Provides step-by-step instructions for preparing a variety of healthy foods in the microwave, covering such categories as soups, sandwiches, cereals, vegetables, fish and poultry, and desserts, with tips on preparation and ingredients.

Did your mother have a fondue pot? Did she pull it out of the closet, oh, maybe once a year, to celebrate some special occasion? Well, that was then, and this is Not Your Mother's Fondue. Author Hallie Harron offers a decidedly different take that will have you reaching for

The James Beard Book Award-winning author of The Bread Bible presents a volume of quick-preparation, healthy recipes for busy weeknights, in a volume that features such options as Easiest Chicken Parm, Blackberry-Glazed Pork Tenderloin, and Microwave Risotto with Asparagus and Mushrooms. Simultaneous.

Fall in love with your slow cooker all over again. You probably own a slow cooker - 80 percent of American households do. For more than thirty years, its unbeatable convenience and practicality have made it a staple of busy families, enabling anyone to return to a home-cooked meal at

Not Your Mother's guide to 350 recipes for getting the most out of today's slow cooker.