Beth Hensperger knows what families want: kid-friendly fare that's wholesome, economical, and appealing to adults, too. And she knows what busy parents need: slow cooker recipes that do all that and come together quickly, with a minimum of muss and fuss. She's created this book as a lifeline for busy families who want delicious, homemade meals. ...

Fall in love with your slow cooker all over again. You probably own a slow cooker—80 percent of American households do. For more than thirty years, its unbeatable convenience and practicality have made it a staple of busy families, enabling anyone to return to a home-cooked meal at the end of a hectic day. Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufmann turned slow cooker recipes on their head with Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook, making it one of the best-selling slow cooker cookbooks of all time. Now, they're going global with this revised and updated edition that includes 50 new recipes from a variety of cuisines (Greek, Spanish, Thai, Chinese, Indian, Mexican, Middle Eastern, and more) plus an exciting new collection of ways to use any slow cooker to make pulled pork and other bbq-flavored dishes. All your favorite, classic slow cooker recipes are still here, plus many more from international cuisines that bring flavor and adventure to any meal, including: Tortilla Breakfast Strata with Homemade Turkey Chorizo Curried Chickpeas with Creamy Cucumber-Tomato Salad Orange Hoisin Chicken Hungarian Beef Stew with Paprika and Marjoram Soulfully Good Pork Spareribs with Pineapple and Ginger Chicken and Shrimp Jambalaya Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding Cake There is also practical information on the different types of slow cookers, their latest accessories, and what sizes are best for what purposes. With over 350 recipes, this is the go-to guide for every home. Discover even more modern takes on classic techniques and dishes from the Not Your Mother’s series: Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Two; Not Your Mother's Microwave Cookbook; Not Your Mother's Fondue; Not Your Mother's Casseroles Revised and Expanded Edition; and Not Your Mother's Make-Ahead and Freeze Cookbook Revised and Expanded Edition.

Small Scale, Big Flavor Even if you have a smaller household, you can still take advantage of the ease, convenience, and versatility that are the hallmarks of slow cookers. These 125 recipes are for delicious meals specially created for preparation in a small (11/2- to 31/2-quart) slow cooker. Beth Hensperger showcases fresh, wholesome ingredie...

Almost everyone has a microwave oven - but hardly anyone knows how to get the most out of this ubiquitous appliance. Enter Not Your Mother's Microwave Cookbook. Cookbook author extraordinaire Beth Hensperger has unlocked the secrets of the microwave, and in this comprehensive volume, she spills all. Here, you'll find all the tools you need to put speedy, sophisticated, delicious, from-scratch meals on the table morning, noon, and night. Your day of microwave cooking might begin with an Avocado-Cream Cheese Omelet, Family-Style Cream Maple-Cranberry Oatmeal, or a Cereal Bowl Vegetable Frittata. Come lunchtime, enjoy a satisfying Cream of Roasted Tomato Soup with a Grilled Cheese Sandwich or a One-Minute Apple Quesadilla. For dinner, try the Petrale Sole Amandine or Barbeque Chicken Thighs, accompanied by Asparagus in Wine or Roasted Potatoes with Garlic and Rosemary. And for entertaining, how about Middle Eastern Eggplant Dip with Pita Crisps or the indulgence of Hot Chocolate with Vanilla Whipped Cream for a Crowd? Even dessert-lovers get their due with Lemon Panna Cotta, Coconut-Macadamia Shortbread, and much more. If you've been using your microwave just for basic kitchen tasks, you don't know what you're missing. Take fresh look at that powerful little oven on your countertop: For mealtimes made easy, there's simply no better solution.

The slow cooker is perfect for today's lifestyle, in which everyone is time and energy-conscious, economy-wise, and concerned about nutrition, and demanding of great flavor. This book offers a way of traditional cooking that's new and fresh.

