Saving time and money never tasted so good! Why slave over a hot stove when slow cookers are a great way to cut your kitchen time-and meal budget-without sacrificing taste. Fill your slow cooker with simple ingredients, turn it on, and relax as it does the work for you and fills your home with mouthwatering aromas. Sandra Lee, host of the Emmy-nominated "Semi-Homemade Cooking" on Food Network has added "Sandra's Money Saving Meals" to her television line-up, and her new book, Sandra Lee's Semi-Homemade Money Saving Slow Cooking provides plenty of affordable options that taste like they were made from scratch. Slow cooking is a great way to turn inexpensive, overlooked cuts of meat into tender, juicy main courses with minimal effort. You will be amazed to learn what you can create in a slow cooker. There is traditional slow cooker fare like chilis, soups, and stews, but the book also includes party foods like Adobo Wings and Red Hot Curry Ribs, before moving on to desserts like Red Velvet and Chocolate Coconut Cake and Caramel Marshmallow Brownies. Plus, there are tons of creative ideas inside, including Crocked Penne with Black Olives and Mushrooms or Beefy Baked Ziti. Offers quick, easy, and affordable dinner options for every taste As always, these recipes follow Sandra Lee's popular Semi-Homemade philosophy using seventy percent ready-made products and thirty percent fresh ingredients Semi-Homemade Money Saving Slow Cooking lets you use the ingredients you have at hand and turn them into creative, unforgettable meals the whole family will love.

"Sandra Lee is a long-time spokeperson for Share Our Strength's Great American Bake Sale charity. Just look on the back of any package of Domino brand sugar and you'll find one of Sandra's recipes prominently displayed, promoting the cause. This book will be published and promoted in partnership with the Great American Bake Sale, giving it even greater reach than her books always enjoy, thanks to her two popular Food Network shows, Semi-Homemade Cooking and Money Saving Meals. Sandra's time-saving dessert recipes have long been favorites among her legions of loyal fans, who will be eagerly awaiting this publication. The estimated 120 recipes will all be photographed in gorgeous full-color"--

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.

Savory suppers and budget-minded meals that taste like they're made from scratch More than 130 budget-friendly recipes, including main courses, side dishes, snacks, and starters Simple weeknight timesaving strategies, such as cook-once-eat-thrice and fix-and-freeze recipes Sensational tips and hints to save you time and money with supermarket convenience foods

In Money Saving Meals and Round 2 Recipes, Sandra Lee helps readers save more money than ever before one meal at a time, as she does in her highly popular Food Network show. These dishes are easy, quick-scratch style, and include dishes such as Slow Cooker Short Ribs, Grilled Pork Chops with Peach Salsa, Chicken Tacos with Cucumber Salsa, Beanless Beef Chili, S’mores Pudding Parfait, and much more. Each recipe combination offers money-saving pricing and total savings for delicious healthful, quick, easy meals so that readers see what they save with every dish. The savings, and your repertoire of tasty, effortless meals, quickly add up on cooking. In these budget-conscious times, Sandra’s Money Saving Meals truly hits home, offering “the maximum joy with the minimum kitchen and grocery shopping stress.”

With beautiful full-color photos of every dish, the host of Food Channel's "Semi-Homemade Cooking" presents fabulous family-friendly recipes for every palate and mood, created from an inspired pairing of fresh and convenience products.

Contains more than 120 recipes for pastas, risottos, five-ingredient favorites, one-pot dishes, meat and poultry main courses, soups, stews, and desserts, along with a selection of potluck and single-dish casseroles that can be prepared in the oven.

Recipes for every palate and mood—the Semi-Homemade way creates an inspiring pairing of fresh ingredients and packaged foods. Quick-to-the-table, delicious recipes to satisfy any culinary whim any time of the day. Delectable breakfast fare, light lunch bites, family-pleasing dinners, simple appetizers and snacks, sassy cocktails, and more. Most recipes prepared in 30 minutes or less. All-new bonus chapters on red-hot topics: slow cooker favorites, restaurant remakes, and kid’s cooking. Time-saving tips for shopping, prepping, leftover storage, and Sandra’s brand recommendations for success. Wine suggestions to create delicious dining occasions every day. Beautiful photo of every recipe.