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Make It Fast, Cook It Slow: The Big Book of Everyday Slow Cooking
Make It Fast, Cook It Slow is the first cookbook from Stephanie O'Dea, the extremely popular slow cooking affordable, delicious, nutritious, and gluten-free recipes to delight the entire family. In December 2007, Stephanie O'Dea made a New Year's she'd use her slow cooker every single day for an entire year, and write about it on her very popular blog. The more than three million visitors, and more than 300 fabulous, easy-to-make, family-pleasing recipes, Breakfast RisottoVietnamese Roast ChickenTomatoes and Goat Cheese with Balsamic Cranberry SyrupFalafelPhilly CheesesteaksCrme Brulee --and much more. Make It Fast, Cook It Slow is the perfect cookbook for easy, quick prep, inexpensive ingredients, and meals that taste like you spent hours at the stove.
464 pages, Paperback
First published October 13, 2008
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14 books20 followersSTEPHANIE O’DEA is a New York Times best-selling author and award-winning blogger who has been featured on Rachael Ray and Good Morning America. Her websites garner over a million hits a month, and she currently has over 60,000 email subscribers.
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January 22, 2011
Typically I don't review cookbooks but WOW! I liked this cookbook even though it goes against my long established belief that cookbooks should have a photograph for each recipe and has NO photos. In this case, the omission is forgiveable. This collection of recipes are gluten-free. Yes, gluten-free, a total bonus for many households. The recipes range from beverages to breakast to beans to side dishes to meats to desserts and everything in between. Almost all entries have a "verdict"...the author's comments about the ease, reception, etc. of the dish by her family. The author's 2008 New Year's resolution was to use her slow cooker everyday for an entire year and document results on a web site "crockpot365.blogspot.com". These recipes include her successes and favorite recipes from readers of her site. I'm trying Mediterranean Chicken tomorrow! Highly recommended to all who enjoy the ease of slow cookery.
December 28, 2021
A friend turned me onto Stephanie O’Dea, the creator of the popular blog Crockpot365, and subsequently this book (and the following book). I love my slow cooker. Not with quite the same fanatic devotion that O’Dea does, but I’m definitely getting there. I tried the BBQ Chicken and Cornbread recipe, which used up some leftover rotisserie chicken and added one of my favorite vices, bottled BBQ sauce. It was crazy-good! Next, I made a Blueberry Buckle. This was my first time making a dessert in a added container within the slow cooker and it ended up coming out perfectly.
One of my favorite things about this cookbook is that it uses a lot of staples. There aren’t a ton of recipes with “weird” ingredients and the directions are very simple to follow. The “Fake-Out” recipes were another favorite. As a member of a family trying to spend less on food, this is a great way to make dinner more interesting and enjoyable. Slow cooking is also a way to take some of the evening pressure of the home’s cook and have something ready to go just in time. Also, both books are made with gluten-free recipes (with non-gluten-free substitutions), which was a really nice touch. Again, nothing too fancy or out of the ordinary.
One of my favorite things about this cookbook is that it uses a lot of staples. There aren’t a ton of recipes with “weird” ingredients and the directions are very simple to follow. The “Fake-Out” recipes were another favorite. As a member of a family trying to spend less on food, this is a great way to make dinner more interesting and enjoyable. Slow cooking is also a way to take some of the evening pressure of the home’s cook and have something ready to go just in time. Also, both books are made with gluten-free recipes (with non-gluten-free substitutions), which was a really nice touch. Again, nothing too fancy or out of the ordinary.
February 24, 2012
I've made several of these recipes this week. So far, the recipes are a hit! Trying to feed a family where two people can't eat gluten has not been easy. O'Dea's recipes have changed all that. Crock pots are not just for making tender pot roasts. The author challenged herself to make dinners from her crock pot to feed her family for an entire year. The recipes are tasty, diverse and family-friendly. O'Dea includes parenthetical options for making each meal gluten-free, however the cookbook can be used by folks eating gluten as well. I really like the simplicity and adaptability of this format.
December 21, 2009
Omigosh I love this book and its recipes!
I love using a crock-pot, but have trouble finding good new recipes for it. I am so excited to try so many of her recipes, and hers are not your standard meat item + cream 'o whatever soup.
I will be buying several more copies for Christmas gifts.
I do read O'Dea's blog (crockpot365.blogspot.com), but wanted the actual book for easier cooking.
