Southwest Slow Cooking

Wisconsin Bookwatch, Dec, 2004

Southwest Slow Cooking

Tammy Biber & Theresa Howell

Northland Publishing

PO Box 1389, Flagstaff, AZ 86002

0873588568 $16.95 1-800-346-3257 www.northlandpub.com

Tammy Biber and Theresa Howell have collaboratively compiled 101 of their favorite regional southwestern recipes specifically adapted for slow cookers and crock pots. Enhanced with "tips, tricks and techniques" for stocking a pantry and using a slow cooker approach, the recipes range from White Cheese Fondue; Pinon Soup; Green Chile Chicken; and Porkchops with Lentils, Pineapple, and Mango Salsa; to Garlic-Stuffed Beef with Chipotle; Shredded Beef Soft Tacos; and Mexican Meatloaf. There's even a section devoted to vegetarian recipes that offer a true taste southwestern cuisine in dishes that range from Stuffed Onions with Cheese Sauce; Carrots with Toasted Cumin; Honey Smashed Yams; as well as a chapter on deserts like Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. Enhanced with spectacular color photography of finished dishes, Southwest Slow Cooking will prove an enduringly popular addition to any kitchen cookbook collection!