4.0 out of 5 stars
Worth a look, October 6, 2005
This review is from: All-Time-Favorite Crockery Cooker Recipes (Hardcover)
Because I often work at home, I'm always watching for slow-cooker versions of dishes I like, stuff I can start in the morning and ignore all day while I'm working (except for the aroma, that is). The Better Homes & Gardens cookbooks are generally pretty good, at least to the extent that I almost always find a number of recipes to try, and several that go into my recipe file. This book is divided into the obvious sections -- soups & stews, meat dishes, poultry, and sides -- plus sections on sweets (they're trying to hard with some of them, just to be able to include them in a slow-cooker book) and party snacks & beverages. I enjoyed the "Corn and Sausage Chowder" (except that it calls for turkey sausage -- yech! -- and I used smoked beef sausage) with French bread, and the "South of the Border Steak Beans" was good (flank steak, bell peppers, pinto beans, and feta cheese, with lots of spices and served over rice). Things like buffalo wings and mini-meatballs do really well in a slow-cooker and you can keep them hot at a party. I've also made hot cider for Christmas get-togethers in a crockpot, and there's an interesting variation of that here, too. I don't know if I would actually buy this book, but it's certainly worth checking out from the library.
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