Review: 101 Things To Do With A Slow Cooker (Book Review)

From the New York Times best-selling author of 101 Things to Do With a Cake Mix! comes 101 Things to Do with a Slow Cooker! Call it a slow cooker, a crockery cooker, or your best friend, the popularity of these handy machines has exploded recently, and “Mrs. 101″ Stephanie Ashcraft has stepped up to the plate (or bowl, or serving tray) with an amazing collection of timesaving recipes. From South of the Border Pot Roast to Hearty Vegetable Soup to Cherries Jubilee, now anyone can make hearty, healthy dishes for the whole family the “throw-n-go” way. Simply throw several ingredients into the slow cooker, get on with life, and come home to a kitchen filled with the aroma of real home cooking. 101 recipes for main courses, side dishes, desserts, and more are included, along with suggestions for how and what to serve with each dish, time-saving meal preparation tips, and easy modifications to fit your families tastes.

Stephanie Ashcraft, New York Times best selling author of 101 Things to Do With a Cake Mix, is a full-time mom who has created and collected recipes for years. She also teaches a monthly cooking class for Macey’s Little Cooking Theater.

Janet Eyring’s interest in learning how to cook healthy, inexpensive meals without living in the kitchen inspired her to write a cookbook that relied on the ease of the slow cooker. She also teaches cooking classes at Macey’s Little Cooking Theater.

I was not aware that you could even cook a Pineapple Upside-Down Cake in a slow cooker until I read this book.

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

1 box (18 ounces) yellow cake mix

1/4 cup  melted butter

1/8 cup  brown sugar

1 can (15 ounces)crushed pineapple, with liquid

8 to 12  maraschino cherries, halved

In a 2-quart mixing bowl, make cake batter according to the directions on back of box. In a greased 3 1/2 to 5-quart slow cooker, layer melted butter, brown sugar, pineapple with juice, and cherries. Pour cake batter over the top. Cover and cook on low heat 4-5 hours, or until cake is firm in the center. Makes 8-10 servings.

There are recipes for beverages, dips and fondues, soups and stews, beef, chicken, pork and desserts. There are many that look great!!!!!

Buy It: You can buy this cookbook here for $9.99 for spiral bound paperback.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book courtesy of Gibbs-Smith for the purposes of this review. I was not compensated, and all opinions are my own.