Put a new spin on homestyle favorites with this New York Times Bestsller that shows you how to make easy, fresh meals from scratch in your own kitchen.Crystal Cook and Sandy Pollock make a mean Chicken Pot Pie, elevating the classic recipe with white wine and fresh tarragon. Their recipe won them such a following in Texas that Bobby Flay took notice and challenged them to a Throwdown. It turns out that the Casserole Queens, as the duo is known, are much mo...

Whether you are looking to make dinner tonight, a potluck crowd-pleaser, or a fix-and-freeze dish to save for later, with 100 recipes The Casserole Queens Make-a-Meal Cookbook has everything you need to prepare a delicious homemade meal.Crystal Cook and Sandy Pollock are shaking things up. The sassy duo—also known as the Casserole Queens—creates one-dish wonders that solve dinnertime conundrums everywhere. Now these ladies are breaking out of the 9 x 13-in...

Tuna noodle, broccoli cheese, shepherd’s pie? Sure, these potluck stalwarts have a rich history and can be fashioned with panache. But, let’s admit it. They’re played out, tired, and just plain BORING. To all whom adore the classic but tasteless, please kiss my . . . casserole! Why not look around the world and find inspiration? Ever try a Chinese shaguo? How about an Ethiopian wat? I'll bet you never even thought of cooking up a Icelandic Ofnsteiktur fiskur með lauk og osti! Now’s your ch...

Many happy memories and traditions can be stored in a mother or grandmother’s recipe box. Treat yourself and those you love to these time-honored recipes and create your own joyful memories.In the tradition of friends and family swapping recipe cards, Mom's Comfort Food pulls together more than fifty years of cherished meals, sides, and desserts that will bring warmth and contentment to your table. These easy-to-make dishes will inspire fellowship around f...

Vegetables keep secrets, and to prepare them well, we need to know how to coax those secrets out."What is the best way to eat a radish?" Alana Chernila hears this sort of question all the time. Arugula, celeriac, kohlrabi, fennel, asparagus--whatever the vegetable may be, people always ask how to prepare it so that the produce really shines. Although there are countless ways to eat our vegetables, there are a few perfect ways to make each vegetable sing.With...

Healthy, farm-fresh slow cooker recipes for the whole familyYour slow cooker is your solution for wholesome farm-to-table meals without a lot of fuss! Stop at the farmer’s market for some veggies and meat, toss it in your slow cooker with a few herbs, and let your slow cooker do the rest. In these bright pages you’ll also find recipes for slow cooker salsa, apple butter, peach jam, and more—prep in the slow cooker to make your harvest canning that much easier!...

Calling all lovers of shanks and shoulders, rumps and roasts! Bring everyone to the table with The Meat Lover's Slow Cooker Cookbook for meals featuring delicious, tender meat—even on your busiest days.For years, food writer and recipe developer Jennifer Olvera dedicated her weekends to making stovetop meals for the week—until the slow cooker revolutionized her weeknight dinners. She began converting her favorite recipes to the slow cooker and found hersel...

Get more veggies in your diet with the power of your slow cooker!Working more vegetables into your diet and schedule is easier than ever when you use your slow cooker to create wholesome plant-based meals. Full of diverse ingredients and exciting flavors, The Ultimate Vegetarian Slow Cooker is a vegetarian cookbook that offers 200 recipes to meet your nutritional needs and busy lifestyle.Linda Larsen, About.com's Busy Cooks Expert and author of the...

You want to put a delicious meal on the table for your family but you don’t want to spend hours in the kitchen—or in the grocery store searching for exotic ingredients. Welcome Home Cookbook is filled with recipes that you can pull together in a hurry when unexpected company arrives, when you’re going to a potluck, or anytime you’re busy (which is pretty much every day, am I right?). In these pages you’ll find recipes that—are delicious and a snap to prepareuse ingredients ...

Dehydrate food at home!Dehydrating is the perfect solution for those who want to make the most of their garden's output, create unprocessed snacks, and prepare meals that cost dimes instead of dollars. The Ultimate Healthy Dehydrator Cookbook is the first book of its kind that shows how to affordably build a pantry full of dried foods and use them to make healthy dishes.The reasons for dehydrating food are as compelling today as they were thousand...

What if you could have comforting soups and stews or a rich, warm, homemade dessert in just two quick and easy steps? Well, now you can. Step 1: Dump the ingredients into your slow cooker crock. Step 2: Press the "on" button. It's that easy to make chicken chili, pot roast, moist carrot cake, crumbly fruit crisps and more. Perfect for birthday parties, potluck suppers, family gatherings, or weekend guests, you'll find yourself spending much less time in the kitchen and much more time enjoy...

A good broth or stock is the foundation of wholesome cooking. From the author of The Nourished Kitchen, come over a dozen master recipes for base stocks, plus forty recipes using these stocks in complete meals.Broths and stocks have always had a central place in kitchens around the world owing to their ability to comfort, nourish, and heal. In Broth and Stock from the Nourished Kitchen, Jennifer McGruther, an authority in the traditional foods mov...