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Slow cookers are having a comeback. With good reason. They are friends on a day of running errands. They allow easy entertaining with no last-minute preparation. They are miracles for potluck meals, whether in your home or someone else’s. And vegetarians won’t find a better way to work with dried beans. Slow cookers are gentle with the food budget—less expensive ingredients flourish in their slow, moist heat. Fix-It and Forget-It offers more than 800 recipes—the whole range of recipes slow cookers do well. Tips and Hints are dropped in throughout, urging one additional small step for lots of extra flavor, offering ways to make your cooker a complementary appliance, explaining seasoning to maximum effect. Bring an element of simplicity—and quality—to your pressured life! Let your slow cooker work for you.
About the Author
Dawn J. Ranck has been a convinced slow-cooker user for years. She, along with her many friends, have been lining up their various-sized cookers on their kitchen counters before they set off each morning—and coming home to richly flavored full dinners. Ranck , who lives in Harrisonburg, Virginia, is the co-author of A Quilter’s Christmas Cookbook and Favorite Recipes with Herbs.
Phyllis Pellman Good has been part of many cookbook projects, authoring The Best of Amish Cooking and The Festival Cookbook, and co-authoring Recipes from Central Market, Favorite Recipes with Herbs, The Best of Mennonite Fellowship Meals, and From Amish and Mennonite Kitchens. Good and her husband, Merle, live in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and are co-directors of The People’s Place, a heritage interpretation center in the Lancaster County village of Intercourse, Pennsylvania.
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116 of 118 people found the following review helpful
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Yes, crock pots, once considered a kind of quaint relic of the seventies, are making a comeback. And why not? The basic idea is that you take a bunch of ingredients, throw them into the crock pot in the morning, and by dinnertime, voila--you have something hot, fragrant, and tasty. And what's more, a lot of the foods cooked this way taste even better as leftovers.
The strength of this cookbook is in the sheer volume of recipes provided, and in their overall simplicity. These truly are "fix it and forget it" types of dishes, including a lot of soups, chiles, and simple stews. Surely out of the 800+ recipes here anyone who purchases this book will find enough winners to make it a worthwhile buy.
Potential buyers should be forewarned, however, that this is by no means *haute cuisine*. Lots of the recipes include generous glops of canned creamed soups, dry soup mixes, canned vegetables, "American" cheese, and other gastronomical abominations. The point is, however, that there are so many recipes included that it's easy to skip over those and go on to ones that appear more promising.
The bottom line is that during the short time that I have owned this book, it has proven itself incredibly valuable and useful. My wife and my family are very glad that I picked it up, and that I brought the ol' crock pot out of its previously semi-retired state.
53 of 53 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We hate to cook, but restaurants, take-out and frozen foods have lost their appeal for my husband and me in our last 6 years as empty-nesters. Our new larger crock-pot and THIS book have been the answer! Since the larger cookers are far superior to their ancestors of the 70's, we were looking for interesting recipes that stretched beyond the lentil soup recipes of the older crock-pot cookbooks. On the other hand, we didn't want to have to make a special trip to the international market for exotic ingredients each time either. Lemon roasted chicken, beef burgundy, and the tenderest ribs ever are just a few of the great meals we've had from this collection. While some of the old crock-pot stand-bys are included: baked beans, chili, lentil soup, and one pot meals made with cream of mushroom soup and cheese, there are many newer and creative recipes that serve their purpose - easy to prepare with common home kitchen ingredients, ready when you get home for dinner, and delicious.
106 of 115 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've compared this cookbook with Betty Crocker, Sunset, Hoffman, etc. In my opinion, it beats all of them. Fix It and Forget it is a collection of recipes from people all over the country. There are twenty different chili recipes to choose from, as well as appetizers, desserts, main dishes, and soups. The book is divided in these categories, listing several recipes per page. Each recipe is very simple to follow. So far, I've tried the Saucy Pork Chops and the Creamy Chicken Italiano. The pork chops were excellent, and I'm not a big pork lover. The Chicken Italiano was a step up from the Chicken Helper you can get in the supermarket. If I make this again, I'd put more spices in it. If you don't like a lot of spice in your food, then you'll enjoy this dish.
I'd recommend this book to anyone who has a crock pot and anyone who doesn't. Some of these recipes, like the pork chops, you can cook on the stovetop. There's something for everyone in this book.
I'd recommend this book to anyone who has a crock pot and anyone who doesn't. Some of these recipes, like the pork chops, you can cook on the stovetop. There's something for everyone in this book.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Worst cookbook I have ever seen.
I agree with all the other one star reviews on this site. Horrible horrible cookbook. Loaded with processed unhealthy ingredients. Every recipe comes out tasting like dog food. Read more
Published 22 days ago by Scrambled with Cheese
good product at great price!
I bought this fix it and forget it Cookbook for my son who is planning to get a slow cooker at school. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Momma Laurie
WOW! From scratch recipes to easy add ingrediants!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this cookbook! There are so many recipes to choose from in this slow-cooker cook book. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Marie NJ
Fix and Forget It
Great book for your slow cooker recipes. It has super easy recipes in the book. Very informative for the newbie at feeding themselves. Do buy this book if you have a slow cooker
Published 3 months ago by D. MILLER
Fix it and forget it
I purchased this book hoping to find a collection of reliable slow cooker recipes. However, I found that the book was first of all boring and uninteresting in its appearance. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Lena Boswell
Crock Pot - Gloria Gift
We have used our copy of "Fix-It & Forget It for a long time. It is an excellent gift. We gave an 83 year old neighbor a new crock-pot as a birthday gift and of course we had to... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Grampa
Fix it and Forget it
Great book and recipes. Once you get into the habit of using the slow cooker, you are hooked. So cool to come home and have the meal prepared and the smell of fixens all done.
Published 4 months ago by Wisdom of the Prunes
awesome cookbook
this is my favorite crockpot cookbook! it has a great selection of food and it is so easy. you fix it in the morning and you are set for dinner that night! it is great!
Published 4 months ago by precious1
Good for new ideas
I have a crock pot that rarely gets used because I only have a couple recipes for it. Now with this book I have hundreds to choose from. I have already made one. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Carol Leiby
Bought it for a Christmas Gift
I bought this book as a gift for a young couple just starting out. I have a copy of my own and know how much I've used mine.
Published 5 months ago by Nancy A. Graham
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