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Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker Cookbook
- ISBN13: 9781558322455
- Condition: New
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The slow cooker is perfect for today’s fast-paced lifestyle, in which everyone is time and energy-conscious, economy-wise, concerned about nutrition, and demanding of great flavor. This comprehensive collection of 350 exciting recipes takes a new look at cooking withÂ’ America’s favorite appliance. Relying on wholesome ingredients and fresh, modern flavors, Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker Cookbook features everything from traditional slow cooker classics to savory international cuisine to delicious no-fuss desserts.
IndyHannah
October 14, 2010 at 10:33 pm
I love my crockpots (I have two oval ones in different sizes). I have several crockpot cookbooks in my bookshelf and have also read many others which I borrowed from the library. After reading these books, I came to a sad conconclustion that most people who use crockpot are not “real cooks” from many cookbook authors assumption; they write books for those who use a crockpot to make “canned soup+meat+frozen/canned veggie dishes.”
I like quick and easy dishes and use canned soup occasionally but I don’t want them to be the main item of my cooking.
With this thought, I was surfing the net a couple of days ago hoping to find a crockpot cookbook using fresh wholesome food and I came across this book.
The authors of this book created crockpot recipes for a cook like me (if you agree to my comment above, you will be happy to see this book!). After I read a couple of reviews by other Amazon users and bought this book (along with the Gourmet Slow Cooker Cookbook) from Amazon.
Yes, it requires more prep time and more ingredients but isn’t it worth making that much efforts for healthier and tastier meals?! YES!!
Also, most ingredients appeared in this book are common items in my kitchen.
The only minus (4 stars istead of 5 stars) is the lack of photos of the recipes. I read cookbooks for plesure and those sumptuous looking photos are important to me. I know it makes the book more expensive if you have photos but it would be great if there are several pages of photos under each category to show how good these dishes look! I would definitely pay several more dollars for the photos for this book!
Chris
October 14, 2010 at 10:37 pm
I love cookbooks and I love to cook. Until now my least favorite cookbooks have been my crockpot books. BORING! So my crockpot only gets pulled out when I need to cook a pot of beans or take something to a potluck. What a shame. I mean, what could be more convenient, safe, and economical than cooking with an appliance that you can leave unattended for hours and that doesn’t heat your whole kitchen?
“Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker Cookbook” is facinating and exciting. Why? Because of so many healthful, whole grain ideas, such as the “From the Porridge Pot” and “Rice and Other Grains” chapters. And soups! We will be eating soup all winter….I can’t wait to try all of the recipes included in this section, including all of the stock recipes (chicken, turkey, beef, vegetable, and variations). From my bookshelves full of cookbooks, this has taken its place as one of my top two or three favorite cookbooks.
This cookbook is substantial, with over 500 pages of recipes and slow cooker how-to. Casseroles, poultry, beef, pork, fish, side dishes, stews and desserts are all included. The only pictures are on the front and back covers. They are beautiful and I do wish there were a few more pictures included.
It has been a while since I have been this excited about a cookbook (quite an accomplishment, as I do get quite excited about cookbooks). I wish there were a forum where I could read reviews of the various recipes, just to help me decide which recipe I will try next! Highly recommend.
CMCM
October 14, 2010 at 11:23 pm
This is a great book for those new to slow cookers, or for those who have previously been disappointed with slow cooker recipes. The first 20 pages offer a solid body of information about all things pertaining to slow cooking: What is slow cooking? About the stoneware insert; Slow cooker shapes & sizes; how to use the new “smart pots”; temperature settings; breaking in a new pot; high altitude slow cooking; the basic “rules” of slow cooking; cooking times; adapting conventional recipes; useful cooking techniques, and more. Each section of recipes includes a nice introductory informational section, and each individual recipe has some introductory information as well. Recipe groups include soups, veggie stews, side dishes, a rice section, and there’s a whole section on cooking various types of porridge…cinnamon apple oatmeal, overnight steel-cut oatmeal, maple oatmeal with dried fruit & spices, and various other grain type porridge recipes. Put all the ingredients in the pot at night before going to bed, and wake up to warm, creamy porridge of one type or another. Each recipe indicates number of servings, general type of crockpot to use, and cooking time. My main complaint, and the reason I can’t give this 5 stars, is that nutritional information is not given for any of the recipes. Also, a minor layout complaint is that sometimes a recipe will start on one page and finish up on the next so you have to turn the page to see the rest of it. I would prefer to see one recipe per page. Other than these two things, this is a good cookbook with a nice selection of recipes, and definitely very useful for someone new to slow cooking as it will familiarize you with all the techniques necessary to successful slow cooking.
Twin Mother
October 14, 2010 at 11:28 pm
As a new mother of twins, I was struggling to get dinner on the table every night. I tried the slow cooker, but all the meals were so heavy and they all tasted the same. I saw this book and decided to give it a try. I have made about 10 things from it and every one was so tastey. I have never been so happy with a cookbook, and my husband is thrilled. I am actually planning dinner parties as I can prepare the dinner during the twins’ naps and let it cook all day, and serve a very impressive dinner when company arrives. I can’t say enough about this cookbook. I have never written a review of anything before, but wanted to share this book with other busy mothers. It is your best weapon for getting a healthy and delicious meal on the table.
NuJoi
October 14, 2010 at 11:51 pm
Who knew there could be such a thing as a definitive slow cooker book, but I think this is it. This book is not only full of recipes (350 of them), but there is a slow cooker basics section that was absolutely wonderful — more well written than the instructions for my new Rival Crock Pot.
I love that the book has such a large variety of recipes ranging from soups to desserts, vegetarian to meat, traditional to contmporary and simple to complex (not too complex). If you’re only going to buy one slow cooker book, let this be the one. (This book along with a new slow cooker would make an excellent gift for the new cook or busy cook.) If you’re a crock pot master and are really looking to shake things up, you may want to consider The Gourmet Slow Cooker instead of or in addition to. It has way fewer recipes, about 55, but they are certainly international and inspiring.