Review: `One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.' - Epictetus
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 26, 2014
Kathy Knight is the chef and creator of this new book on an old subject. Remember the days, prior to microwave ovens when fast meals depended on the Slow Cooker - that heft covered pot that could make the toughest meat tender and cook several things at once for the busy kitchen person? Well, celebrate the fact that the old ideas are still sound - especially when excellent cookbooks like this one put the slow cooker back in the spotlight.Perhaps not as fast as a microwave, but then often far more sensibly delicious starting with fresh foods that plead for some marriage with other constituents, the pressure cooker is easy to operate (as Kathy Knight reminds us). Step away from processed foods and begin with the authentic vegetables, fruits, and meats (far more healthy and free of preservatives that may save time by pre-preparation - store to microwave) and rediscover how tasty these meals in a pressure cooker can be. Knight offers sound advice on the use of the pressure cooker, tips that aid the chef in preparing very fast meals that are completely wholesome and delicious.In the pages of this book are many fine recipes, each accompanied by a list of the ingredients, the method of preparation, and a full color photograph of the finished product. Recipes included are Awesome Slow Cooker Pot Roast, Zesty Slow Cooker Chicken Barbecue, Slow-Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup, Slow Cooker Pulled Pork, Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Soup, Slow Cooker Barbeque Ribs, Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage, Slow Cooker Cilantro Lime Chicken, Slow Cooker Cranberry Pork, Slow Cooker Lasagna!, Mexican Style Shredded Pork and more 14 recipes in all.So a trip back to the old days is a trip to the bountiful. This is an excellent, easy, health oriented cookbook. Recommended. Grady Harp, May 14