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When I was a kid, I dreaded the sight of Mom�s old slow cooker�because there were only a few things that my mom made in her slow cooker, and they were generally brown and mushy. Now, however, I love my slow cooker. I love being able to throw some ingredients together during my lunch break and have them waiting for me when I finish work for the day. And thanks to books like Phyllis Pellman Good�s Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook, I�ve got an arsenal of great slow cooker recipes�very few of which (if any) involve brown, mushy food.
The latest Fix-It and Forget-It collection includes a whopping 700 slow cooker recipes. Throughout its pages, you�ll find everything from the old slow cooker standbys�the dips and soups and roasts�to the unexpected additions, from corn bread to caramel apple cider. There are appetizers and veggies, breakfast dishes and desserts. There are recipes here for every occasion and every taste�even picky eaters like I was when I was a kid. And as you flip through the book, you�ll find page after page of recipes that you�ll be dying to try.
There are so many recipes, in fact, that the collection is a bit overwhelming. Each page can feature up to four recipes�as well as a helpful slow cooker tip�so there�s quite a lot here to digest. The book also moves from section to section without much warning (especially when you�re looking for a specific type of dish within the Main Dish category). There aren�t any tabs or dividers to keep sections separate, either�so you might want to come up with your own system�maybe using Post-It notes for easy access to your favorite sections. When you first flip through the book, you might want to have a highlighter handy, so when you�re searching for ideas later, you�ll be able to quickly spot your favorite recipes�or those you want to try.
The Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook is like a giant church cookbook. It�s loaded with favorite old recipes that have been contributed by cooks from around the country�recipes that will soon become your favorites, too. It�s the kind of book that you�ll reach for time and time again. You�ll write in the margins, you�ll get sauce splattered on the pages, and you�ll copy the recipes to share with your friends. If you love using your slow cooker as much as I do, you�ll want to keep a copy of the Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook handy.
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