylyn Mercado
• 5 Lessons Ballsy Aquino-Cruz Learned from Her Mom
• 5 Relationship Tips from Kristine Hermosa and Oyo Boy Sotto

(Photograph by Ocs Alvarez/ACME Innovatives)