Crockpot Cooking

[glishara]

I am very annoyed by trying to find crockpot recipes. To me, the point of a crockpot is that you put the food in before leaving for work, and when you get home, it is dinner. No extra fuss/muss, right?

So why is it that crockpot recipe books and websites are crowded out with recipes that say to cook 3-4 hours, 5-6 hours, 6-7 hours? Making dinner at 11 AM is generally WORSE for people than making it at 5:30, guys. Making it at 8 AM is the point of the crockpot. At least half of your recipes should be in the 8-10 or 9-11 hour range, okay?

Does anyone know a good crockpot recipe book with actually useful recipes?

Comments

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

I'm fond of The Better Homes and Gardens Crockery Cookbook. Unfortunately, you can only get it used (it's been out of print for a while, it seems), but ABE Books has a number available from different dealers at what seem to be reasonable prices.

[glishara.livejournal.com]

I have ordered it! (And a copy of Issola, by Steven Brust, while I am at it.) ;) I've had really bad luck with cookbooks lately, and with the little ones in tow, do not have times to browse them in the store until I can tell what percentage of recipes are useful. I tend to default to established authors/series, and that has failed me in the area of crockery cookbooks, alas.