Not Your Mother's ® Cookbooks

Not Your Mother’s ® Slow Cooker Cookbook
Not Your Mother’s ® Slow Cooker Recipes For Entertaining
Not Your Mother’s ® Slow Cooker Recipes For Two
Not Your Mother’s® Weeknight Cooking

If these are Not Your Mother’s® cookbooks, then what are they?

Okay, so maybe your mom was a great cook, and you couldn’t wait to get to the dinner table every night to dig into whatever delicious dish she had lovingly prepared all afternoon. Or… maybe not.

But did she ever pull Cornish Game Hens with Mango Tomato Salsa Fresca out of her pea-green Crock Pot? Or put Veal Stew with Champagne on the holiday buffet table? When you asked her, “Can we have pizza tonight?” did she whip up a Ratatouille Tortilla Pizza in half an hour?

Didn’t think so. And that’s what the Not Your Mother’s® cookbook series is all about. It’s not about knocking Mom’s cooking, it’s about taking traditional favorites and making them new with modern flavors and time-saving tips for today’s busy cooks.

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About the Authors

Beth Hensperger’s career as a prolific food writer and educator began when she was named guest cooking instructor for the March 1985 issue of Bon Appétit. She has gone on to author more than twenty cookbooks, including the best-selling Not Your Mother’s® series.

Julie Kaufmann is the food editor of the San Jose Mercury News—which has twice been nominated for a James Beard Award in newspaper journalism.

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