When you open a Better Homes and Gardens cookbook, you expect to find delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes with
readily available ingredients and that's exactly what you get with "Biggest Book of Slow Cooker Recipes".
With over 400 recipes, there are dishes to suit every occasion, from elegant parties to potluck dinners to meals
for your family.
The book is organized by type of dish: Appetizers & Beverages, Soups & Stews,
Side Dishes, Beef, Pork & Lamb, Poultry, Meatless Main Dishes,
Five Ingredients, One-Dish Dinners and Desserts. The meals in the One-Dish
Dinners chapter are not prepared using a slow cooker, which I found odd at first, but their convenience
really merits their inclusion in a cookbook designed for busy cooks.
The variety of recipes is wonderful. The culinary style ranges from traditional slow cooker recipes such as
Super-Simple Beef Stew and Country-Style Pork Ribs to more exotic, trendy dishes like
Thai-Style Coconut-Chicken Soup and Spicy Chorizo Sandwiches. My family (including a picky
toddler) became instant fans of the Brisket in Ale and Chicken & Rice Stew Gone Wild and we
are looking forward to trying Decadent Raspberry Brownies.
Every recipe includes accurate preparation time, cooking time and number of servings. Comprehensive nutrition information
is provided, making meal planning easy for people following special diets. There are tips covering topics such
as purchasing and preparing ingredients and serving suggestions. The index is comprehensive and logical and the
binding is extremely functional (the book stays flat when you open it and lay it on the counter).
Better Homes and Gardens "Biggest Book of Slow Cooker Recipes" is a must-have for anyone who wants delicious
home-cooked food but doesn't have a lot of time to prepare meals and, of course, owns a slow cooker (or will
soon own a slow cooker).
