For my money there are no better slow cooker
cookbooks available today than those by Phyllis Good. Good has published over a
thousand slow-cooker recipes in her various offerings, so she obviously knows
what she's doing. In her latest, Stock the Crock: 100
Must-Have Slow-Cooker Recipes, 200 Variations for Every Appetite, she offers not just her own excellent recipes, but
those gathered from her fan base. Each was tested, perfected, and then offered
up in numerous variations in order to make the recipe easy to prepare by the average home cook.
Once the recipe was perfected, Good went one step further, creating variations
for those who observe gluten-free, paleo, vegetarian, or other special diets.
There are a wide variety of crockpot recipes here, in all
categories, and I am particularly appreciative of the fact that, in addition to
gluten-free, paleo, and vegetarian adaptations, she didn’t forget those of us
whose households have shrunk, by including two-serving versions of some of the
recipes. The Pumpkin Crème Brûlée, for example (that sounded amazingly
good to me), is offered up as a recipe that serves six, but with a smaller
variation to serve two, using ramekins. I have never made crème brûlée in the
crockpot, so I plan on trying this recipe tonight.
There is so much to like about this book. Yes, it doesn't have
as many recipes as her previous books, however, it does have lots of
full-page colorful, mouth-watering photos, and I really love that in a
cookbook.
I can't say enough about this cookbook. If you are a fan of slow cooking like I
am, you need to add this to your library. With the holiday season ahead, you
might consider a gift of this book along with a suitably sized crockpot.
Delicious!
Disclaimer: I received a complimentary cookbook
from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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