mlindner's review against another edition
4.0
:: :: Significanly revised :: ::
Is for 1.5 quart/liter slow cookers; ours is 3.5. While I'm not saying some of these don't sound good I doubt I'll be making Pear Rose Cardmom Oatmeal or Chocolate Pumpkin Brownie Breakfast Quinoa or Winter-Spiced Butternut Squash Pecan French Toast. Not in the slow cooker or probably at all.
Not for me.
:: :: Above 19 January 2015 Skimmed :: ::
15 January 2016 Sara asked me to look this over yesterday and I ended up writing down a bunch of recipes, um, including that Chocolate Pumpkin ... one. I was wondering while I was reading it last night whether that was just some crazy late evening approval of something I would wake up to and be disgusted by the idea of. Or maybe I'm just getting a little more liberal in my imagining of porridge.
Againi, I found lots of possibilities but no idea if keepers. We have been having some issues with assorted recipes we've been trying lately as in they taste like crap or have bad textures or both.
The other issue which I need to go revisit is how many of these do I want for the recipe but will need to scale up for the larger slow cooker? There were some of the recipes which seemed to make sense in the one-two person size but we also do a lot of this to have leftovers so ....
Anyway, I have potentially revised my opinion significantly on this one.
Is for 1.5 quart/liter slow cookers; ours is 3.5. While I'm not saying some of these don't sound good I doubt I'll be making Pear Rose Cardmom Oatmeal or Chocolate Pumpkin Brownie Breakfast Quinoa or Winter-Spiced Butternut Squash Pecan French Toast. Not in the slow cooker or probably at all.
Not for me.
:: :: Above 19 January 2015 Skimmed :: ::
15 January 2016 Sara asked me to look this over yesterday and I ended up writing down a bunch of recipes, um, including that Chocolate Pumpkin ... one. I was wondering while I was reading it last night whether that was just some crazy late evening approval of something I would wake up to and be disgusted by the idea of. Or maybe I'm just getting a little more liberal in my imagining of porridge.
Againi, I found lots of possibilities but no idea if keepers. We have been having some issues with assorted recipes we've been trying lately as in they taste like crap or have bad textures or both.
The other issue which I need to go revisit is how many of these do I want for the recipe but will need to scale up for the larger slow cooker? There were some of the recipes which seemed to make sense in the one-two person size but we also do a lot of this to have leftovers so ....
Anyway, I have potentially revised my opinion significantly on this one.
aimeedarsreads's review against another edition
4.0
I hate cooking, so thought that finding some slow cooker recipes might be a good solution, and since it's just George and me, the small serving sizes of Vegan Slow Cooking for Two or Just for You fit.
The cookbook opens with an introduction to using a slow cooker: useful to me because I have never even turned one on before. It includes sections on breakfast food, sauces, soups and stews, heartier fare, and even some entire meals. The recipes are diverse, including Indian, Ethiopian, and Italian inspired dishes. Hester includes tips for substitutions, keeping in mind that some readers will be members of a CSA, something I haven't seen in a cookbook before but is an interesting addition.
I am a hard audience for cookbooks because not only do I hate to cook or be in the kitchen, I am also a notoriously picky eater. I like simple dishes without many ingredients. About half the recipes in Vegan Slow Cooking for Two or Just for You passed my initial perusal. Some of those had more prep time than I'm likely to spend, but there are a number that I plan to try.
The ingredients used generally seem to be easy to find, and the instructions clear. I wish there had been more photographs, though; not every recipe had one, and I prefer seeing the finished dishes.
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The cookbook opens with an introduction to using a slow cooker: useful to me because I have never even turned one on before. It includes sections on breakfast food, sauces, soups and stews, heartier fare, and even some entire meals. The recipes are diverse, including Indian, Ethiopian, and Italian inspired dishes. Hester includes tips for substitutions, keeping in mind that some readers will be members of a CSA, something I haven't seen in a cookbook before but is an interesting addition.
I am a hard audience for cookbooks because not only do I hate to cook or be in the kitchen, I am also a notoriously picky eater. I like simple dishes without many ingredients. About half the recipes in Vegan Slow Cooking for Two or Just for You passed my initial perusal. Some of those had more prep time than I'm likely to spend, but there are a number that I plan to try.
The ingredients used generally seem to be easy to find, and the instructions clear. I wish there had been more photographs, though; not every recipe had one, and I prefer seeing the finished dishes.
...aka darzy... | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
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