Product Description

SLOW AND EASY

It's said that good things come to those who wait -- and that's certainly true for anyone who owns an electric crockery slow cooker.Working cooks and busy parents can relax. Most recipes just combine all the ingredients in the pot and let you simply walk away while dinner simmers throughout the day -- or overnight. Delicious family suppers become a snap with The Best Slow Cooker Cookbook Ever

Contemporary recipes include appetizers and snacks, soups and chowders, chilies and stews, chicken and meats, vegetables, side dishes, and condiments. Spanish Chicken with Olives, Spicy Pineapple pork Chili, and Apricot Glazed Chicken are just a few. There's a chapter that's "Mainly Meatless" and one that offers a sumptuous variety of desserts -- Chocolate Raspberry Strata, Berry Peach Cobbler,Lemon Cheesecake -- and hot drinks.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #355137 in Books
• Published on: 1995-10-25
• Released on: 1995-09-29
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 224 pages

Review
From Spanish Chicken with Olives to Spicy Pineapple Pork Chilli and Lemony Beef Shanks, this presents a wide range of satisfyingly diverse, ethnic dishes to combat the usual dull fare regulated to the crock pot. -- Midwest Book Review

From the Publisher
Slow cookers are hotter than ever, and this book in Harper's bestselling Machine Book series offers 200 recipes for timesaving slow-cooked meals that are both flavorful and healthy.

About the Author
Natalie Haughton, food editor of the Los Angeles Daily News, is author of five cookbooks, including 365 Easy One-Dish Meals and 365 Great Chocolate Desserts.

Customer Reviews

Good but does not serve the purpose of a slow cooker for me
Although this book has some great recipies, I found that many of them took only 3-5 hours of cooking. The whole reason I use a slow cooker is to put everything into the pot before I leave for work and have it ready when I get back, at least 8 hours later. If the cooking time is 3 hours, the recipe is of no use to me.

The Most Incorrectly Named Cookbook Ever
If your idea of a great crockpot cookbook is one which allows you to throw in a few fresh ingredients and come home to a savoury aroma and a great meal - then this book is not for you. It has more pre-packaged, processed, canned and preserved ingredients than I have ever seen in a cookbook. Also, many of the meals take a few hours on low - no good if you need to have things cooking while you're at the office. This book was one huge disappointment.

This book is a crock
This book was a major disappointment. Among the 9 or so main dishes my wife and I have tried in this book, there was only one we really liked. Particularly aromatically putrid was the Normandy Chicken with Apples recipe, whose aroma was so nasty that when I came home from work and smelled it, I left again. The Beef Stew was like eating beef in water with red food coloring. My wife and I are avid cookbook users. We follow recipes faithfully, and usually we're pleased with the results. That was not the case here. I note that we did not try any of the recipies for appetizers and snacks, the soups and chowders, or the desserts. Perhaps this book redeems itself in those areas. As for the main dishes, try them at your own risk.