101 Things to Do With a Slow Cooker

101 Things to do with...

by Janet Eyring

From the New York Times best-selling author of 101 Things to Do With a Cake Mix! comes 101 Things to Do with a Slow Cooker. Call it a slow cooker, a crockery cooker, or your best friend, the popularity of these handy machines has exploded recently, and "Mrs. 101" Stephanie Ashcraft has stepped up to the plate (and bowl, and serving tray) with an amazing collection of timesaving recipes. From South of the Border Pot Roast to Hearty Vegetable Soup to Cherries Jubilee, now anyone can make hearty, healthy dishes for the whole family the "throw-n-go" way. Simply throw several ingredients into the slow cooker, get on with life, and come home to a kitchen filled with the aroma of real home cooking. 101 recipes for main courses, side dishes, desserts, and more are included, along with suggestions for how and what to serve with each dish, time-saving meal preparation tips, and easy modifications to fit your families tastes. Stephanie Ashcraft, New York Times best selling author of 101 Things to Do With a Cake Mix, is a full-time mom who has created and collected recipes for years. She also teaches a monthly cooking class for Macey's Little Cooking Theater. Janet Eyring's interest in learning how to cook healthy, inexpensive meals without living in the kitchen inspired her to write a cookbook that relied on the ease of the slow cooker. She also teaches cooking classes at Macey's Little Cooking Theater.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Cooking, Food, Adult

128 pages, Spiral-bound

First published August 8, 2003

Reviews

[Ivonne Rovira · Rating 3 out of 5]

By accident I read Stephanie Ashcraft’s sequel 101 More Things To Do With a Slow Cooker before I read 101 Things to Do with a Slow Cooker. Just as well, as the sequel is better than the first one. Still some good recipes here, but Ashcraft definitely saved the best for the sequel.

[Bethany · Rating 1 out of 5]

I bought this book with high recommendations from more than one friend however, after buying it and really browsing through the recipes, I was quickly disappointed. Nearly every recipe contained one of the following: Onion soup mix, a "cream o'something" soup and/or a bottle of something or other. Here's a good example of a recipe list: 2 lbs. chicken breast and a bottle of teriyaki sauce. I wish I were joking. Honestly, I could have come up with most of it myself. I appreciate the time-saving deliciousness of slow-cooking and I am a fan, however, this book was uninspired and worst of all... NO PICTURES!

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad, got some ideas. These are super simple recipes that only call for a few ingredients. I made the chicken that you cook with barbeque sauce and pineapple chunks. Simple, delicious. I plan to try the cherry dessert - 2 cans of cherry pie filling, dry yellow cake mix sprinkled on top, 1/2 cup of melted butter, cooked on low for 4 hours. Why not? Might be good.

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Well, one thing I must say about the cherry cake recipe. Using dry cake mix wasn't the best idea. Next time, I'm actually making the cake mix batter into a liquid before I put it over the cherries. However, I ate the cherries. They were good.

[Erin · Rating 1 out of 5]

One of the gems from this book:

2 lbs. of chicken
1 bottle of BBQ sauce
cook on low for seven hours

Guess what? I had already figured out that recipe on my own. I really was hoping for some more creative recipes and this book is just not helping. The other annoying thing is the lack of pictures of what it is supposed to look like.

[Angie (Bussen) Siedell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great ideas. Seemed a bit short, but then again, it says right in the title "101 things". I'd have preferred "101 Main Dishes..." I'm not interested in making desserts in a slow cooker, but it doesn't mean someone else wouldn't be.

[Lyne · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you take the time to weed through all the recipes that call for mutiple cans of creamed soup and packs a dried onion soup (can we say salt attack!) there are a few good ideas in here. Wouldn't purchase, but worth a rent from the library or a friend

[Christin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love cooking with a crock pot because it's so easy. I've tried a handful of recipes out of here and have been pretty happy with all of them.

[Jenna Pool · Rating 5 out of 5]

So many good recipes, and its all organized very well. It's got recipes for drinks, dips/fondues, soups/stews, beef, chicken, pork, and desserts. Each recipe is decently cheap when it comes to buying the ingredients too. As a poor college student, these recipes are top tier.

[LemontreeLime · Rating 2 out of 5]

Looking looking

[Crystal · Rating 3 out of 5]

The 101 Things to Do Cookbook Series makes a great gift for the beginning cook. Each one contains quick, easy and impressive dishes to make. Great step by step instructions, which is very helpful because there are no pictures. At the beginning are helpful hints, which is almost the best part of the cookbook.

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have had a slow cooker for a few years now, but only used it about three times. Ive never really figured out the glory of cooking for eight hours, and didn't like most recipes. This book had several that sounded good. Maybe I'll try one someday.

[Gina · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great cookbook! I love crockpots and would use mine at every meal if I could! This has some very useful and yummy recipes in it.

[Sally · Rating 5 out of 5]

My family wouldn't have dinners without this book! I use it more than any other recipe book!!!!! Awesome!! And I love the author, my friend Stephanie! :)

[Angela · Rating 2 out of 5]

There are a couple of recipes that I will copy and try.

[ReadingWench · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super simple recipes for the busy person.

[Dawn Costello · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recipe book

This book explains directions well but many recipes are close to others. Great if you like chicken breasts. Try it.

[Caro Lina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Seems unlikely that I'll ever make hot chocolate or pineapple cake in a slow cooker but otherwise an awesome little book!

[Lynn Baker · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my cup of tea.

[Bridget · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy and useful cookbooks.