JENNIFER OLVERA is a food writer, recipe developer, and author of The Meat Lover's Slow Cooker Cookbook and the definitive Food Lover's Guide to Chicago. For years she penned the popular ""Sunday Supper"" column for Serious Eats and currently contributes to the Chicago Sun-Times, Los Angeles Times, Frommers.com, and more.
""If you are looking for some easy-to-prepare protein dishes without a lot of time and fuss, then this is the cookbook for you. Many are adaptable to vegetable proteins and give you a good base recipe for adding in your own special spices and techniques."" --Chef Scott, Culinary Director, Hospitality Chief and Co-Owner of Community Garden Market ""Meat is simply the best when prepared properly. This meat cookbook has an overwhelming variety of recipes to that end. It's simple to read, and the directions are well-written, easy to follow, and guide you through the cooking process quite well. This would make a great gift for anyone who enjoys cooking."" --John Charles, Author ""Not only does this book offer tips on how to cook a variety of meats, including beef, pork, lamb, veal, and poultry, but it also shows different ways to prep meat. I appreciate that the book details how to shop for meat, cooking equipment needed, how to decipher labels, and which cooking methods are ideal for different types of meat. It also touches on food safety methods, internal cooking temperatures, and safe storing options, which are so important. This book would also be an excellent gift for any meat lover."" --Melissa Maynard de Kerch