The 20th Anniversary Edition of this pressure cooking classic, written by award-winning cookbook author Lorna Sass, features a wide range of recipes for vegetables, beans, grains, soups, stews and desserts, plus tips the home cook will appreciate.

This book not only takes the mystery out of pressure cooking, it also provides us with a delicious, healthy, and wide-ranging collection of new vegetarian recipes. For the omnivore, the resulting dishes will prove a healthy compliment to any menu.

In paperback, this book uses both pressure cooker versions and conventional cooking methods of food preparation. Over 60% of the recipes have pressure cooker instructions. An emphasis on environmentally conscious cooking; no meat, dairy foods or eggs are used. Very informative with lots of charts and information.

Lorna Sass, the country's leading authority on pressure cooking, distills her two decades of experience into one comprehensive volume. First learn everything you need to know about buying and using today's 100% safe cookers. Then enjoy more than 200 recipes for preparing soups, meats, poultry, grains, beans, vegetables, and desserts in record time. How about whipping up a savory risotto in 4 minutes, chicken cacciatore in 12 minutes, or a delectable chocolate cheesecake in 25 minutes?

The country's leading authority on speed-cooking offers over 75 one-pot meals from the pressure cooker. Rich chicken gumbo in 7 minutes, Catalan veal stew in 20.

Vickie Smith, known to many as simply "Miss Vickie," is a leading authority on pressure cookers. Miss Vickie's Big Book of Pressure Cooker Recipes is highly rated and contains over 400 recipes and has the largest collection of pressure cooker techniques ever published.

The pressure is on! Looking to get a great meal on the table, without a lot of time in the kitchen? Fast foolproof, and extremely versatile, pressure cooking is the answer for every busy cook. Authors reveal dozens of techniques for getting the most out of your pressure cooker-plus over 100 delicious recipes.

Victoria will show you all the ways a modern pressure cooker can be used, not only to expedite home cooking, but what the pressure cooker can do on its own. European cooks, from France, Spain, and Italy to India have long used pressure cookers for family meals. Victoria has created many multi-ethnic dishes that showcase the pressure cooker's advantages and capabilities for delicious home cooking.

A book that goes beyond recipes to educate the reader on all aspects of the pressure cooker - from the history of this kitchen classic to the versatility of modern-day cookers. Chock full of recipes from the Mediterranean, this book makes it easy to serve up sumptuous dishes in no time.