Try either Mabel Hoffman’s “Crockery Cookery” (love the Beef Burgundy in this book!) or Rick Rodgers “Ready & Waiting”. Both excellent slow cooker cookbooks.

cake) to the more exotic (blood orange chiffon pie) and the more complex (pistachio roulades). But there’s a lot of instruction and discussion on technique, and the contributors (Flo Braker, Marion Cunningham, Rick Rodgers,...

When I first got my slow cooker last Christmas, I was clueless as to technique, so I looked around for a cookbook that was not meat + Campbell’s soup = meal. Rick Rodgers' The Slow Cooker Ready and Waiting Cookbook has been...

Try The Slow Cooker Ready and Waiting Cookbook, by Rick Rodgers. It is much more modern (and healthful) in its approach to recipes than most of the other crockpot cookbooks I looked at, and I found it really helpful when I got my...

, Rubicon Daniel Humm, Campton Place Joseph Manzare, Globe & Zuppa Marsha McBride, Café Rouge Melissa Perello, Fifth Floor Elizabeth Prueitt, Tartine Bakery Judy Rodgers, Zuni Café Amaryll Schwertner, Boullette’s Larder Kathleen...

I just got my slow cooker last year, and I use it much more than I ever thought I would. When I got the cooker, I bought The Slow Cooker Ready and Waiting cookbook by Rick Rodgers. It impressed me above the other books because...

I have heard from several sources the cookbook by Rick Rodgers is very good, though I’ve no personal experience with it. I gave two crockpots away, and don’t think I’d buy another.

I like Lorna Sass' books very much. Rick Rodgers also wrote a very good book called Pressure Cooking for Everyone. Here’s info re that book: Link:...

I’m working on a prickly pear sorbet tonight from Rick Bayless’s Authentic Mexican. Will post results tomorrow if I get it done. The pink-purple pulp is a nice addition to iced horchata (Oaxacan style), along with...

My zealousness w/ Zuni continues. Last night I made a belated birthday dinner for my brother and looked to Zuni, once again, for sage guidance. And, once again, Ms. Rodgers and her recipes delivered and delighted. The salmon...

and loosen it w/ a spoon. Rick Bayless and Judy Rodgers have recipes for crema or mock creme fraiche (respectively) in their books. Bayless’s recipe calls for 2 tsp. of buttermilk per 1 c. of heavy cream while Rodgers calls...

The recipe for Ludlab and for Rigo Jancsi plus many others can be found in the richly illustrated book “ Kaffeehaus” by Rick Rodgers. I bought my copy from one of the online used book clearinghouses for about $20. The...

or other boiled white frosting, rather than a rich buttercream. For me, the cake’s the star with pound cake, so the simpler the better. Renz suggests Baking911.com and it’s a great resource. I love their coconut cake (...

I make this almost weekly, it is relatively light, a meal in itself, ridiculously easy and tastes so good. It is an adaptation of my own from a recipe my Rick Rodgers. STEAK AND ARUGULA SALAD Olive oil Balsamic vinegar 3 cloves...

white version. Never made the non-egg version. I remember someone (rick rodgers I think) who said that marshmallow is simply an Italian meringue with a little melted gelatin in it. I look in some cookbooks, the one in Time-Life...