In addition on many recipes, O'Dea writes the verdict of friends and family. I loved this addition. It makes this cookbook even more fun!
I love using a crock-pot, but have trouble finding good new recipes for it. I am so excited to try so many of her recipes, and hers are not your standard meat item + cream 'o whatever soup.
I will be buying several more copies for Christmas gifts.
I do read O'Dea's blog (crockpot365.blogspot.com), but wanted the actual book for easier cooking.
In addition on many recipes, O'Dea writes the verdict of friends and family. I loved this addition. It makes this cookbook even more fun!
January 25, 2011
Seriously, the best slow cooker cookbook out there. It's recipes that require REAL ingredients, rather than cream-of-some-fat-salt-preservative-who-knows-what-filled soup. I've se far made three recipes in a week and they've all turned out perfectly. A must-have for any parent/time-deprived adult who wants to feed their family/themselves good food with minimal effort.
February 23, 2016
Melisa brought this book home from her library. I read through it and found quite a few new recipes I want to make. I have been cooking for over 40 years so often when I look at a new cookbook there is little new recipes that I want to try because I have so many tried and true . This would be a great book for younger cooks and working parents .
March 6, 2011
Update* So far each recipe I've tried has been eaten up by everyone with no complaints. Yes! Our favorites are broccoli beef and the lemon chicken. Mmmmm. *
I really enjoy her website: http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/
and am looking forward to her book.
I really enjoy her website: http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/
and am looking forward to her book.
September 6, 2014
Love, Love, Love. At the bottom of the recipe she writes how it turned out. Her charming whit will make you smile, or laugh. I got this book at the library, but will be buying it soon.
June 10, 2017
I recently moved into a new apartment, and it turns out the oven/stove are barely functional. After the landlord "fixed" it when he finally tired of our weeks of complaining, it no longer catches on fire, which is definitely an improvement, but the appliance is still temperamental as hell and is more for raging at and not for cooking. Seeking alternatives, I browsed through the small selection of slow cooker cookbooks at my library with the hope of developing a more intimate relationship with my crockpot. I selected this one simply because it just happened to be the first one I pulled off the shelf. I wasn't expecting much - most slow cooker cookbooks in my experience have been a sheer disappointment, flooded with either nothing but meat-heavy recipes, and/or recipes that require an absurd amount of prep work and assume you have a functional stove/oven to work with, and then slow-cook for like, 3 hours, defeating the purpose of a slow cooker for a working professional who needs to leave the house for long stretches each day (are there other reasons someone might buy a slow cooker...?). And then the thing in the pot you spent a day slaving over turns out to be bland and barely edible!
This book is not like that at all! I wasn't anticipating liking it so much! I renewed the book and I might end up just buying it. The recipes in this book are vast and have a wonderful variety, catering to different diets. They're all REALLY simple, requiring minimal prep work. I've tried about 20 recipes so far, and I think only one asked me to use the stove, and only briefly. Most of them you can for-real SLOW cook (like, leave the thing in the pot for 8+ hours - how about that!). And everything is pretty flavorful! Maybe not knock-your-socks off flavorful, but "everyday cooking" kind of flavorful, as the book advertises in the title. Since they're all simple recipes, and most use really basic ingredients, they're all easy to tweak, so you can get creative and add more flavor or different flavors to your taste if you want to.
I enjoy cooking enough that I'd call it a hobby, but there are definitely periods where I don't have a lot of time, or I'm stressed out over something and just plain don't feel like cooking. This cookbook is PERFECT for those times!
I would recommend this cookbook for:
• People who don't really like to cook, but do it begrudgingly because they want a home-cooked meal.
• Working parents, especially those with newborns or toddlers sucking their souls.
• Depressive types who have trouble mustering up the energy to cook.
• Summer cooking when it's too damn hot out to use the oven peacefully.
• Pretty much anyone who has a slow cooker, especially those who purchased it for normal reasons (you work and don't like eating dinner at 8 pm, for example).
• Peasants like me who have to deal with a slumlord who refuses to bless their tenants with a functioning kitchen that they pay rent for.
This book is not like that at all! I wasn't anticipating liking it so much! I renewed the book and I might end up just buying it. The recipes in this book are vast and have a wonderful variety, catering to different diets. They're all REALLY simple, requiring minimal prep work. I've tried about 20 recipes so far, and I think only one asked me to use the stove, and only briefly. Most of them you can for-real SLOW cook (like, leave the thing in the pot for 8+ hours - how about that!). And everything is pretty flavorful! Maybe not knock-your-socks off flavorful, but "everyday cooking" kind of flavorful, as the book advertises in the title. Since they're all simple recipes, and most use really basic ingredients, they're all easy to tweak, so you can get creative and add more flavor or different flavors to your taste if you want to.
