The Complete Rival Roaster Oven Cookbook by Holmes Group (1983- ), Holmes Group Inc., Rival Manufacturing Company (2002, Paperback)

i bought this book looking for new recipes that i could whip up in the morning when my kids tend to be easy going and then let cook all day in the crockpot so that in the late afternoon when the cranky hours hit, i don't have the added responsibility of making supper, too.

the recipes are simple and taste great. i really like that about this book. also we have dairy allergies in our family and i've been able to substite canned coconut milk for the regular milk in all these recipes and they still turn out great.

my only negative is that it's a paperback which makes it hard to keep it open when i'm getting the ingredients together. i knew it was a paperback when i bought it, but in retrospect i should have held our for a hardcover or, even better, a spiral bound copy.