Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook by Beth Hensperger, Julie Kaufmann
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Book Reviews of Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook
Book Review: Amazing variety, pay attention to details
Summary: 4 Stars
I use this cookbook quite a bit. Lately, my schedule has been such that I'm almost never home in the typical "dinner prep" time frame, but still have a family to feed. I've been using my Crock, and this book, nearly 4 times a week.
I love the huge variety of detail. There are extremely long cooking recipes, and quick cooking recipes. Some days, I forget to throw something in in the morning, and I can still find plenty of recipes that I can throw together in the early afternoon and will still be ready by dinnertime. I've found that it's not only important to pay attention to the cooking times, but also, to pay attention to the recommended slow cooker size for each recipe. Things recommended for small cookers, cooked in larger cookers, may scorch. Things recommended for large cookers, squished into a smaller cooker, may not finish cooking or come up to temperature. Those details are important.
I've had a few recipes that I followed to the letter turn out strangely: the Hamburger Soup was way too thick, the Potato Soup way too thin. However, there's plenty of information in these pages about how to modify things, so I find I can usually adjust the consistency to my taste without adding a lot of extra cooking time, and if worst comes to worst, I know how to fix it next time.
I love this cookbook. I can cook when I feel like cooking, and we can still eat when we usually would. Brilliant.
Book Review: Worth it for the breakfast recipes alone!
Summary: 4 Stars
I received this as a gift, and have used it a LOT for the breakfast recipes. I love being able to make very healthy, inexpensive and hearty breakfasts in my slow cooker overnight.Book Review: All the recipes look good, though not light (I knew that).
Summary: 4 Stars
We've only tried one recipe so far - Chocolate Bread Pudding - and it was wonderful! I'm sure we'll have many great meals from this book, though the recipes are NOT light!Book Review: JG
Summary: 4 Stars
I like the book and have used the recipes several times already and really like it. The only thing I miss are the pictures.Book Review: So - So.
Summary: 3 Stars
I thought this book would be the answer to my dinner prayers. It looked so modern and fresh and convenient. Unfortunatly the easiest recipes were the least edible. Don't bother with the salsa chicken or the "quick teriyaki". I made them both to a T and they came out close to yucky. I've had some success, I guess, but I could tell you more recipes that failed the "family test" than passed. It might give you some good ideas, but I don't think this book deserves any real praise. I think I gave it three stars because I might have made a mistake with the recipes so I wanted to give it the benefit of doubt. But honestly, I am a seasoned cook who knows how to cook with and without recipes. This book is not very helpful.