Reviews for More Make It Fast, Cook It Slow: 200 Brand-New, Budget-Friendly, Slow-Cooker Recipes

The average rating for More Make It Fast, Cook It Slow: 200 Brand-New, Budget-Friendly, Slow-Cooker Recipes based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2011-01-05 00:00:00 Kelly Adrian I love to cook, but here is the problem...I'm kiiiinda broke and honestly, I'm lazy (yeah, I will admit to that). If I can just throw stuff in a pot, come back 4-8 hours later and it is edible I am all for it. Slow-cookers are the way to go. This cook book has 200 recipes! All of them are simple and budget friendly. The majority of the ingredients for most of the recipes are things that I typically already have in the pantry. I really like the convenience of that. The recipes are sorted by price: $7 and Under, $10 and Under, and $15 and Under. In each of these sections it is then broken down again by type of recipe (beverages, breakfasts, etc.). I prefer it when ALL beverage recipes are together, breakfast recipes together, etc. I think it is a little easier to navigate that way, however I am sure many people can appreciate the way this cookbook is organized when they are on a budget. There are no pictures of the final dishes. That is something that normally bothers me with a cook book, but not this one. Slow-cooker food is not usually the most attractive (tasty yes, attractive no) so a visual of it would be pointless. There is a large variety of recipes in the book. Many of them were for things I didn't know you could even cook in a slow-cooker (like pesto lasagna). Here are some of the recipes that caught my eye: * Root Beer Pulled Pork * Greek Ribs * Chicken with Apricots and Dates * Maple Banana Oat Bread * Pizza Potatoes I can't wait to try them! I also want to point out that these recipes are gluten free. When something like flour is used, the author specifies to use gluten free. If you aren't gluten free and want to use regular ingredients it does not change the recipe so go ahead (that is what I did). The recipe I tried (and LOVED) is the Loose Meat Sandwiches. I used to watch the show Roseanne and she had a loose meat sandwich place. I always wanted to try one because of that and now I finally got to. The meat is so flavorful. As for the texture of the meat, it was a little mushy but I got over that quickly because it tasted so good! Here is the recipe from the cookbook: Loose Meat Sandwiches serves 8 The Ingredients 1lb extra-lean ground beef or turkey 1 onion, finely diced 1 tsp kosher salt 1 tbsp garlic powder 1 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp prepared mustard 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar 2 cups beef broth 8 hamburger buns (you can use gluten free, toasted) hamburger fixin's: pickles, lettuce, sliced tomato, additional mustard The Directions Use a 6-quart slow cooker. Crumble the ground meat into your slow cooker. Add the onion, dry spices, and sugar. Add the prepared mustard and apple cider vinegar. Pour in 1 cup of beef broth, and stir the contents of the cooker very well. Pour in the other cup of broth and cover. Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours. Stir well before serving and scoop onto hamburger buns. Top with the desired fixin's. As with any recipe you are going to have to tweak things to your personal taste a bit. I ended up adding a little extra of the spices and vinegar to get the taste I really wanted. I love that I was able to throw everything in the cooker with almost zero work. I didn't even chop an onion...I went the lazy route and bought the frozen diced ones. This is a great cookbook and I can't wait to make more meals from it! 4.5/5

Review # 2 was written on 2016-09-19 00:00:00 Antoine May I love to read Stephanie O'Dea's cookbooks. She knows how to create a fun atmosphere as she takes you along with her on her journey to create a new crock pot meal for each day of the year(first book) or how to cook creative meals with ingredients you probably have in your pantry (second book). She makes me chuckle when she says things like this, "Skin the bird (assuming you are using a whole chicken) and toss out the neck and the stuff from inside. (Shudder a few times.)" Her "verdicts" on each recipe are also amusing. "My six-year-old reported that it was the very best pasta she has ever had. I let her skip bath time." I have both of O'Dea's cookbooks, Make It Fast,Cook It Slow and More Make it Fast, Cook It Slow and just finished this second one with quite a few recipes earmarked for the near future. What I love about these books is that they open up fresh new ways to use your crock pot. From her first book I learned how to make yogurt, and do it quite often, and also how to make tapioca pudding. This second book has recipes such as Ginger Almond Chicken, Eggplant Parmesan, Easy Peanut Butter Chicken, General Tso's Chicken, and Moroccan Chicken with Lentils. She also has dessert recipes such as Peanut Butter Cup Cake, which is high on my to-try-soon list. She has a Crème Brulee (from her first book) that she did on Rachel Ray's show. I have yet to try it but may be brave soon. If you love to use your crock pot and want to break out of the ordinary fare these are great books to get you on your way.