If you think slow cookers are just for stews then you need this book ! (Slow Cooking: Easy Slow Cooker Recipes - Katie Bishop)

Member Name: evewidow

Product:	Slow Cooking: Easy Slow Cooker Recipes - Katie Bishop
Date:	12/08/09 (241 review reads)
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Advantages: many ideas i would never have thought of , well laid out easy to follow recipes

Disadvantages: not many pictures , many of the recipes are not everyday food ie venison , rabbit , duck etc

I use my slow cooker quite a lot , I find it useful on busy days stick everything in at breakfast time then when you get home its all cooked and ready to eat . However all I seem to make is stews and casseroles and the odd rice pudding , so looking for inspiration I bought this book.

Slow cooking - Easy Slow Cooker Recipes by Katie Bishop.

I had been looking for a slow cooker book that wasnt american so this one seemed the perfect choice.

The book starts off with an introduction to slow cooking and advising you of the best types of ingredients to use and general cooking times.

Then on to the recipes , divided into sections of Breakfast and Brunch , Easy Lunch , Afterwork Suppers , Get togethers , Sweet Things and ending with Chutneys and Jams .

Just from the index i was pleased with this book ...I never knew you could make breakfast in the slow cooker !

The recipes are easily layed out with the preparation , cooking time and how many it serves at the top , I find this very useful as I have often come to cook something then realised I should have started it an hour or so before .
At the end of most recipes it has a try or what about section with suggestions for variations and cooking times for ovens .

There are only a few pictures in the book which is a bit of a shame but the pictures they have included are good and on gloss paper in the middle of the book.

Some inspiring recipes in this book you may never have thought of for the slow cooker include : Breakfast omelette, Sea Bass with tamarind and ginger ,Sticky orange and seasame chicken drumsticks and a range of cakes (mostly using the slow cooker as a bain-marie ).

Of course there are more recipes that you would think sound more suitable for slow cookers such as : 24 hour persian lamb , seafood chowder , Irish stew and many more

The book is easy to follow and with 140 recipes you will be amazed as to what you can actually do with your slow cooker.

I purchased the paperback version of the book from Amazon for £4.99 and has been worth every penny.

Summary: For some Inspiration and to make more of your slow cooker get this book