Best Slow Cooker Cookbook Ever: Versatility and Inspiration for New Generation Machines

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It's said that good things come to those who wait -- and that's certainly true for anyone who owns an electric crockery slow cooker.Working cooks and busy parents can relax. Most recipes just combine all the ingredients in the pot and let you simply walk away while dinner simmers throughout the day -- or overnight. Delicious family suppers become a snap with The Best Slow Cooker Cookbook Ever

Contemporary recipes include appetizers and snacks, soups and chowders, chilies and stews, chicken and meats, vegetables, side dishes, and condiments. Spanish Chicken with Olives, Spicy Pineapple pork Chili, and Apricot Glazed Chicken are just a few. There's a chapter that's "Mainly Meatless" and one that offers a sumptuous variety of desserts -- Chocolate Raspberry Strata, Berry Peach Cobbler,Lemon Cheesecake -- and hot drinks.

Natalie Haughton is food editor of the Los Angeles Daily News and author of Cookies, The Best Slow Cooker Cookbook Ever, and 365 Great Chocolate Desserts. As a busy working mother, she has been creating one-dish meals for her husband and two children for more than two decades.