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Book ReviewsThe Everyday Low-Carb Slow Cooker Cookbook: Over 120 Delicious Low-Carb Recipies That Cook Themselves |
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Book: The Everyday Low-Carb Slow Cooker Cookbook: Over 120 Delicious Low-Carb Recipies That Cook Themselves
Written by: Kitty Broihier Kimberly Mayone |
Publisher: Marlowe & Company
Average Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5
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new years resolution success
Rating:
5 / 5
I ordered this book to facilitate my New Years resolution to lose weight. So far, so good! I have lost almost 20 pounds and I am a guy who likes good food and who likes to eat! I am following my own low carb routine and have had good success with the recipes in this book. Plus, when I come home from work the house smells really good and my wife likes having a night off from cooking. The garlic and rosemary chicken thighs - delicious. The vegetable soup is now a staple in our house and a cornerstome of my diet. My wife and I especially like the double duty chapter and the chapter that gives non slow cooker recipes. We love the green beans with butter and hot sauce and the faux potato salad is just fun. If you are an open minded low carb person who likes good food this book is for you.
low carb living has now gotten easier!
Rating:
5 / 5
I have lost over 60 pounds doing low carb and I had shelved my crock pot for lack of recipes. This book is GREAT! I now have ideas for evernight dinners, company's coming dinners and football boosters potluck suppers. The chicken soup and its variations are super tasty. I can't wait to make the corned beef and cabbage for St. Patty's Day. My hubby really enjoyed the smoked pork chops and saurkraut. I love making the roasted nut recipes for snacks and to top my salads and vegetables. These recipes are user-friendly. They are made with everyday ingredients. The portions are quite generous and all recipes list net carbs. I am so happy my slow cooker is back on the counter. This is simply a great cookbook!
Very Disappointed
Rating:
1 / 5
Well, I have to say that I've tried the majority of recipes in this book and they have all been bland and mediocre at best. I really WANTED to like it... so I kept trying different recipes. The bottom line: I've learned to make some amazing, flavorful slow cooker dishes from cookbooks, but I can't recommend a SINGLE recipe in this one.
I've been on the diet for several years now, so I do use low carb cookbook recipes a LOT and am very careful to follow the instructions. I use my slow cooker weekly and have found better recipes for free on the net and from Dana Carpenter's books (though I haven't seen Dana's new slow cooker book yet).
A few points:
-- the thai-flavored dishes don't taste anything like thai food.
-- only partial carb/nutritional listings are given.
-- spent money getting special ingredients like canned cheese soup, tapioca, red and green thai curries, etc., only for the dishes to be subpar.
-- too many carbs in many dishes.
-- not enough use of herbs/spices to liven up flavors.
FYI - A few other reviewers have said this, but slow cooker temps really do vary by maker and model these days and the cooking times were way off for my newer expensive Rival 5 qt. with the removable crock (recommended by the authors). Everything burns if you don't watch it - which is a common complaint about the new machines when compared to the classics. Times were more accurate after I went out and bought a much cheaper second crockpot (West Bend, I think). Still, the results were just so-so.
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