Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Slow Cooker Recipes 2 [Paperback]

Sandra Lee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 6, 2007

Wouldn't it be nice if dinner could be ready when you are? It can be with a slow cooker and one of the 120 delicious recipes from Semi-Homemade Slow Cooking 2. Keeping to her formula of simple and quick, Sandra Lee presents recipes that taste like you spent hours in the kitchen. From traditional slow cooker menus that cover hearty soups, stews and chilis, Sandra introduces One-Pot Meals, 5-Ingredient Dishes, Poultry, Meat, and Desserts that all can be slow cooked to perfection.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The seemingly unstoppable Lee returns with a second helping of slow cooker recipes that come together in minutes with just a handful of ingredients-in most cases, all the cook has to do is open a couple cans and pour the contents into a cooker with some meat. Like previous Semi-Homemade books (Semi-Homemade Cooking, Semi-Homemade Desserts, etc.), Lee's brand-name suggestions for virtually every ingredient-up to and including Christopher Ranch crushed garlic and ReaLemon lemon juice-border on the comedic and beg the question, who's writing her checks? As for the dishes themselves, most emphasize cuts of meat that benefit from low and slow cooking-pork shoulder for Asian Pulled Pork, brisket and lamb shanks among them-though some are head-scratchers, like a meatloaf and a brownie recipe that only gain hours of cooking time from these unconventional incarnations. Rounded out with recipes for soups, stews and chilis, this is a colorful, serviceable guide for slow cooker owners bereft of ideas, though there's little in the way of accompaniments or serving suggestions, and no explanation of unusual choices like the chocolate in her beef stew. Fans of Lee's semi-homemade approach will undoubtedly snap this up, but novices would better be served by whatever complimentary recipe book came with their cooker.
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About the Author

Sandra Lee is host of two popular shows on Food Network, Sandra's Money Saving Meals and the Emmy-nominated Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee. A New York Times bestselling author and editor in chief of the Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade magazine, she is the foremost expert on how to make all areas of home life more beautiful and enjoyable for a fraction of the cost and time. For more information and great recipes, please visit the official Sandra Lee website at www.SandraLee.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 237 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (November 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0696238152
• ISBN-13: 978-0696238154
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 9.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #248,142 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sandra Lee to the rescue, September 14, 2009

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Ruby C. Callander "Conch Lady" (Suwanee, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Semi-Homemade Slow Cooker Recipes 2 (Paperback)

There are a ton of slow cooker receipe books on the market, but this one is the very best. I think it is even better than her first book of slow cooker recipes. I had borrowed a copy of the book from my library before buying it and already knew I was going to be crazy about it. I loved it so much I bought an extra copy for my neice who was pregnant with her third child. I figured she needed a good slow cooker recipe book more than another receiving blanket.

Not all of the brand names she calls for in her recipes are available at my supermarket, but it is hardly rocket science to make substitutions. I also think buying all of the convenience foods she calls for makes the recipes more expensive, but I recognize she includes them to make things easier. I have successfully made substitutes for some of the convenience items (i.e. regular bacon for pre-cooked bacon).

I love the twists she puts on tried-and-true recipes. When you feel you can't possibly think of another way of cooking chicken,Sandra Lee is there with a new, tasty, easy-to-make recipe. My family loved the Bourbon-Mustard Brisket, Smothered Meatloaf, Borracho Chicken (made with Jose Cuervo) and Cajun Red Beans with Andouille Sausage.

I'll be using some of the party foods and warm-up drinks receipes for the holidays.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Recipes Great, Cookt imes not so great, January 18, 2009

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A. Skjold (Sabin, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Slow Cooker Recipes 2 (Paperback)

I purchased this book looking for some different recipes than the same old thing I usually make in my slow cooker.
I found the recipes wonderful, I also loved the fact that the recipes had photos. However, I use my slow cooker so I can put things in it in the morning before I go to work and it will be done when I get home. A great majority of the recipes call for a 3-4 hours cook time or cook this part for 1 hour then add rest and cook 3-4 hours. For my needs this just doesn't work. If you are looking for the 8-10 hour cook times this book is not for you.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, March 25, 2009

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Jennifer (Califorina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade Slow Cooker Recipes 2 (Paperback)

I hate cooking, but this book had a lot of recipes I wanted to try. I love that most of the recipes have the finished product picture right next to the recipe. The only complaint is I can't find some of the ingredients. But that hasn't been that big of a problem since most of the stuff I can't find are the pre-cut vegetables. I would defiantly recommend this to all the beginner cooks.