I enjoy cooking enough that I'd call it a hobby, but there are definitely periods where I don't have a lot of time, or I'm stressed out over something and just plain don't feel like cooking. This cookbook is PERFECT for those times!
I would recommend this cookbook for:
• People who don't really like to cook, but do it begrudgingly because they want a home-cooked meal.
• Working parents, especially those with newborns or toddlers sucking their souls.
• Depressive types who have trouble mustering up the energy to cook.
• Summer cooking when it's too damn hot out to use the oven peacefully.
• Pretty much anyone who has a slow cooker, especially those who purchased it for normal reasons (you work and don't like eating dinner at 8 pm, for example).
• Peasants like me who have to deal with a slumlord who refuses to bless their tenants with a functioning kitchen that they pay rent for.
May 30, 2018
Me and my mom have really been trying to eat healthy. We don't have time to come home and cook a big meal so we use a lot of slow cooking recipes. This book is very useful when it comes to meals. It shows what groups are good to eat and gives a basic overview of what not to eat. It is a rather big book but if you can read it I would recommend it. It can help to change your lifestyle for the better.
February 12, 2024
So far we have made and enjoyed Maple-Dijon Chicken (with sweet potatoes) and Pineapple Pork Tenderloin. Followed the directions on both with excellent results. I plan to use these recipes again and will likely try some of the others.
I am concerned about references in the book to slow cooking frozen meat and sauce (“lazy” recipe). I have always understood that the only safe way to prepare meat or chicken in the slow cooker is to use thawed meat.
I am concerned about references in the book to slow cooking frozen meat and sauce (“lazy” recipe). I have always understood that the only safe way to prepare meat or chicken in the slow cooker is to use thawed meat.
June 19, 2017
This is full of great recipes if you are interested in trying out crockpot meals. I made only 1 so far, but it was great & made me feel almost proud of myself for eating healthy & planning out a whole meal instead of throwing something together when I get hungry.
August 7, 2017
There are a few good recipes in this book that I can't wait to make. They sound delicious and I like the way she doesnt make bland recipes. She was able to make a few standout recipes using a crockpot. I can't wait to try the ones I have earmarked.
November 15, 2021
I agree, pictures are always nice. The gluten free recipes are flavorful and easy to do. I love my slow cooker as I am on the go and don't always want to cook when I get home. Try it you will like it especially if you have food allergies.
January 23, 2023
Good variety of sweet to savory to proteins to veg! I love a casserole and have been wanting to slow cook more for meal prepping and to get inspired, so I loved reading this one. The potato leek soup recipe is the only one I've actually cook, but I can't wait to make more!
March 10, 2017
Slow cooking from cans.
April 22, 2018
A good variety of recipes that covers most people and their tastes. There were entire chapters I skipped due to food allergies though.
April 12, 2020
Interesting concept and some good recipes, but I miss the photographs and wish there was more information for each recipe such as what to serve with and personal ratings.
December 3, 2023
This cookbook has many easy/tasty recipes, however I am giving 4 stars because now I’m vegetarian, and this is very meat and dairy focused. No pictures included.
March 19, 2017
I typically shy away from crock pot recipes. While they are convenient, I think it is difficult to get a lot of solid flavor/serve something that doesn't look like goop. However, as a working mom, the crock pot is, at times, inevitable. This is a pretty good recipe book and has a lot of healthy options, too.
November 28, 2012
I have been a big fan of Stephanie O'Dea's food blog, A Year of Slow Cooking for a couple of years now. As a working mom who treasures home-cooked family dinners, I couldn't survive without my crockpot. I have experimented some with my crockpot, but I must admit that I mainly stick to family favorites. When I look up a recipe on her website, it's usually to get directions for something I've already decided to make.
When I discovered that she'd written some cookbooks, I thought it'd be interesting to see how creative you can be with a crockpot. Boy, was I surprised! The recipes are wide-ranging and many are very simple, cost-effective and easy. I already have a couple of favorites that I plan to add to our menu rotation and I'm excited to try more. Some of the recipes look like they'd work, but I wouldn't be surprised if I preferred the conventional way to make them instead. I suppose I'll never know unless I try them.