This is Volume 1 of the Book. Other volumes can be found at Amazon Search using the ISBN 9781458768322. Fondue pot, chafing dish, punch bowl, sauceboat, chili pot, soup tureen and much more! The slow cooker is simply a musthave entertaining assistant. With these fabulous 300plus recipes, you can offer your guests the kind of relaxed, welcoming, confident hospitality that comes from being able to prepare fresh, delicious food ahead of time. For casual entertaining: Slow Cooker Cassoulet, Gringo Chili for a Crowd, Devilishly Good Beef Short Ribs, Chicken Mole Enchilada Casserole For holiday entertaining: SlowSteamed Artichokes; Candied Yams with Apples and Cranberries; Prosciutto, Parmesan, and Pine Nut Stuffing; OldFashioned Turkey Breast with Pan Gravy With cocktails: Champagne Fondue, MapleGlazed Pecans, Plum Sauce Chicken Wings, Eggplant Caponata, SlowPoached Pears with Warm Chocolate Sauce Praise for Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker CookbookThese capable cooks wrest slow cooking from the back cupboard of uncertainty ... with a wide range of sound recipes and advice for every meal San Francisco Chronicle

This beautiful book will have you falling in love with your rice cooker as you use it every day for perfect-every-time rice and an incredibly surprising range of other foods. Rice cookers are ideal for the way we cook today. They are versatile and convenient, with one-button operation and a conveniently small footprint on your kitchen counter—plus, they can be cleaned in a flash when you are done cooking. Rice cookers make foolproof rice and beans, of course; but, as Beth Hensperger shows in this collection of the 100 best recipes from her earlier Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook, they cook a whole lot more than you might have thought. Here are all sorts of grains beyond rice, including quinoa, millet, and couscous, as well as all the popular pulses and legumes. In these pages, you will also find custards, hot cereals, and puddings, which, it turns out, cook up like a dream in the rice cooker. For substantial meals, there are a host of tasty and easy-to-make risottos, pilafs, chilis, stews, and soups, some with meats and some vegetarian. Unlike the earlier book, this new book has beautiful color photos to inspire you, as you make a heartwarming Sweet Brown Rice with Curry, Carrots, and Raisins; a zippy Fiery Pineapple Rice with Cashews and Cilantro; or a comforting Millet, Squash, and Sweet Pea Pilaf. Never has such a humble and simple-to-use kitchen appliance seemed so powerful and full of promise.

Mom does so much for the family—now it’s time to give back! Mom will revel in these simple, delicious, crowd-pleasing recipes. Or maybe it’s time to treat her to a meal, but you don’t have much time, either—with these easy slow cooker recipes, you can make her favorite pasta, surprise her with a satisfying breakfast casserole, or whip up a rich chocolate dessert with minimal preparation time and easy-to-find ingredients. You can trust these recipes because they are: Collected from some of America’s best home cooks Tested in real-life settings Carefully selected from thousands of recipes Perfect for busy schedules and tight budgets, the slow cooker makes roasts, soups, stews, and even desserts a breeze! Fix-It and Forget-It Favorite Slow Cooker Recipes for Mom is sure to be a hit in your home with recipes including: Sunday Roast Chicken Chicken Tikka Masala Tomato-Glazed Pork with Grilled Corn Salsa Classic Spinach Lasagna Poppy Seed Tea Bread Overnight Veggie Omelet Fudgy Peanut Butter Cake And More! Not sure what to get Mom this year? Give her the best recipes from the New York Times bestselling Fix-It and Forget-It cookbook series. You can’t go wrong with delicious easy-to-prepare appetizers, snacks, pasta, sides, breads, and desserts!

In the best - selling Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook, Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufmann made it easy to cook a delicious, contemporary meal in the slow cooker. In Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Entertaining, they prove that the slow cooker is the perfect tool for effortless entertaining on weekends and even weeknights, offering more than 300 new recipes specially created to serve a group. There are recipes to suit a wide variety of entertaining styles, from casual to formal; both classic slow cooker favorites such as New - Fashioned Pot Roast with Fresh Rosemary, Mulled Wine, and Hot Spinach Dip; as well as many more adventurous, innovative dishes such as Fondue with Sparkling Apple Cider, Brandied Red Onion Soup Gratinee, and Braised Pheasant with Mushrooms in Riesling that will really impress. Like the recipes in Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook and Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Two, the dishes here feature fresh, wholesome ingredients and reinforce what an essential appliance the slow cooker is for any busy cook. In addition, this is the only slow cooker cookbook that includes lots of tips and techniques on how to use your slow cooker for a wide variety of entertaining options, as well as advice on how to scale up those recipes for even more guests. Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Entertaining covers all the bases; appetizers, drinks, soups, sauces, entrees, desserts - all of these can be prepared ahead of time in the slow cooker, so that hosts will be able to focus on the guests, not the cooking.