Smart Clay Pot Cookery Author:Carol Heding Munson It's time-tested, efficient, and one of the easiest ways to cook up a great meal. If you've never used a clay pot before, then you're in for a treat. It's easy to learn the basics: here's the information on selecting the right size pot, deciding on glazed or unglazed, washing and preparing it, heating it up safely, cleaning it, and storaging it.... more » But, the point is the food, of course, and these recipes feature a wide range of special stews, super soups, vegetarian entrees and sides, popular poultry dishes, class-act meat meals, fabulous fish, better breads, and desserts--all with calorie, fat, sodium, and fiber counts. Quick tips suggest ingredient substitutions, timesavers, and more. Try such fare as Hickory Steak with Winter Vegetables, Carrot--Fava Soup with Roasted Peppers, Cheese Scalloped Potatoes, Asian Chicken with Basmati Rice, Mahi-Mahi with Persimmons, Sesame Rolls, and Ginger Poached Pears--all marvelously yummy.« less