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The James Beard Award–winning author follows up the best-selling Not Your Mother's® Slow Cooker Cookbook with Not Your Mother's® 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® 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 ½–3 ½-quart slow cooker. Not Your Mother's® 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.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harvard Common Press; First Edition (December 15, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1558323414
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1558323414
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.63 x 9 inches
Reviewer: CrazyAboutBooks
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A great cookbook for working folks who like to cook in small amounts!!
Review: I bought this cookbook because I was tired of cooking enough food to feed an army and because I liked the idea of a meal cooking while I'm at work. So far, I've tried at least half the recipes and have liked all of them. At first I was halfing even the recipes in this book (I really, really was tired of leftovers) but discovered that the whole recipe was just a couple of meals or a dinner and a lunch. Even the meatloaf which seems like it might make a lot is still manageable for one or two people and a sandwich or two. It really is much smaller than the traditional meat loafs in traditional cookbooks. I select recipes that require longer cooking times during the week while at work and choose the shorter cooking recipes for weekends when I'm more available so I like the fact she included both time frames. I own the 1.5 and 3 qt. crock pots and use both. It is such a pleasure to come home to a hot meal.I enjoy good food and love to cook so I have a well stocked pantry. When I want to try a recipe and don't have an ingredient I just add it to my next shopping list. After cooking for a long time however, I have learned that it is possible to make substitutions. For instance regular bacon can be substituted for pancetta. The taste will be different but not unpleasantly different. Pancetta, once bought, can be divided and frozen for future use. Regular ole yellow onion can be used instead of other onion, but again, the taste will be different. For some recipes, Ms. Hensberger offers alternatives to the original. All instructions are clear and useful. Some of my favorites from this cookbook are BBQ pulled chicken, the lamb shanks, the meatloaf, the spaghetti sauce (I don't always have white wine so I substitute dry vermouth, yummmm), the chicken/dumplings, several of the chili recipes are good, the beans and sausage, skirt steak which I'd never had before, the ribs are wonderful as are all the soups I've tried. Well, actually, I'm back to having tried at least half the recipes and liked all of them. I love this cookbook and use it 2 to 4 times a week. Good job, Beth Hensberger.

Reviewer: Mardee Sherman
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Gourmet cooking in a crock pot
Review: I'm a foodie and I live alone, so in the past I've avoided crock pots because most of the recipes I've seen are filled with processed foods, such as canned soups and taco mixes. Plus they're all designed to feed large families. My mom would have loved them but I'm not my mom. So when I read some of the recipes in this book, I was impressed - the ingredients are all natural and tailored for a more sophisticated audience. Once I bought the book and tried some of the recipes, I was hooked. Every dish I've tried has been tasty and delicious and a far cry from the cookie-cutter crock pot recipes out there.She also gives helpful instructions for buying a slow cooker, and each recipe tells you which size crock pot to use. I especially love how she includes recipes for dishes that you don't normally see in a crock pot recipe book, like polenta and steel-cut oatmeal.Overall, this is a wonderful cookbook for a single person or couple who enjoys healthy tasty dishes but wants the convenience of a slow cooker. It makes a great wedding gift - I recently gave a young couple a crock pot for a wedding shower along with this book and they absolutely love it.

Reviewer: D. L. Lawrence
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Definitely not the same old slow cooker recipes
Review: Yes, there are some unusual spices for a number of the recipes. I have no idea where to get nasturtiums for the Nasturtium Butter (especially since nasturtiums are annuals). But, there are some that do not ... such as the Barbecue Pulled Chicken. It is made from ingredients usually already in your cabinet, and it tastes fabulous! There are numerous recipes for different kinds of chili. Some use dry beans and some use canned beans. One even uses nothing but vegetables. So, there are a number of usable recipes (some easier than others). The portions are generous for 2 people, which is great for the empty-nesters. Most of the recipes use the fattier thigh meat instead of leaner breast meat (the author obviously prefers thigh meat). I just go ahead and use breast meat, and the recipes have worked out great. There are recipes for making your own chicken broth and turkey broth using wings. I'm not sure the author realizes that, due to their popularity, wings are priced higher than breast meat! Not an economical solution; but, it is a solution for those who can't have the high sodium and sugar found in commercially prepared broths. So far, I'm really enjoying recipes that are NOT centered around another can of condensed soup. There is no nutritional information given for any of the recipes.

Reviewer: Anthony Ragan
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good-looking recipes, needs a real index and an editorial pass
Review: This is a preliminary review, as I haven't made any of the recipes in it yet, but I have read the book and have some comments on it as an e-book. First, it loses a star for the index; it's almost useless, lacking page numbers or active links. You're better off highlighting things you want to refer back to. There are also an inordinate number of typos: words split into two, "1/2" rendered as "1.2," and so forth. I found myself using the "Report an error" feature on my Kindle more than I liked. This is indicative of an OCR scan that wasn't properly edited afterwards, which should be unacceptable with e-books. Thus, another star lost. And I believe her recommended internal temperatures for poultry were high at 180 (Kindle location 1940) as against USDA recommendations. This could reflect older practice, though.On the other hand, many of the recipes do look good, particularly for someone who doesn't want to spend all day in the kitchen or the weather is just too hot to be dealing with an oven. And this book is perfect for one or two people, a boon to those of us who live alone.Recommended on a provisional basis. I look forward to actually making the recipes.

Reviewer: Judith C Fournier
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Le livre est arrivé en bon état, avec un gros collant "Volé à la bibliothèque de Saint-Glinglin" et un emballage plastique qui lui permet de ne pas se salir si on l'échappe dans la sauce. La livraison prend plus de temps que pour les produits Amazon typiques, mais pour un produit spécialisé comme celui-ci, ça en vaut la peine. Il y a surtout des recettes pour les mijoteuses de 3 pintes, mais plusieurs recettes conviennent pour les mijoteuses de 1,5 pintes et il y a même deux ou trois recettes spécifiquement pour les mijoteuses de 1,5 pintes. Les recettes fonctionnent bien et goûtent bon. C'est validé!

Reviewer: Christopher R. Lamb
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Good cookbook - easy recipes - healthy eating - in use on a daily basis and makes excellent use of the slow cooker

Reviewer: Manch
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: This is one of best ways to cook food, slow and methodical...you simply can't go wrong. Bear in mind, this is a small slow cooker, ideal for one or two people.

Reviewer: alice
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Interesting book, but measurements for cookers given in 'quarts', but in the uk we use litres to measure size of cooker, so some confusion there.

Reviewer: JL
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I have already cooked one recipe and enjoyed it. Even though there are commentaries for each recipe the cookbook is more than this. It also has an excellent presentation of slow cooker basics and consul on the characteristics of meats and vegetables so that one can modify dishes or experiment with new combinations with more confidence. Beth is a very good writer and her food is also sometimes adventurous.