The Meat Lover's Slow Cooker Cookbook by Jennifer Olvera

The Meat Lover's Slow Cooker Cookbook by Jennifer Olvera

Calling all lovers of shanks and shoulders, rumps and roasts! Bring everyone to the table with The Meat Lover's Slow Cooker Cookbook for meals featuring delicious, tender meat--even on your busiest days.

For years, food writer and recipe developer Jennifer Olvera dedicated her weekends to making stovetop meals for the week--until the slow cooker revolutionized her weeknight dinners. She began converting her favorite recipes to the slow cooker and found herself being asked for those recipes again and again.

In The Meat Lover's Slow Cooker Cookbook Jennifer has handpicked her most-requested recipes that will surely become mainstays in your home, too.

This slow cooker cookbook offers:

VARIETY--From sliders and stews to roasts and ribs, more than 100+ thoughtfully selected family slow cooker recipes cover a wide range of meaty mainstays.

FLEXIBILITY--Spend a little extra prep time to achieve the deepest flavor, or skip the prep to get cooking right away.

CUSTOMIZATION--Pair your protein with the perfect side--whether you're craving nourishing greens or classic baked beans, you'll find plenty of options to choose from.

AFFORDABILITY--Let the slow cooker make edible magic of cheap cuts of meat.

The Meat Lover's Slow Cooker Cookbook is your complete resource for hearty slow cooker recipes that deliver the quality (and quantity!) that your family craves.

Jennifer Olvera graduated from DePaul University with a bachelor's degree in English and began writing about food and eating in Chicago in 1998. She went on to write worldwide culinary travel tales for the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and Frommers.com after years as a restaurant reviewer for Chicago magazine. Jennifer worked on the Zagat Chicago Restaurants Survey in 2010/2011, tests and produces recipes for the Chicago Sun-Times, and manages Gayot.com's Midwest and Chicago dining. Jennifer resides in the Chicago suburbs with her husband, Chris, and son, Hayden Greer. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications, including Women's Day Special Interest Magazines, Orbitz.com, Edible Chicago, and Time Out Chicago. You'll find her canning, collecting ingredients from local farms, or relaxing with an ice-cold cocktail when she's not plucking heirloom tomatoes from her backyard garden.