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Title: The 150 Best Slow Cooker Recipes by Judith Finlayson ISBN: 0-7788-0038-5 Publisher: Robert Rose Inc Pub. Date: September, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.62 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Slow cooker gourmet
Comment: I cooked several recipes from this book and loved every one of them. The dishes are simply delicious. I cooked the Beef Bourguinon for my family and our visiting friends and it was a big hit. A little bit leftover got consumed over buns the next day!
But, I have to admit to two personal biases: I love food with lots of flavors, and I always brown the meat before putting it into soups or stews--and this book suits me in both fronts. (I believe the author does state that one does not need to brown the meat, but that the meat tastes better if it is browned.) With the slow cooker relieving me from keeping constant watch over the food, I find the recipes in the book easy and the payback (of a great meal) more than worth the effort.
I highly recommend this book.
Rating: 1
Summary: Leave it on the shelf!
Comment: "Send your crock pot on a world tour," one reviewer wrote. Well, if your crock pot can't behave any better than this, you ought to lock it in the cabinet and never let it out.
I borrowed this book from the library and purchased ingredients for 3 recipes. The Savory Cheddar Cheese Soup was a C-. If it hadn't been for all the salt and msg in the beef consomme, I'm not sure it would have had any flavor at all. Next, I tried Shepherd's Pie with Creamy Corn Filling. It was Ok, as in "strictly OK." It looked nothing like the lovely picture of a potato-topped casserole. Instead, it was a sloppy stew-like mixture. As for the third recipe. . . well, I'm not going to try it at all.
As others have noted, the majority of the preparation is outside of the crockpot. Basically, the crockpot is your cooking device - just like you might prepare everything on the stovetop and then put it in the oven. For example, for the Sheperd's Pie, I (1) browned the meat, (2) separately sauted the onions, garlic, and spices, (3) added beef broth and thicken it with flour, (4) made and seasoned mashed potatoes. Then, I layer it in the crockpot and cooked. Definintely not the "dump and go" system that many crockpot users desire.
I wish I could recommend a better crockpot cookbook. All I can recommend is "this ain't it, honey!"
Rating: 5
Summary: A great slow cooker recipe book for adventurous cooks
Comment: If you're a purist about using *just* the slow cooker, even though the browning step produces more intense and balanced flavours and only one extra item to clean, this book isn't for you.
If you aren't interested in a mixture of English/North American standards along with a number of spicy recipes (Korean, Indian, Chinese, Mexican, Italian, Hungarian, etc.), or if you will have a difficult time finding the ingredients because your supermarkets has a limited selection, this book may not be for you.
But if you love a variety of national cuisines and can get the ingredients, you'll love this book. The Easy Chicken Paprikash (using canned soups and sweet paprika, easy to find anywhere) was amazing. The New Potato Curry (using curry powder available in any supermarket, although I made up my own mixture) was wonderful, even though I left out the fresh cilantro as I didn't have any on hand. Time required to clean the cast iron skillet for each recipe: 30 seconds.
There are a lot of slow cooker recipe books out there with great recipes for beans, stews, and soups. Get one of those if all you want to make are those great standards. Keep in mind, though, that you will find similar recipes in this book, such as Bakers' Potatoes with Onions, Creamed Onions, Shredded Chicken for tacos and sandwiches (no pre-browning!), Cheesy Chicken Noodle Casserole, Homestyle Chicken with Gingersnap Gravy, Pork Ribs and Beans, Pork Chops with Onions in Mustard Sauce, Pot Roast with Tomato or Gingersnap Gravy, Beef Noodle Casserole with Cheddar-Crumb Topping, Meat Loaf, Southwestern Brisket, Shepherd's Pie, Swiss Steak, Smothered Steak, Chicken Fried Steak, Mushroom Barley Soup, Black Bean Soup, and Seafood Gumbo.
But you'll also get Indonesian and Spicy Chinese Chicken, Chicken and turkey curries (spicy and mellow), Caribbean Pork Roast with Rum, Portuguese Pork with Clams, Pork Vindaloo, Morroccan Lamb, Lamb Keema and Korma, Greek Beef Stew with Onions and Feta Cheese, Korean Style Short Ribs, Osso Bucco, Potato and Cauliflower Dahl, and Caribbean Pepper Pot Soup.
If you're counting, that's nowhere near 150 recipes yet. And did I mention the desserts? Flans, crips, cobblers, custards, pudding, cake and, yes, cheesecake.
This is a great book. If you want to move beyond the standards, here's your chance!
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Title: Betty Crocker's Easy Slow Cooker Dinners : Delicious Dinners the Whole Family Will Love by Betty Crocker Editors ISBN: 0764565311 Publisher: Betty Crocker Pub. Date: 15 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Delicious & Dependable Slow Cooker Recipes by Judith Finlayson ISBN: 0778800539 Publisher: Robert Rose Inc Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: America's Best Slow Cooker Recipes by Donna-Marie Pye ISBN: 0778800229 Publisher: Firefly Books Pub. Date: 07 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Mable Hoffman's Crockery Cookery by Mable Hoffman ISBN: 1557882177 Publisher: H.P. Books Pub. Date: October, 1995 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The Gourmet Slow Cooker: Simple and Sophisticated Meals from Around the World by Lynn Alley ISBN: 1580084893 Publisher: Ten Speed Press Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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