101 Things to Do with a Slow Cooker
by Janet Eyring, Stephanie Ashcraft
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Author: Janet Eyring, Stephanie AshcraftEdition: Spiral-bound
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-08-08
ISBN: 1586853171
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Book Reviews of 101 Things to Do with a Slow Cooker
Book Review: Entertaining Recipes But Not for Everyday Use
Summary: 4 Stars
The design of "101 Things to Do with a Slow Cooker" grabbed my attention right away. It's small in size, only 5"x7", with a coil binding that makes it easy to fold back or lay flat. One of the best physical features is the plastic front and back cover protectors. I was very excited by this and thought "This is going to be a great cookbook."
Flipping through the pages I came to a different conclusion: that I wasn't going to like anything. This was due to the first three recipes being virtually the same other than one ingredient. I felt cheated by the title.
These could have fallen under one recipe with a note for variations. Continuing on it amazed me how little text was in this book for ingredients and for directions. I put the book aside for a week due to lack of
interest.
A couple weeks ago, I decided the least I could do was give some of the recipes a try before I wrote a review. After reading thus far I think you will be surprised with the results, I know I was.
Out of the 18 recipes I tried, only one received a rating below 6. I rated each recipe according to my standards. The highest rating was 7. Each recipe was rated for the following: availability of ingredients, clarity of instructions, ease of prep, husband factor, taste, reheatabity, and freezability. One point is awarded for each area. Any area that didn't pass is in brackets. Anything with an extra number was doubly good in the taste category.
Quick Stew-6 (doesn't reheat well from freezer)
Tortilla Soup-8
Broccoli Cheese Soup-8
Beef & Mushrooms-7
Lasagne-8
Sweet and Sour Beef-6 (bland)
Shepherd's Pie-7
Chicken & Rice Casserole-7
Scalloped Chicken-8 (used with Cajun chicken)
Whole Cranberry Chicken-8 (better with dark meat)
Tater-tot casserole-8
Lemonade chicken-5 (husband factor, taste)
Orange chicken-6
Polynesian pork chops-7
Ham & potatoes-7
Triple rich chocolate cake-9 (gave an extra point for taste. Mmmm)
Pineapple upside-down cake-7
A lot of the recipes involved a lot of pre-packaged items but I'd expect the cook would have the common sense not to live off the recipes in this cookbook. They are not for everyday use but for the busy homemaker on a tight schedule. Some of the recipes are high in fat content but substitutions could be easily made. If you are rushed for time or just feeling lazy this little book is a time saver. The greatest surprise was being able to put a cake mix in the slowcooker. Who knew? The intro has two pages of helpful hints if you haven't used a slowcooker before. The book is sectioned into: Beverages (which I think is a worthless section), Dips & Fondues, Soups & Stews, Beef, Chicken, Pork and Desserts.
You'll notice I didn't try anything from the beverage, and dips and fondues section. My living arrangements don't warrant making a crock pot full of hot chocolate or dip. With any cookbook people generally don't use over half of the recipes. I tried 1/3 of the recipes and would use all but one of them again
Review Originally Posted at http://www.linearreflections.com
Summary of 101 Things to Do with a Slow Cooker
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 (or bowl, or 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.
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