Guest Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Does anyone have and of these and are they any good? I desperately need some crockpot encouragement, I just wish you could see inside of these on Amazon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I got one in a garage sale. I see why it was in a garage sale. To me, the recipes were nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 oh, bummer. Sounded like such a good book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 If I still have it, I will give it to you. I have issues with getting rid of books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I have two from that series, both were gifts. They remind me a lot of the church cookbooks my mom had growing up, where people submit their favorite recipes to be included. There isn't a ton in it that is super healthy. A lot of it is more "cream of mushroom soup"-based and whatnot. It is comfort food stuff for me, because I grew up eating it. But it is not much that I would feed my family now as we are trying to eat much healthier. Oh, and the recipes themselves are hit and miss on their quality. Some are really good, some are not. Mostly I use them now if I am looking for a recipe of something similar to what I had growing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali in OR Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Does your library have it? I have one and I got my marinara recipe from there. I got the idea of pulled pork from there, but I've kind of made up my own version. Have tried a few things that only got made once, but I like having the book around for those times when I think using the crockpot will make my life so much easier (and it really doesn't, by the way!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Peach Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I agree with the others. I have one that I got as a gift, but never use it because all the recipes are pretty unhealthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 You need America's Test Kitchen's Crockpot Revolution :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeri Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 it's really hard to find *the* recipe in it since all of the recipes sound about the same! I ditched my copy long ago, but I remember seeing something like 12 recipes for pulled pork. I mean, all you really need are one or two for really GOOD pulled pork. I haven't seen the America's Test Kitchens cookbook on crockpots, but I have three other ones they published and they are all good. So, I second that suggestion, sight unseen! Jeri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justasque Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Every library on the planet has crockpot recipe books. Give it a try, and do inter-library loan if you need to. There are better crockpot books out there; Not Your Mother's comes to mind, and I think there's a three ingredient one, and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ereks mom Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I have several Fix It and Forget It cookbooks, including this one, and I LOVE them! Not everything in them is unhealthy, but if you want healthy, there is one called Fix It and Forget It Lightly: 600 Healthy Low-Fat Recipes for Your Slow Cooker and another called Fix-It and Forget-It Diabetic Cookbook: Slow-Cooker Favorites to Include Everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I had the original and the one for entertaining and ended up getting rid of both. As others said, the recipes aren't healthy and are all quite similar. Most use cream soup as a base. :tongue_smilie:I found a few keepers in each one, but not enough. I also checked out Fix it and Forget it Lightly from the library and wasn't impressed. It seems that they think the way to make a recipe healthier is to use fat free cream soup. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I got one as a gift a few years ago and never used it. I actually just pulled it out of the drawer the other day and tossed it into the Goodwill pile. I don't like them because there are no photos of the finished product. I like to see a visual of what I'll be eating when it is complete to see whether I think it looks tasty or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookfiend Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 You need America's Test Kitchen's Crockpot Revolution :) Just what I'm looking for - we LOVE ATK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephanieZ Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I have a few, and I like some of the recipes. The Entertaining one is my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmMusa Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 I checked one from the library and thought to myself, "really?". Not impressed with the obsession of canned foods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth S Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Honestly, there are probably a million crock pot recipes online. And a hundred blogs like this one: http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/ I do have FI&FI Entertaining, and I used it (with modification) several years ago. Apparently there is a lot of overlap between the various FI&FI cookbooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 My dh bought me a couple of the books in the series. It was very thoughtful of him. I don't think I have made a recipe from any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 Does anyone have and of these and are they any good? I desperately need some crockpot encouragement, I just wish you could see inside of these on Amazon... Check out A Year of Slow Cooking for ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyinND Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I have one & love it. They probably aren't the healthiest of recipes, but I still like it. I just highlight the recipes that we liked so I can remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I've seen them available free for Kindle before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 You need America's Test Kitchen's Crockpot Revolution :) Yes! :) It is good. Very, very, good. I need to find the copy I borrowed from my mom... not a good book to loose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I have the FIX IT AND FORGET IT CHRISTMAS book and the FIX IT AND ENJOY IT HEALTHY COOKBOOK--I have a ton of recipes marked that I want to try....I have tried the one for crockpot ratatouille and the friends I made it for raved over it and couldn't believe it was done in crockpot..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Wait! It might actually be called "Slow Cooker Revolution" Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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