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

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.

Library Journal

Hensperger is the author of more than a dozen other cookbooks and coauthor of Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook. Her follow-up to that best-selling title presents recipes developed specifically for smaller slow cookers intended to serve one or two people that often leave leftovers (she points out that smaller batches cannot be cooked efficiently or as well in larger cookers). Most of the recipes are for homey, hearty fare; there is also a short chapter of quick and easy accompaniments prepared separately, along with a good, basic introduction to slow cooking. For all subject collections. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Acknowledgments     vii
Introduction     xi
A New Take on Slow and Savory     1
Hale and Hearty Main-Dish Soups     15
The Great American Chili Pot     47
Grains, Pasta Casseroles, and Sauces     67
Perennial Favorites: Chicken and Turkey     91
Global Flavors: Pork and Lamb     137
King of the Slow Cooker: Beef and Veal     173
Quick Accompaniments to Slow-Cooked Meals     211
Measurement Equivalents     231
Index     233