Fix-It and Forget-It

Most people would agree that ground turkey, turkey ham, and turkey sausage are better for you than their beef- or pork-based counterparts. There’s less agreement on how they stack up when it comes to taste. Continue Reading...

Rebecca is my daughter. She’s a very good cook. While I couldn’t get her to chop an onion when she was growing up, she’s become a cook who tries everything now—successfully. She also is the Manager of The Good Cooking Store in our little Lancaster County town of Intercourse, PA. She taught Language Arts to middle-schoolers for 7 years. Now we benefit from all of her energy and good ideas. Don’t miss what she has to say! Continue Reading...

This one-pot meal has it all—meat, potatoes, and vegetable (if you use the optional peas). Continue Reading...

One of the great pleasures—and tortures—of my life is proofreading cookbooks that I’ve written.

We’re going to be publishing Fix-It and Forget-It Lightly, Revised and Updated in early May. The revised book has 600 healthy, low-fat recipes to make in your slow cooker (100 of these recipes are brand-new to this cookbook). And the recipes are so temptingly good that I’m hungry all the time as I proof the pages.

Check out the new cover:
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