Set of 2 cookbooks by Jane Butel - Quick & Easy Southwestern Cookbook and Southwestern Grill - BOTH SIGNED by AUTHOR.

These cookbooks are fantastic and would make a wonderful gift! Perfect for cooks looking for something new and quick. The Quick & Easy Southwestern Cookbook has recipes that can be put together in 20 minutes or less with no more than five ingredients - perfect for today's fast-paced lives. Jane includes information on how to reduce fat, plan a week's worth of cooking for a family, and find ways to speed the preparing/cooking process. Book has 14 chapters with recipes for main dish salads, wraps, Southwest seafood, sauces and salsas, desserts, fast-cooking meat dishes, quick-action poultry, and vegetarian dishes. 256 pages.

The other cookbook is Southwestern Grill -- perfect for summer outdoor cooking. This book includes an introduction to grilling and smoking along with rotisserie cooking. Her recipes, from Appetizers to Quick Smoking to Desserts from the Grill, are appealing and delicious! 288 pages.

Jane Butel has taught Southwestern cooking for years in Albuquerque, New Mexico and her recipes are tried and true - enjoy!