Fix-It and Forget-It Revised and Updated: 700 Great Slow Cooker Recipes (Fix-It and Forget-It Series) [Paperback]

Phyllis Good (Author)

Book Description

Release date: May 1, 2012 | Series: Fix-It and Forget-It Series

    

     One of the bestselling slow-cooker cookbooks of all time, with more than 5 million copies sold, this collection of 700 recipes gives you everything you need to prepare outstanding breakfasts, lunches, and dinners, plus appetizers and desserts. The must-have slow-cooker cookbook.

     

     Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook — that knock-it-out-of-the park, slow-cooker cookbook — is back in a REVISED and UPDATED form. The book has already sold more than 5 million copies, so we didn't want to spoil it! 

     

     We have only added a few enhancements to this original cookbook in the wildly claimed Fix-It and Forget-It cookbook series: 

     

     1. Brand New: 100 new recipes for slow cookers. 

     

     2. Brand New: "Prep Time," "Cooking Time," and "Ideal Slow-Cooker Size" are included for each recipe. 

     

     3. Brand New: 4 pages of basic and very helpful "Extra Information": "Substitute Ingredients for When You're in a Pinch" "Equivalent Measurements" "Kitchen Tools and Equipment You May Have Overlooked" "Assumptions about Ingredients in Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook, Revised and Updated" 

     

     4. Brand New: 1 page of "Tips for Using Your Slow Cooker: A Friendly, Year-Round Appliance." 

     

     5. Brand New: Additional tips and tricks for making the most of your slow cooker, spread throughout the book. 

     

     6. Brand New: A second color—a rich purple—for recipe titles, contributors' names and addresses, the words "Tip" and "Variation," and the numbered instruction steps. 

     

     7. Brand New: The drawings on the opening pages of chapters and the spot illustrations throughout. 

     

     8. Brand New: 1 page of tip-in color, right inside the front cover. 

     

     9. Brand New: 2 pages of review excerpts to position the original book's success, immediately following the tipin page of color. 

     

     10. Revised: An improved Index! 

     

     11. Revised: A personal Introduction to the book by author Phyllis Pellman Good. 

     

     12. Revised: Good's personal comments and voice throughout the recipes. 

     

     We've learned a lot since the original Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook first quietly appeared. Now you and your customers can benefit with this new edition of the beloved favorite — Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook REVISED and UPDATED!

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

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. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

     

     Phyllis Pellman Good is a New York Times bestselling author whose books have sold more than 11 million copies. Good is the author of the nationally acclaimed Fix-It and Forget-It slow-cooker cookbooks, several of which have appeared on the New York Times bestseller list, as well as the bestseller lists of USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Book Sense. The series includes eight titles. The most recent are Fix-It and Forget-It Pink Cookbook, to benefit the Avon Foundation and Fix-It and Forget-It Diabetic Cookbook, Revised and Updated, with the American Diabetes Association. Good is also the author of the Fix-It and Enjoy-It series, a “cousin” series to the phenomenally successful Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbooks. Phyllis Pellman Good is Executive Editor at Good Books. (Good Books has published hundreds of titles by more than 135 authors.) She received her B.A. and M.A. in English from New York University. She and her husband, Merle, are the parents of two young-adult daughters. For a complete listing of books by Phyllis Pellman Good, as well as excerpts and reviews, visit www.Fix-ItandForget-It.com or www.GoodBooks.com.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 284 pages
• Publisher: Good Books; Original edition (May 1, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156148685X
• ISBN-13: 978-1561486854
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (349 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,001 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #21 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Special Appliances

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

135 of 138 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Not exactly haute cuisine, but has a lot of useful recipes February 1, 2002

By Douglas A. Greenberg VINE™ VOICE

Format:Spiral-bound

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.

64 of 65 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Nutritious Meals for Busy People October 20, 2001

By "seajourner"

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.

115 of 125 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must for Your Cookbook Collection September 1, 2001

By Deborah A. Woehr VINE™ VOICE

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.