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The Vegan Slow Cooker, Revised and Expanded: Simply Set It and Go with 160 Recipes for Intensely Flavorful, Fuss-Free Fare Fresh from the Slow Cooker by Kathy Hester
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I received an digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review!
Actual Rating: 4.5 Stars
Let me start out by mentioning that I love hearty, vegan food but can't stand waiting. My patience does not fit in well with cooking and prepping. Because of this, my crock-pot is my best friend. I was extremely excited to receive a copy of this cookbook and couldn't help but run out and buy ingredients to get cooking the same day.
I read through the book and all of a sudden had almost half the pages bookmarked as TBC (to be cooked). I started off by trying the recipe for the Hard Cider and Cabbage Stew (p. 72) and let's just say I was hooked. Since then, I've ventured onto the Soy Curls and Dumplings (p. 87) and couldn't pass up a new recipe for creamy mac and cheese (p. 105). These 3 sealed the deal on this cookbook for me.
Pros: AMAZING prep instructions. Although crock-pots function on "dump meals", I was pleasantly surprised with the in depth instructions on prepping, all the way down to the time. These suggestions made the entire cooking process a breeze. I also appreciated how the book was not only sectioned into types of meals, but also by time processes - "No Time To Prep Recipes" should be a chapter in every good cookbook! Finally, I love a cookbook that teaches you something. The first bit of the book dives into the basics of crockpot cooking (and more importantly the vegan side of it). It makes dump meals seem a little more exciting and a little less daunting. Within this section, there's also a quick little guide to vegan substitutes that could be extremely helpful for anyone just picking up a meat-free lifestyle.
Cons: Honestly, the only con I could even think of - I'm a very visual person and my tastebuds and cravings would agree! I know there's a tough mix when creating a cookbook of too many pictures and too little. BUT I feel as if in a vegan cookbook, it's essential to hook the reader who might see vegan meals as rabbit food. The pictures in the book were stunning and I did tend to lean towards the recipes that I could visually see. But if this is the only con I could notice, I'd say we could easily let it slide.
Looking forward to not only cooking more of these recipes, but also diving into all the leftovers I now have stocked up in my freezer and fridge. Thanks for the awesome content!
Actual Rating: 4.5 Stars
Let me start out by mentioning that I love hearty, vegan food but can't stand waiting. My patience does not fit in well with cooking and prepping. Because of this, my crock-pot is my best friend. I was extremely excited to receive a copy of this cookbook and couldn't help but run out and buy ingredients to get cooking the same day.
I read through the book and all of a sudden had almost half the pages bookmarked as TBC (to be cooked). I started off by trying the recipe for the Hard Cider and Cabbage Stew (p. 72) and let's just say I was hooked. Since then, I've ventured onto the Soy Curls and Dumplings (p. 87) and couldn't pass up a new recipe for creamy mac and cheese (p. 105). These 3 sealed the deal on this cookbook for me.
Pros: AMAZING prep instructions. Although crock-pots function on "dump meals", I was pleasantly surprised with the in depth instructions on prepping, all the way down to the time. These suggestions made the entire cooking process a breeze. I also appreciated how the book was not only sectioned into types of meals, but also by time processes - "No Time To Prep Recipes" should be a chapter in every good cookbook! Finally, I love a cookbook that teaches you something. The first bit of the book dives into the basics of crockpot cooking (and more importantly the vegan side of it). It makes dump meals seem a little more exciting and a little less daunting. Within this section, there's also a quick little guide to vegan substitutes that could be extremely helpful for anyone just picking up a meat-free lifestyle.
Cons: Honestly, the only con I could even think of - I'm a very visual person and my tastebuds and cravings would agree! I know there's a tough mix when creating a cookbook of too many pictures and too little. BUT I feel as if in a vegan cookbook, it's essential to hook the reader who might see vegan meals as rabbit food. The pictures in the book were stunning and I did tend to lean towards the recipes that I could visually see. But if this is the only con I could notice, I'd say we could easily let it slide.
Looking forward to not only cooking more of these recipes, but also diving into all the leftovers I now have stocked up in my freezer and fridge. Thanks for the awesome content!