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

By Beth Hensperger

Book Overview

The James Beard Award-winning author follows up the best-selling Not Your Mother's(R) Slow Cooker Cookbook with Not Your Mother's(R) Slow Cooker Recipes for Two, a collection of 125 new recipes specially designed for the small slow cooker. Nearly 60 percent of American households today consist of only one or two people, yet most cookbooks don't reflect this trend, with recipes designed for large families, yielding 6-8 servings. For individuals and small families who want to cook hearty, healthful meals but don't want to deal with all the leftovers, Beth Hensperger has the solution with Not Your Mother's(R) Slow Cooker Recipes for Two. As always, Hensperger's innovative recipes call for fresh, healthful ingredients and continue to prove that the slow cooker can produce amazing meals. While the recipes yield the perfect amount for two or three people, there is no shortage of flavor with dishes such as: Quick Hominy and Zucchini ChiliFennel Potato Leek SoupMoroccan-Spiced Tomato Chicken with AlmondsLamb Stew with Lemon and GarlicVegetable Polenta with Mascarpone CheeseCabernet Short Ribs of Beef with ApricotsThe slow cooker is an essential countertop appliance for busy cooks, and this is the only book on the market specifically written for the increasingly popular 1 1/2-3 1/2-quart slow cooker. Not Your Mother's(R) Slow Cooker Recipes for Two is great for the growing population of empty-nesters, working couples, singles, and small families who want the convenience of small slow-cooker cooking without sacrificing wholesomeness and flavor. Discover even more modern takes on classic techniques and dishes from the Not Your Mother's series: Not Your Mother's Microwave Cookbook; Not Your Mother's Fondue; Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook, Revised and Expanded; Not Your Mother's Casseroles Revised and Expanded Edition; and Not Your Mother's Make-Ahead and Freeze Cookbook Revised and Expanded Edition. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558323406
• ISBN13: 9781558323407
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Harvard Common Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.1" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

No time to cook? Skip this book

These are exotic gourmet recipes with lists of ingredients that fill the page. Plan on trips to Asian markets and expect to search for esoteric ingredients my friends and I have never even heard of. So, plan a day or more to assemble the ingredients....then the slow cooker is only part of the recipe. Most recipes require additional pots, pans, and cooking time. You may need to sauté ingredients before they are added and then...

Perfect for working singles and couples

As someone who lives alone and works extremely long hours, I don't always have a lot of time to cook. Unfortunately, I had begun to rely on either fast food (unhealthy) or convenience foods from the supermarket (expensive). Purchasing this book and a $15.00 dollar oval slow cooker has done wonders for my schedule, my budget, and my LDL cholesterol.

Delicious Recipes for 2!

This book is great for two people: it's the perfect amount for my boyfriend and I. We bought the 4-Quart Rival slow cooker (I wanted the option to cook for more people) which is a little larger than the ones she recommends, but so far, everything has tasted great. Some dishes we have tried: Vegetable Chili con Carne: This tasted great and it's a great way to get your day's worth of veggies (also includes lean ground beef)...

Perfect for couples

I got this cookbook, along with a couple of others, to be able to prepare smaller sized meals for my husband and me. This has been, by far, one of the best cookbook investments I've made. We have enjoyed several recipes from this book, including the Lasagna (with a few modifications...made the Italian Meat Sauce the night before and added two layers of fresh ricotta cheese/egg mixture), which is now one of my husband's favorites...

Good Cookbook!

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...