Crockery Cook [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

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Product Description
The Crockery Cook now replaces ever-popular Crockery Favorites, which has 115,000 copies in print after 18 printings.

Designed for the way we eat today—lighter dishes using additional herbs and spices, more flavorful ingredients, more poultry and smaller meat portions.

More than 120 recipes help take the work out of mealtime preparation. With your slow-cooker or Crock-pot, these delicious meals are ready to eat after school, work or a game of golf.

Easy-to-make appetizers, soups, main dishes, beverages and desserts. Chapters are divided uniquely into cooking time for easy meal planning. Plus, special sections on entertaining, flavors from around the world, using compatible appliances, dishes to make ahead and shortcut cooking. Recipes provide nutritional data.

About the Author
Mable Hoffman is known world-wide for her trend-setting, easy-to-use cookbooks, including 5-million copy bestseller Crockery Cookery, Crockery Favorites, Appetizers, Frozen Yogurt, Ice Cream, Carefree Entertaining and many others.

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Running Press; illustrated edition edition (November 4, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555611559
• ISBN-13: 978-1555611552
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,224,717 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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96 of 98 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highy recoomened, lots of variety, has nutrition info, January 30, 2000

By	Angel Lee "Liocorno Amethyst Moonstone" (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to make delicious, easy to make meals without a lot of time & effort. Recipes include desserts, soups, vegetables & main meals. It is printed in blue ink with a few full-page color photos.

The book starts out with menu suggestions & crockery basics. Great tips for thickening sauces, browning & enhancing presentation are also included.

Conveniently, recipes are then arranged by cooking time from less than 6 hours to more than 10. I love that there are tips to lower fat content & that nutritional information is included for each recipe.

There is a lot of variety here including traditional favorites like beef stew & chicken soup as well as international delights such as tamale pie & Thai pork. There are also great dishes for entertaining such as bread pudding & Italian roll-ups.

35 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Crockery for the Elitist, February 19, 2001

By A Customer

Perhaps my title is a little strong, however I feel this book was designed for cooks proud of using the crock-pot for specialized meals. The recipes call for ingredients not on every grocery store shelf. This book is great if prize winning crock meals are something you want to tout @ mealtime. If I wanted to be boastful about my meals, I wouldn't be using a crock-pot! I wanted a cookbook for easy, quick, ordinary crock meals. I am searching to find a crock cookbook without the pomp and circumstance, one that is common, traditional, everyday. I would endorse this book if fancy crock cooking were your desire. It is terrific for that purpose.

39 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book!!!! Necessary for anyone with a croc-pot!!!!, April 27, 1999

By A Customer

As a single man that works hard, i found that a slow cooker is a great way to have good meals. This book is a MUST for anyone that uses a croc-pot.