125 Best Vegetarian Slow Cooker Recipes
by Judith Finlayson
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Book Reviews of 125 Best Vegetarian Slow Cooker Recipes
Book Review: predictable, lacks imagination + one MAJOR error
Summary: 3 Stars
I find that many of these recipes taste the same, because she has a few ingrediants that she calls for over and over: eggplant, mushrooms, cumin. Ho hum. Plus, there is one MAJOR mistake on page 106 -- in the Three Bean Chili with Bulghar, there should only be one (1) tsp of chili powder (or less), not 2 TBSP as it calls for! Despite my gut feeling that this was wrong, I followed her instructions, but had to freeze the entire batch I made, it was INEDIBLE (and we like spicy foods). Now when I make a chili, I scoop out about 1 cup of the frozen way-too-spicy chili and add it as the spice. I should be doing this for months...Book Review: Thank goodness for this book!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a vegetarian with two young daughters - and no time to cook. On top of that my kids are allergic to dairy and soy. I had no idea what to cook for our family and how to find the time to cook it until I found this cookbook. Every recipe I have tried so far (and there aren't that many I haven't tried) has been really good. I start the recipe the night before, stick the slow cooker insert in the refrigerator, and then pull it out and get it going in the morning. There aren't that many vegetarian slow cooker cookbooks out there, and the others I've found have been duds, but this one is a keeper!Book Review: Good for basic information
Summary: 4 Stars
I use this cookbook for its clear, useful information about techniques, timing, and ingredients of slow cooking. It's a good investment for that function. But for the most part, the recipes are useless for me. Most of them involve multi-step stovetop cooking in addition to the slow cooker. I don't use a slow cooker to add cooking steps or prep time to my cooking. To each their own; if you have the time and interest to do so, you'll probably use the recipes. Even if you don't, you can easily create your own recipes by using the information about slow cooker equipment and techniques.Book Review: My favorite cookbook
Summary: 5 Stars
I have made many of recipes in this book, and they have all been great. Unlike many vegetarian cookbooks, the ingredients used in this book are widely available and largely inexpensive. Instructions are clear and concise, and the author gives many ideas for variations if, like me, you always feel compelled to tweak your recipes a bit. There are tons of healthy options, as well as many not so healthy options if you need a cheese or sugar fix. I liked this book so much, I bought a copy for my mother. Definitely try the Just Peachy Gingerbread Upside-Down Cake on page 179!Book Review: Don't waste your money
Summary: 1 Stars
The thing that I love about slow cookers is, you throw everything into the pot, turn it on and at dinner time you have a meal. It's simple, easy and tastes GREAT. Unless you like to cook, then put it into the crockpot, i would not recomend this book. You might as well cook the whole meal, you are already doing half of the cooking anyhow. Also.....the recipes in here have a LOT of ingredients, not very practicle for my family. We can't afford to cook gourmet meals.