I first borrowed this ebook from my library system and it was convenient to have a whole cookbook available on my iPad. But the book has a limited search capability and it's frustrating to move from one section of the book to another. So I ended up borrowing the paperback version (ISBN13 9781401310042) of the book a few days later and I like it so much better. It's so easy to peruse, cross-reference and look up items. I'm still using it to decide which recipes I'll make next.
The author mentions that she chose not to include pictures in the book to save on publication costs, so I will often go to her website if I want more info or to see the photos. But otherwise, the book is terrific.
Some of my favorites from her website are her Peperocini Beef Sandwiches and Pasta Fagioli. Now I want to make the Dulce de Leche, the Tapioca Pudding, the Pizza Chili, and the Enchilada Casserole recipes. And then there are the dips...there are so many recipes that look easy, delicious and family-friendly!
When I discovered that she'd written some cookbooks, I thought it'd be interesting to see how creative you can be with a crockpot. Boy, was I surprised! The recipes are wide-ranging and many are very simple, cost-effective and easy. I already have a couple of favorites that I plan to add to our menu rotation and I'm excited to try more. Some of the recipes look like they'd work, but I wouldn't be surprised if I preferred the conventional way to make them instead. I suppose I'll never know unless I try them.
I first borrowed this ebook from my library system and it was convenient to have a whole cookbook available on my iPad. But the book has a limited search capability and it's frustrating to move from one section of the book to another. So I ended up borrowing the paperback version (ISBN13 9781401310042) of the book a few days later and I like it so much better. It's so easy to peruse, cross-reference and look up items. I'm still using it to decide which recipes I'll make next.
The author mentions that she chose not to include pictures in the book to save on publication costs, so I will often go to her website if I want more info or to see the photos. But otherwise, the book is terrific.
Some of my favorites from her website are her Peperocini Beef Sandwiches and Pasta Fagioli. Now I want to make the Dulce de Leche, the Tapioca Pudding, the Pizza Chili, and the Enchilada Casserole recipes. And then there are the dips...there are so many recipes that look easy, delicious and family-friendly!
November 28, 2012
I have been a big fan of Stephanie O'Dea's food blog, A Year of Slow Cooking for a couple of years now. As a working mom who treasures home-cooked family dinners, I couldn't survive without my crockpot. I have experimented some with my crockpot, but I must admit that I mainly stick to family favorites. When I look up a recipe on her website, it's usually to get directions for something I've already decided to make.
When I discovered that she'd written some cookbooks, I thought it'd be interesting to see how creative you can be with a crockpot. Boy, was I surprised! The recipes are wide-ranging and many are very simple, cost-effective and easy. I already have a couple of favorites that I plan to add to our menu rotation and I'm excited to try more. Some of the recipes look like they'd work, but I wouldn't be surprised if I preferred the conventional way to make them instead. I suppose I'll never know unless I try them.
I first borrowed this as an ebook (ISBN13 9781401394820) from my library system and it was convenient to have a whole cookbook available on my iPad. But the book has a limited search capability and it's frustrating to move from one section of the book to another. So I ended up borrowing this paperback version of the book a few days later and I like it so much better. It's so easy to peruse, cross-reference and look up items. I'm still using it to decide which recipes I'll make next.
The author mentions that she chose not to include pictures in the book to save on publication costs, so I will often go to her website if I want more info or to see the photos. But otherwise, the book is terrific.
Some of my favorites from her website are her Peperocini Beef Sandwiches and Pasta Fagioli. Now I want to make the Dulce de Leche, the Tapioca Pudding, the Pizza Chili, and the Enchilada Casserole recipes. And then there are the dips...there are so many recipes that look easy, delicious and family-friendly!
When I discovered that she'd written some cookbooks, I thought it'd be interesting to see how creative you can be with a crockpot. Boy, was I surprised! The recipes are wide-ranging and many are very simple, cost-effective and easy. I already have a couple of favorites that I plan to add to our menu rotation and I'm excited to try more. Some of the recipes look like they'd work, but I wouldn't be surprised if I preferred the conventional way to make them instead. I suppose I'll never know unless I try them.
I first borrowed this as an ebook (ISBN13 9781401394820) from my library system and it was convenient to have a whole cookbook available on my iPad. But the book has a limited search capability and it's frustrating to move from one section of the book to another. So I ended up borrowing this paperback version of the book a few days later and I like it so much better. It's so easy to peruse, cross-reference and look up items. I'm still using it to decide which recipes I'll make next.
