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Crystal Cook at the 2011  Texas Book Festival

Crystal Cook

In The Casserole Queens Cookbook: Put Some Lovin' in Your Oven with 100 Easy One-Dish Recipes, Crystal Cook and co-author Sandy Pollock share their fresh, updated, from-scratch recipes for traditional dishes. After gaining a Texan following for their mean Chicken Pot Pie, the Casserole Queens, as the duo is known, have proven themselves as much more than one-hit wonders of the one-hit dinner. They have built an entire business around revamping the ultimate quick-fix dinner for modern tastes. Tuna Noodle is brought up a notch with a homemade cream sauce and a kick of cayenne pepper; Halibut Enchiladas with Salsa Verde are surprisingly light and vibrant; Mandarin Meatloaf has a sweet orange flavor that recharges a beloved weeknight staple. There are home-style desserts, like Gooey Apple Butter Cake, and great brunch dishes, such as Frenchy Toast Casserole. The Queens have thought of everything, providing advice on scaling and freezing casseroles so that anyone can stock the freezer with go-to dinners. With 16 pages of color photographs, plenty of expert tips, and lots of style, The Casserole Queens Cookbook is the home cook’s handbook for making tasty meals any night of the week. Cook, a former citizen of Corporate America, brings over 13 years of marketing experience to the Casserole Queens team and an entrepreneurial drive to help execute on their vision. Cook started a home-delivery business in Austin with Pollock in 2006. They have been featured on Food Network's Throwdown! with Bobby Flay, Bobby Flay Radio on Sirius XM, and other television and radio shows.

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