The Complete Slow Cooking for Two: A Perfectly Portioned Slow Cooker Cookbook

As I have said before, anyone who knows me knows I love to cook and I love to collect cookbooks! I love exploring new cuisines and learning new techniques! This cookbook entitled, 'The Complete Slow Cooking for Two' intrigued me. I have never done a lot of slow cooking because honestly I didn't know the benefits. This book answers the question, "Why Slow Cooking?" and after reading all the author has to say, you will, like I did...run to get yourself a slow cooker!This cookbook not only teaches us about the slow cooker, it also focuses on cooking for two! Although I am not just a family of two, there are nights when my parents take the kids giving DH and I a chance to have quality time together. I don't want to spend the night cooking, so this is an ideal way to make a home cooked HEALTHY meal for the two of us! Thankfully, the book helped me choose the right size cooker for me, and also gave me a lesson on adapting my recipes to the slow cooker!I opted to choose recipes from the cookbook first. I was excited that DH and I prepped and prepared the meal together! It was brilliant that this cookbook covered many cuisines, as we like to explore different cultures foods. We certainly won't get tired of this cookbook as we can tour the world cooking one dish at a time!I loved that this book gave tips and I was INTRIGUED by all the uses for tin foil! Who would have thought you can ball up tin foil, place it in the bottom of the slow cooker and have an instant rack! I also enjoyed the do's and don'ts. I appreciated the guidance this book gave in explaining the features and the different brands of slow cookers. I also found most helpful the prep, cooktime and instructions in the top left corrner of the recipes!DH and I made the "Chicken Cacciatore", we set it up in the morning and 8 hours later, after Mom took the little ones, we started our "date" sitting down to eat a DELICIOUS meal that we had planned together. Romantic, it was! We plan on making more dishes and trying to double some for family night! We both highly recommend this cookbook, it not only teaches you about slow cooking, it frees up time, so we can spend together!Disclaimer - I received this item free for my honest and unbiased review. All opinions are my own based on personal experience.

If you're like Hubby and I, you may have given up on trying to use the electric Crock Pot for meals because 90% of the recipes out there are for 4 or more servings, and there's times you just don't feel like making a huge mess for two meals or two people. Especially after a long, grueling day. It is sometimes easier to make a sandwich or nuke some leftovers, taste and texture be damned. In fact, we got rid of our Crock Pot years ago, and after this book, I'm kinda wishing we hadn't.With plenty of advice about what slow cooker best suits your particular needs, tips and tricks, as well as helpful hints and healthy debunking of the many "Yeah, but I heard that..." horror stories that tend to surround slow cooking, it was a read that was quick, easy, easy to follow and in fact even taught me a thing or two about cooking with an electric slow cooker, so much so that I may just have to buy one again soon! The recipes call for stuff just about everyone has already in their fridge, freezer or pantry, and lest you think a slow cooker is good for just chili or stew, There's recipes for stuffed peppers, shepherd's pie, breakfasts and desserts!! I was able to adapt quite a few of these to my Le Creuset dutch oven, too, so if you're like me and short exactly one electric slow cooker, with some careful adjustments you're still ready to open up your culinary world to the magic of slow cooking.This book was a pleasurable read, because it broadened my horizons to the world of possibilities of electric slow cooking, especially after spending years and years as a "range-top and oven only" snob. It made me excited to try out an old method of cooking I'd written off, and I think you'll find something (or two or three!) to love too.I received the above product(s) free of charge from TVM. I am not obligated to provide a positive or favorable review, just my honest opinion. My review is based on my experience with the product and/or brand, which may differ from yours.

Great for the wife and I as the recipes are geared for a smaller audience. The recipes are easy to make and healthy. Love this book.

Great book

great book

Nice spread of recipes all good.

Easy to read good recipes