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The Vegan Slow Cooker: Simply Set It And Go With 150 Recipes For Intensely Flavorful, Fuss-Free Fare Everyone (Vegan Or Not!) Will Devour (2011)

by Kathy Hester(Favorite Author)
3.82 of 5 Votes: 5
ISBN
1592334644 (ISBN13: 9781592334643)
languge
English
publisher
Fair Winds Press
review 1: I've made six things. Sweet and sour smoked tofu, pumpkin oatmeal, chickeny seitan, chickeny stock, kung pao chickeny, some cornmeal tofu loaf I forget the name of.The stock stuff is okay, and the seitan is pretty good (I like the texture), but the other stuff was pretty blah. My husband who eats everything ate each meal when it was fresh fairly enthusiastically but didn't eat any of the leftovers, which he always does. I won't be trying anything else from this and will return it to the library. It seems good in theory, and I loved the ease, but the food actually kind of reminded me of something you'd get at Denny's or The Cracker Barrel, except you know, vegan.
review 2: Finally inspired to buy a slow cooker to make cooking huge batches of beans easier, I had
... moreto get a cookbook to go alongside. The layout of the recipes is helpful, telling you if you need a smaller cooker or to double or triple a recipe if you only have a larger one. She also includes simple steps (like sauteing) that need to be done the night before.I haven't made very much yet, but there are a ton of recipes that look good. So far I've made:~Dry Beans from Scratch 5*~Split Pea & Lentil Soup 4*~Creamy Potato Soup 2*, not a lot of flavor, but it was due to my broth~Pumpkin & White Bean Lasagna 5*, this is off-the-charts deliciousness!~Spinach Artichoke Dip 4*, this was a chunky dip, a bit odd texture-wise for me, but the leftovers were scrumptious tossed with penne and topped off with cauliflower ricotta. less
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hardiesl
The premise is nice but I found it had a lot of tofu and other ingredients that I couldn't find.
snaggelpuss71
Lots of greats in here...and I love throw it and leave it. This will be a keeper!
dogie
Awesome recipes with a vegan twist. Love it so much it's a classic!
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