The author mentions that she chose not to include pictures in the book to save on publication costs, so I will often go to her website if I want more info or to see the photos. But otherwise, the book is terrific.
Some of my favorites from her website are her Peperocini Beef Sandwiches and Pasta Fagioli. Now I want to make the Dulce de Leche, the Tapioca Pudding, the Pizza Chili, and the Enchilada Casserole recipes. And then there are the dips...there are so many recipes that look easy, delicious and family-friendly!
August 6, 2011
Enjoyed the introduction - informative, yet fun. Also includes "the verdict" on most recipes - which she made for her family while using her slow cooker every day for a single year (www.crockpot365.blogspot.com). The Verdict contains some humorous anecdotes:"my kids seem to have thought that they were spicy (makes no sense whatsoever and weren't thrilled with the bits of skin I left on (I like a bit of skin, but apparently the kids find it highly offensive)."
Some of the recipes were dumb. Yogurt? Oxtail soup? Tofu recipes? Gross. Rice? umm I have a rice cooker for that. And I'm sorry but if you have to place another baking dish inside the crockpot - just use your oven. Or if you have to add stuff after an hour - yeah, just use the oven! But I guess (according to the introduction) the slow cooker uses less energy than an oven and for those who work all day it might be nice to have a dessert ready in your crock pot (although most baking recipes require that you vent the crockpot with a skewer or something).
I'm going to try some of the breakfast recipes. How awesome would that be to have Christmas breakfast already made when you wake up?
Here are the recipes I'm going to try from this book: (* these * can be found on http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2007/...)
Mexican Breakfast Casserole *
Overnight Breakfast potatoes and sausage *
Overnight Breakfast Casserole
White Chili *
Baked Spinach and cheese noodles *
Barbecued Chicken and Cornbread Casserole *
Buffalo Chicken Lasagna *
Ranch Vegetables *
chicken & brown rice casserole *
creamy beef over noodles *
pasta e fagioli *
pizza soup
salsa chicken & black bean soup *
Turkey & wild rice soup (kalynskitchen.blogspot.com) *
applesauce chicken *
apricot chicken *
bacon & cheese chicken *
balsamic chicken *
brown sugar chicken *
chicken tacos
coconut beef *
cranberry pork roast *
pomegranate beef *
thai coconut soup (which supposedly came from Rachel Ray herself when the author visited her show)
Some of the recipes were dumb. Yogurt? Oxtail soup? Tofu recipes? Gross. Rice? umm I have a rice cooker for that. And I'm sorry but if you have to place another baking dish inside the crockpot - just use your oven. Or if you have to add stuff after an hour - yeah, just use the oven! But I guess (according to the introduction) the slow cooker uses less energy than an oven and for those who work all day it might be nice to have a dessert ready in your crock pot (although most baking recipes require that you vent the crockpot with a skewer or something).
I'm going to try some of the breakfast recipes. How awesome would that be to have Christmas breakfast already made when you wake up?
Here are the recipes I'm going to try from this book: (* these * can be found on http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2007/...)
Mexican Breakfast Casserole *
Overnight Breakfast potatoes and sausage *
Overnight Breakfast Casserole
White Chili *
Baked Spinach and cheese noodles *
Barbecued Chicken and Cornbread Casserole *
Buffalo Chicken Lasagna *
Ranch Vegetables *
chicken & brown rice casserole *
creamy beef over noodles *
pasta e fagioli *
pizza soup
salsa chicken & black bean soup *
Turkey & wild rice soup (kalynskitchen.blogspot.com) *
applesauce chicken *
apricot chicken *
bacon & cheese chicken *
balsamic chicken *
brown sugar chicken *
chicken tacos
coconut beef *
cranberry pork roast *
pomegranate beef *
thai coconut soup (which supposedly came from Rachel Ray herself when the author visited her show)
February 13, 2017
So many recipes I want to try *and* I don't have to convert them to gluten-free! One star off for no photos.
