Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Two: For the Small Slow Cooker (Paperback)

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With the introduction of a smaller model that cooks in quantities for one or two people, the slow cooker's popularity has grown even more. This downsized appliance for the single person or the childless couple allows the cook to prepare a meal in the morning, head off to a job, and still have a hot meal virtually ready when the workday has ended. Hensperger demonstrates this diminutive cooker's versatility with a collection of recipes that fit in with today's changing tastes in food. Chilis and soups show off the slow cooker's obvious virtues. In addition to beef- and pork-based stews and braises, plenty of turkey and chicken recipes appeal to devotees of lower-fat cooking. Polenta and risotto enhance the usual pasta dishes. Hensperger further offers some recipes for accompaniments designed for stovetop or oven preparation such as cornbread, pilafs, and dumplings. Mark Knoblauch
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Product Description

Today, 58 percent of American households consist of only one or two people, yet most cookbooks still contain recipes designed to serve 6-8. In this follow-up to the bestselling Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook, Beth Hensperger offers 125 new recipes specifically designed for the increasingly popular 1 1/2 to 3 1/2-quart slow cooker. This is the perfect book for busy singles and small families who want the convenience of a small slow-cooker-made meal without sacrificing wholesomeness and flavor.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Harvard Common Press (December 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558323414
• ISBN-13: 978-1558323414
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,119 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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165 of 166 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent recipes, good info, a few hard-to-find ingredients, January 19, 2007

By	M. Fairchild "Books my thing" (Tennessee) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I ordered this after reading a recipe in our local newspaper taken from the book. It has some wonderful, original recipes, with clear instructions, and, even better, guidance about how to buy a small slow cooker and what you can do with it once you have it.

Most of the recipes are too large for the really small 1 1/2 quart slow cooker, though a few fit that size. Fortunately, each recipe includes a recommended cooker size in the instructions.

My only disappointment was that some of the recipes call for ingredients I cannot possibly find in my rural area grocery stores. But if you live in a city or metropolitan area you can probably find all the ingredients.

Finally, do not buy the "350 recipes" cookbook Amazon tries to bundle with this one in the "buy both" listing near the top of the page. It's really awful - I've reviewed it separately.

If you have a 3 quart slow cooker, you'll enjoy this cookbook.

85 of 86 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Cookbook!, May 6, 2007

By	L. Alexander (California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This cookbook was favorably reviewed in the San Francisco Chronicle, so I decided to buy it and a small slow cooker.
Of course, I bought a round slow cooker, before I read the cookbook (she recommends an oval one, so that turkey breasts fit nicely.)
I've tried three of the recipes so far - the Beef Stew Classico - one of the best beef stews I've ever had.
The Tomato Lentil Soup was very tasty. I like my lentil soup thicker (this one was broth-y), but that's minor.
The Pulled Barbeque Chicken was just wonderful - we all but licked out the pot.
There are another 30 or so recipes in the cookbook I'm planning to try, and I'll bet all of them will be worth making again.

68 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a Fabulous cookbook!, March 5, 2007

By	J. JACKSON - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

These two authors know their stuff. Everything I have made from this book has come out much better than I expected. Every single recipe works just the way they say it will!! Yes, some are a little time-consuming, but all use fresh ingredients, no canned soups. I live in rural Hawai'i, no fancy gourmet shops here, yet I have no trouble finding all the ingredients called for. My husband and I are both astonished at how delicious our meals have been lately. Since I boght this book a few months ago I have used it exclusively. And I too have become a slow-cooker addict. Thank you Beth and Julie!