Clay-Pot Cookbook

Discover this simple, ancient, one-pot cooking technique—and over 100 tempting, “tested recipes for main dishes, vegetables, soups, breads and desserts” (The New York Times).   For over forty years, The Clay-Pot Cookbook has inspired easy and economical ethnic cooking in the kitchens of amateur and seasoned chefs alike. Demonstrating how versatile one-pot cooking can be, Grover and Georgia Sales revive and modernize clay-pot cooking techniques of the ancient Etruscans. The Clay-Pot Cookbook instructs on the proper use of this device and provides over 100 mouthwatering recipes and delicious desserts. Find out how you can steam vegetables, bake bread, simmer soup, roast meat, and even improvise your own dishes with unexpectedly delightful results in a terra-cotta pot!   In addition to being highly economical, the clay pot yields irresistible results. Amateur cooks need not be afraid of this self-basting crockery—after you pre-soak the pot, the oven does the rest of the work. The self-basting nature of the clay pot makes it possible to make a perfect meal every time. Clay-pot cooking offers something for virtually everyone, including: Gourmet cooksHealth-conscious cooksLow-budget cooksVegetarian cooksAmateur cooksExperimental cooks  With The Clay-Pot Cookbook (and a clay pot) you can discover an ancient technique—and enter a new and exciting culinary world.