Product Description

Slow Cookers Are For More Than Soups and Stews….

Re-discover The Joy Of Family Dinners and Togetherness!

The resurgence of the slow cooker has provided many families with the means to recreate the family dinner hour in their home. Now you can join the ranks of those enjoying hearty and homey dinners by simply using this long-overlooked kitchen asset!

What’s more, crockpots aren’t just for soups, stews and roasts. Wendy Louise has taken desserts, meals for entertaining, everyday fare and nutritious side dishes and adapted them to carefree crockpot classics.

A special section shows you how to convert "family-heirloom" recipes into spectacular slow-cooking favorites. You’ll learn how to unveil recipes long buried in your recipe box to bring back memories of Grandma’s cooking

and your Mother’s ‘from scratch’ recipes by converting their ‘hand-me-downs’ into delicious recipes.

Filled with anecdotes, Cook’s Notes and TIPS FROM THE KITCHEN over 180 recipes bring a creative flare to crockpot cooking!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #87775 in Books
• Published on: 2003-03-25
• Released on: 2004-12-01
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 260 pages

Review
If you own one book on crockpot cooking--let this be it! -- Brook Noel, author of The Rush Hour Cook Series

From the Back Cover
Slow Cookers Are For More Than Soups and Stews Re-discover The Joy Of Family Dinners and Togetherness The resurgence of the slow cooker has provided many families with the means to recreate the family dinner hour in their home. Now you can join the ranks of those enjoying heart and homey dinners by simply using this long-overcooked kitchen asset! What's more, slow cookers aren't just for soups, stews and roasts. Wendy Louise has taken desserts, meals for entertaining, everyday fare and nutritious side dishes and adapted them to carefree slow cooker classics. A special selection shows you how to convert "family-heirloom" recipes into spectacular slow-cooking favorites. You'll learn how to unveil recipes long buried in your recipe box to bring back memories of Grandma's cooking and your Mother's 'from scratch' recipes by converting their 'hand-me-downs' into delicious recipes of your own. Filled with anecdotes, Cook's Notes and Tips From The Kitchen, over 180 recipes bring a creative flair to crockery cooking! "If you own just one book on crockery cooking, let this be it!" --Brook Noel, author of The Rush Hour Cook series

About the Author
Wendy Louise is a full-time artist who brings passion and flair to all she does. Now she brings that passion and flair to the kitchen for a delightful voyage into the world of crockpot cooking. The novice, expert and any crockpot enthusiast will enjoy this jam-packed volume of incredibly-tasty meals and treats!

Customer Reviews

disappointing
This book is very disappointing. My main complaint is that many of the recipes call for ingredients such as frozen vegetables, canned soup, mayonnaise, and one which actually calls for an entire bottle of Catalina salad dressing. This really is not my style of cooking. Another reviewer commented that a lot of recipes need something done throughout the cooking process or are partially cooked on the stove before being put into the Crockpot. This was a big turn off for me too. I suggest trying a different book.

Great reference for the crockpot enthusiast
If you think that crockpots are basically for some sort of variation on stew and that is pretty much it then you will be surprised by the variety included in this book. Although I enjoy cooking, I use a crockpot about every six months and then it is for pretty much similar recipes. "The Complete Crockpot Cookbook" has opened my eyes to the possibilities of this piece of cooking equipment. Of course it has the expected wide variety of soups, stews, beans, chowders, and chilis (with a great Tex-Mex chili recipe). From there it moves on to the unexpected recipes like Chicken Pattow, Beef Roast with Onion-Mushroom Gravy, Swiss Steak, Barbequed Ribs, Pork Chops, Meatloaf, and many others. When appropriate a quick tip ("Cook's Note") is included at the end of many of the recipes to help make sure it comes out like it should. There are also short "A Tip From the Kitchen" sections scattered through out the book. These contain suggestions and short pieces of general information not specifically related to a specific recipe. It is a surprising collection of recipes that will please anyone looking for new ways to use their crockpot for some delicious meals. "The Complete Crockpot Cookbook" is a highly recommended read.

More help for the clueless Dad
I just finished writing a review for the Rush Hour Cook's Weekly Wonders by Brook Noel, who is actually, Wendy Louises' daughter. My friend saw the two do a cooking demo at a packed stage at Taste of Home. He bought autographed copies of both books for me. I am in charge the dinner hour in our home. I work first shift, so much to my wife's dismay, I get to handle the dinner duties. While I'll admit I am not a gourmet cook (okay, macaroni is tough) I have been getting the "thumbs up" as of late by cooking with these books. What I love about Wendy's book is that these meals are SO SIMPLE yet so mouth-watering-good. I had tried another well-known slow cooker cookbook and was very disappointed with the results. I was a bit nervous about trying again, but courage prevailed. I'm glad it did as is everyone at our dinner table. I read the other reviews before posting mine and saw comments about about the print quality. Like other readers, my book was absolutely fine. Very odd. I agree too that the large font and one recipes per page is an added bonus to the nice layout and design of this book.