Slow Cooking for Yourself

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Not a single picture! - Rated
My first impressions on flicking through the book are that it looks very bland and uninspiring, there is not a single picture of any of the recipes inside, which is something I always find odd and off very putting. I've not tried any of the recipes as I bought the item as a gift so i'll have to wait and see if it redeems itself with the quality of the recipes.

Hmmm - Rated
Read the reviews that were here so bought it without a thought. Just a word of warning, if you have cut down on red meat please be aware that this book is mainly awash with pork, beef, lamb, duck etc. Just to let you know. I am not a veggie, but rarely eat red meat, so most of the recipes are no good for me.

Slow Slow, Quick Quick Slow - Rated
I don't buy many cookery books but I bought this one at the same time I bought my slow cooker from Amazon.

Living on your own? Then this book is perfect. It's one of the few books I've found which gives you great, tasty recipes designed for one person. All the other books I've bought assume that you'll have a family of four or, at least, you'll be cooking for four. This book is different and although the recipes do give you a fair amount of food, it's just enough to save for tomorrow or throw in the freezer - as the book suggests.

There are some nice recipes in here and they're fairly easy to prepare. Then, just wait 9 hours and you're ready to eat!

Just excellent! - Rated
What an excellent book. It has lots of really good recipes, all layed out very nicely and portions that make sense from the start e.g. for 1 or 2 people then double up as required.

What sets this book apart from the others i've purchased is it's scope. It's not just a list of ingredients, there lots of really good advice, tips and info that just make all the difference. You're given lots of smart tips throughout the the book on each recipe. The author describes each dish as well which is really nice as alot of the time with other books the names themselves mean nothing to me. Another thing i like as well is the layout, each dish is set out on a single page and is very easy to follow.

Big thumbs up from me, a slowcooker novice :)

Slow cooking :a winning little cook book .... - Rated
This is an excellent cook book, one of the best I have come across for slow cookers. Its aimed at one and two portion meals, but these portions can easily be scaled up for larger households. I have many cook books (Nigella, Delia and Jamie etc) but I can honestly say I have made more dishes from this single book than any other book I own, in fact, I have nearly made them all!

Where I felt the recipe needed tweaking, or the cooking times didn't suit my particular slow cooker, I have written this at the bottom of the page. I have also listed at the back the recipes I have tried : helps you to find them again quickly.

Buy it! It goes beautifully with the small size (1.5 litre) slow cooker on sale in Lakeland, and the two together would make a very thoughtful Christmas gift.

Winning recipes:

coconut salmon steak
peppered venison steak
mexican bean chowder
chicken curry
tuna fish steak with red pepper
oriental spiced beef
lentil and veg casserole
- but there are lots more

Well done, Catherine.