May 16, 2010
seriously. i know what you are thinking... my friend, jolie, recommended this as a good cook book, and i thought, 'crock pot? what is this 1982?'... and i figured everything would start off, 'take some chicken, add some cream of mushroom soup'.. but i absolutely stand corrected. so far everything has been delicious - the kids have absolutely gobbled it all up, and my husband is the envy of all at his work when he brings his leftovers in for lunch.
mongolian beef=better than i've had in any restaurant.
risotto=i'm used to standing and stirring at the stove for an hour, this was the easiest, and according to my italian father-in-law, the best risotto i've ever made.
she has recipes for everything from the traditional casseroley/chicken type stuff all the way to creme brulee...
try it. crock potting is a wonder when it works out well and i'm amazed at how much time it has saved me not scrambling to throw something together at 5pm...
mongolian beef=better than i've had in any restaurant.
risotto=i'm used to standing and stirring at the stove for an hour, this was the easiest, and according to my italian father-in-law, the best risotto i've ever made.
she has recipes for everything from the traditional casseroley/chicken type stuff all the way to creme brulee...
try it. crock potting is a wonder when it works out well and i'm amazed at how much time it has saved me not scrambling to throw something together at 5pm...
January 17, 2010
I love crockpot meals - prep the meal when it's convenient and at 6pm the house smells great and you have a home cooked meal ready to go. I didn't find anything earth-shattering here, but I gave it 4* because every recipe is available for free on the blog the book it written from, along with many comments/suggestions from readers. It's definitely worth at least 4* for anyone gluten-free who likes crockpot meals. I liked the baked oatmeal so much I ate it every day for two weeks. I also liked the idea of softening dried beans in it (to avoid the lining in cans and a cheaper way to go organic), but the cooking time was way under. The book says that a crockpot only uses $0.02 worth of energy per hour, pretty amazing if it's true.
March 25, 2010
This is great cookbook. There's stuff in here, to cook in your crockpot, that I never would have thought of. There are gluten-free options, and whole grain suggestions. The author has "Results" notes under most of the recipes - and the comments are quite helpful, and very funny. If you're into crockpotting, you'll want this. For a few of the recipes, I plan to make the dish, just not in a crockpot. Some things are just easier done on the stove. A note: from my own observation, crockpots can really vary in temp - mine seems to run awfully hot, so until you know how yours acts, be sure to check often to make sure you don't overcook (like I did to the bread pudding recipe I found in this book!).
February 11, 2012
So, I'm not so great with my slow cooker.
I can make soup and stew... and beans.
Most of the cookbooks out there feature 22 varieties of chili. Don't get me wrong! Chili can be fine, but I really only eat it a couple of times a year.
But then came Stephanie O'Dea... Everything I've made in this book has been great:
Acorn Squash,
Honey Apricot duck
Horseradish scalloped potatoes
duck tikka masala
That's just from the last week.
Not everything needs to be sauce-tastic, but it does need to be fantastic and gluten free! How marvelous that there will be something yummy waiting for me when I get off work!
Run, don't walk to this slow-cooker book. It's terrific!
Update: can I just say that I will forever make baked potatoes in my slow cooker. This book is completely amazing.
I can make soup and stew... and beans.
Most of the cookbooks out there feature 22 varieties of chili. Don't get me wrong! Chili can be fine, but I really only eat it a couple of times a year.
But then came Stephanie O'Dea... Everything I've made in this book has been great:
Acorn Squash,
Honey Apricot duck
Horseradish scalloped potatoes
duck tikka masala
That's just from the last week.
Not everything needs to be sauce-tastic, but it does need to be fantastic and gluten free! How marvelous that there will be something yummy waiting for me when I get off work!
Run, don't walk to this slow-cooker book. It's terrific!
Update: can I just say that I will forever make baked potatoes in my slow cooker. This book is completely amazing.
December 7, 2009
This book was published as a result of a blog (http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/)that chronicled the author's commitment to use her slowcooker every day for a year. Obviously there are a lot of recipes here because of that, but unfortunately a lot of them seem uninspired and routine. Many recipes I would not bother cooking this way (soups, sidedishes and desserts) and instead would whip them up right on the stove or in the oven. She does alert the reader to take a look at the blog itself if you want pictures and details. Doing so has made her experiment a little more interesting, so maybe I'll consult the blog later for recipes.
January 3, 2010
I REALLY love this book! I had no idea my crockpot was so versatile (I did not know I could cook baked potatoes, corn on the cob and steak all at the same time, let alone have them all be ready at the same time out of my crockpot). There is something divine about the scent of my dinner wafting through my house during the day. We have tried multiple recipes from this book, each of which have been met with the enthusiastic approval of my husband. We enjoy the chimichangas in particular. Happy Eating!
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