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Make It Fast, Cook It Slow: The Big Book Of Everyday Slow Cooking (2009)

by Stephanie O'Dea(Favorite Author)
3.97 of 5 Votes: 1
ISBN
1401310044 (ISBN13: 9781401310042)
languge
English
publisher
Hachette Books
review 1: A friend turned me onto Stephanie O’Dea, the creator of the popular blog Crockpot365, and subsequently this book (and the following book). I love my slow cooker. Not with quite the same fanatic devotion that O’Dea does, but I’m definitely getting there. I tried the BBQ Chicken and Cornbread recipe, which used up some leftover rotisserie chicken and added one of my favorite vices, bottled BBQ sauce. It was crazy-good! Next, I made a Blueberry Buckle. This was my first time making a dessert in a added container within the slow cooker and it ended up coming out perfectly.One of my favorite things about this cookbook is that it uses a lot of staples. There aren’t a ton of recipes with “weird” ingredients and the directions are very simple to follow. The “Fake-Out... more” recipes were another favorite. As a member of a family trying to spend less on food, this is a great way to make dinner more interesting and enjoyable. Slow cooking is also a way to take some of the evening pressure of the home’s cook and have something ready to go just in time. Also, both books are made with gluten-free recipes (with non-gluten-free substitutions), which was a really nice touch. Again, nothing too fancy or out of the ordinary.
review 2: I think this book is great. I appreciate the candidness of Stephanie O'Dea. I also appreciate that while the recipes are gluten free, she offers alternatives, and honestly, they're good gluten free. There are some things that weren't meant to be made in a crock pot, but then, you don't have to use the recipes in this book to make them. Chicken, tri-tip, and others turn out well and I appreciate the various ideas to have dinner ready ahead of time! less
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Mimigee
Friends swear by this book, but I didn't really find a lot of recipes that fit my tastes.
CSun
love this cookbook so much the library may never get it back! bwahahahaha
maceyjc
Would have been even better with pictures.
Luna
The only cook book I use again and again.
eruscus
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