Best Party Book or Slow Cooker Magic

Best Party Book: 1001 Creative Ideas for Fun Parties

Author: Penny Warner

The Best Party Book has it all - easy step-by-step invitation ideas; festive decoration tips; crowd-pleasing refreshments; and games, gifts, prizes, and favors to turn your parties into memorable celebrations.

Author Penny Warner knows how to throw a party, and her newest book gives you tips and secrets galore.

• A sensible, hassle-free checklist for party planning
• Delightful new twists on preparing the greatest surprise parties, potluck get togethers, brunches, buffets, or "progressive" dinners
• Month-by-month guides to unusual holidays and exciting, off-beat theme parties
• Icebreakers, family-togetherness activities, romantic moodmakers, and slightly saucy party teasers
• Complete plans for pulling off unforgettable reunions, graduations, home video bashes, birthdays, and welcome home and bon voyage events
• Special holiday plans for hosting your best-ever Christmas, Hanukkah, New Year's, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Cinco de Maya, Fourth of July, or Halloween party.

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Slow Cooker Magic: A Seasonal Selection of Family Favorite Recipes

Author: Linda Rehberg

Over 100 inventive recipes for year-round family meals-including side dishes and desserts--from the authors of the top-selling Bread Machine Magic

SLOW COOKER MAGIC will give you fresh ideas for a familiar appliance—every page is packed with tips, tricks and over 100 inventive recipes for meals everyone will love to eat and you will love to make. The recipes in SLOW COOKER MAGIC can be made in every brand of slow cooker on the market—you’ll learn to prepare not just the soups and stews of winter, but also chilis and casseroles for summer picnics and potlucks all year round.

SLOW COOKER MAGIC includes not just hearty main dishes, such as Chicken with Gravy, but ethnic appetizers, such as Spicy Tortilla Soup, and elegant side dishes, such as Balsamic Glazed Carrots, as well. This cookbook will inspire you to try new items in your slow cooker, too—from sandwiches to vegetarian meals to desserts and breakfast treats.

SLOW COOKER MAGIC’s recipes are foolproof—they really work every time. This book is a handy and valuable kitchen companion that will have you turning to your favorite appliance again and again.