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Delicious and Dependable Slow Cooker Recipes

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I really like this recipe book. I turn to it again and again. I think if you don't mind doing a few extra steps to yield more intense flavours, then this is your book. If you don't mind experimenting with different ingredients, also your book.
One of my complaints with slow cooking recipes in general is that everything tastes bland and tasteless. Not so with this book, particularly if you take advantage of the "add ins" that Judith Finlayson suggests in the sidebars. I have many favourites from this book. I prefer menus with a bit of flavour and spice to them. If you do not, then you can adapt the recipes or give this one a pass.

I really like the recipes in this book, a good mix of traditional and more creative dishes, and my kids love looking at the mouth watering photos and planning which dish to try next. Ingredient lists are manageable and the recipes are all very clearly written. If you don't want to do all the steps you can always adapt (which is true of any cookbook), for instance I am not adventurous with peppers and so am following her tip to simply use a dash of hot sauce instead. Flavours may suffer slightly but the results are still wonderful. This is a great cookbook both for browsing and using, inspiring and practical at the same time.