Slow Cooking for Two: A Slow Cooker Cookbook with 101 Slow Cooker Recipes Designed for Two People

This cookbook is informative without being wordy. The best part is the fact the recipes are simple with ingredients that are easy to obtain and taste good. How fantastic is that!

As a single person, I really appreciate cookbooks that feature recipes intended to produce 1 or 2 servings. I've amassed a decent collection of them but had none for my slow cooker. So I was intrigued when this showed up as a "recommendation" on Amazon based on my purchase history.First things first: READ THE INTRODUCTION. Even if you're no stranger to slow cookery, you'll find valuable information here, especially the fact that the recipes are designed for 1.5- to 2-quart slow cookers. This tidbit of info is NOT included with the recipes themselves, so if you're used to jumping right into the recipes and making a couple of dishes, you might miss this rather critical instruction. Introductory sections include info on temperature variability (old vs newer models of slow cookers), buying and repackaging/freezing meats, and specific techniques for cooking meats, veggies, poultry, fish -- techniques that will let you use your imagination to create your own slow-cooker meals that taste great.My usual practice when I review a cookbook is to prepare 3 recipes. I used this slow cooker for the first two (Crock-Pot 2 Qt Slow Cooker - Red) and this one for the third recipe (Autumn Leaves Fall Crock Pot Slow Cooker, Round 2.5 Quart):1. Beef Stroganoff -- one of my favorite dishes anyway and this slow cooker version works very nicely. Cubed beef sirloin tip, onion, mushrooms, and seasonings with red wine and beef broth are slow-cooked to tender perfection; then sour cream is added with a little flour to thicken the sauce. This has a lot of flavor -- the combination of herbs and mustard give it a lot of depth. I actually got 3 servings of this from the recipe -- served o er cooked noodles. There's no prep cooking on the stovetop -- everything goes into the slow cooker "raw" so it's super simple. This is definitely a keeper.2. Lasagne Chicken Rollups -- For this one, you pre-cook lasagne noodles (4), then combine ricotta cheese, cream cheese, diced cooked chicken, and seasonings, roll the mixture into the noodles, and cook with pasta sauce in the slow cooker. I sometimes make my own pasta sauces, but for this one, I used a roasted garlic/tomato jarred sauce. This cooks for 3-4 hrs on low; then is topped with mozzarella cheese and baked just until the cheese melts. Good flavor, easy to put together, not a big "wow" factor, but certainly worth doing again.3. Peach Crumble -- I don't often make desserts in my slow cooker, so I wanted to try one and see how it worked out. I'm a huge peach fan, so this one caught my eye immediately. I used my slightly larger slow cooker for this one (see reference above). I had to modify the recipe a bit because I used frozen sliced peaches. When using fresh peaches, everything goes into the slow cooker at the beginning (fruit + topping) and it all cooks together. Since I was using frozen peaches, I put all the fruit filling ingredients in first, let it cook for an hour or so to thaw the peaches, then added the topping, and cooked per instructions. YES! This is definitely a keeper. I often make peach crisp in the oven, but doing it in the slow cooker is so much easier, and the flavor is perfect.So there it is -- three recipes, three good results. There are several other recipes that I have in my planner to make in the not-too-distant future. I'm liking this a lot.The main downside is that there are no photos in the book other than the cover. I'm OK with that -- I'm not as much of a visual cook -- but others may find that's a deal breaker.So, overall -- I really do like this book. Solid 4 stars.

Hi. So my kids are grown and it's just the two of us. I really like this book. The recipes are easy, the instructions are clear and the pictures are nice.

This cookbook is specifically for small size slow cookers. I have several other crock pot cookbooks with quantities scaled for more standard size 4 to 5 quart cookers. The most useful thing about his cookbook is that the quantities are already adjusted down for the small 1 1/2 to 2 quart slow cooker. It doesn't have a lot of recipes, and they are not unusual or different. What is does have in most categories are recipes for something similar to my favorite large crock pot recipes. I find myself cross referencing my old recipes while consulting the recipes in this book as a model to scale down. This is very useful, but I can't help but wonder if the whole subject of downsizing slow cooker recipes could be covered in a 3 or 3 page blog with a few examples. I did not anticipate using the book mostly as a reference guide. The recipes are clear and well written. If I was a single person just starting out with a small slow cooker it would be more useful to me. As a downsized couple with years of slow cooker use behind us, it is not that exciting a book.

Lots of great slow cooker recipes.

Nice product good recipes

Very small print; had to photocopy with enlarged letters Ana print in order to be able to use.

SLOW COOKING FOR TWO? THAT’S A LOT OF FUN FOR YOU… The book is phenomenal! Structured in an easy to read and understand format, this book has a lot of detailed information to offer. It is a slow cooker cookbook including 101 delicious slow cooker recipes designed for two people. This cooking technique works magically and it has multiple benefits. A slow cooker saves you time, work, money, and could improve your health. The recipes are created for a 1-1/2 to 2-quart slow cooker and ask for little preparation and long cooking times (4-8 hours). The book provides helpful tips for cooking healthy and delicious meals for two, also useful information about this cooking technique and how to buy a slow cooker that works best for your necessities, as well as directions for cooking these mouth-watering recipes to get the most flavor, texture, and taste of the foods. The tips, rules, and guidelines about cooking and shopping, food safety and storage – that’s all you need on your experimental journey to success and, perhaps, to romance as well. The slow cooker can be used to cook a large variety of sauces (Barbecue Sauce), dips ( Pizza Dip), appetizers (Stuffed Mushrooms), soups (French Onion and Cabbage Soup, Chicken Soup),vegetarian sides (Barley Risotto), fish and seafood (Tuna Noodle Casserole), poultry and meat (Chicken Pot Pie, Coq au Vin, Pork Chops with Red Cabbage, Beef Bourguignon, Beef Stroganoff), and even one-pot meals (Barley-Wild Rice Chicken Salad, Rich Lasagna, Tamale Pie) and special desserts ( Chocolate Cheesecake, Pumpkin Pie). The two appendixes at the end of the book about substitutes and equivalents and about different types, sizes, and brands of slow cookers are of real help, too.Amazing book! Have fun cooking together and enjoy savoring these terrific foods cooked in a slow cooker.

There're a lot of recipes I will definitely make in my small slow cooker.

Great recipes

This cooking book includes many terms and even more ingredients that are not available in Europe. As a European, I have never heard of Pinto or Northern Beans, nor have I ever heard of Adobo Sauce, and where can I buy Cheesy Stuffed Meat Loaf? Also, a lack of photos makes the book a boring read. The Introduction, tips and techniques about slow cooking are, however, a great help for the beginner.

lots of ingredients that are not available here

The book was not what I expected - would have liked vegetables particularly in grams not 1 carrot/1courgette etc!