Best Diabetes Slow Cooker Recipes [Paperback]

Judith Finlayson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2007

Delicious slow cooker recipes combined with all-important Exchange Lists for Meal Planning©

Managing diabetes is made easier by taking full advantage of the benefits of the slow cooker method of food preparation. The Best Diabetes Slow Cooker Recipes offers the superb combination of healthful eating, appetizing meals, and the convenience of slow cooker preparation.

The all-important Exchange Lists for Meal Planning© accompanies each recipe. All recipes have been carefully chosen and adapted from Judith Finlayson's best-selling slow cooker cookbooks.

The following recipes provide a sampling of those that can be enjoyed by the whole family:

• Turkey and corn chowder with barley; two-bean soup with pistou
• Chicken with leeks in walnut sauce; Thai-style coconut fish curry; turkey in cranberry leek sauce;
• Veal goulash; ribs with hominy and kale; Mediterranean beef ragout
• Vegan- and vegetarian-friendly recipes like barley and wild rice pilaf; celery root and mushroom lasagna; creamy polenta with corn and chilies;
• Special dessert treats like pumpkin rice pudding; gingery rice pudding; gingery pears poached in green tea; and the ultimate baked apples.

These and other outstanding recipes, combined with valuable advice and nutrition guidelines, make The Best Diabetes Slow Cooker Recipes an invaluable handbook for managing diabetes.

(20080813)

Editorial Reviews

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Serve[s] up more than 150 taste-tested receipes that can be enjoyed by the entire family, not just the diabetic. (Larry Cox Tucson Citizen )

I highly recommend this cookbook, whether you or a familiy member is diabetic or you just want to eat healthier food. (Larry Cox Tucson Citizen )

I highly recommend this cookbook, whether you or a family member is diabetic or you just want to eat healthier food. (Larry Cox Tucson Citizen )

About the Author

Judith Finlayson is a food-writer and food journalist and the author of 150 Best Slow Cooker Recipes, Delicious and Dependable Slow Cooker Recipes and The Healthy Slow Cooker.

Barbara Selley is a registered dietitian, published author and cooking instructor.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Robert Rose; 1 edition (2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0778801691
• ISBN-13: 978-0778801696
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,765 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #81 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Aging > Diabetes

More About the Author

Judith Finlayson is a food journalist and author. She began her career writing featured food articles and developing recipes for magazines. She is author of The Convenience Cook and 150 Best Slow Cooker Recipes. She lives in Toronto.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lifesaver, December 5, 2009

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Having just been diagnosed with diabetes, and being fairly young and busy, I was so pleased when I checked this book out from the library. The recipes are quick, and for most recipes, the prep work can be done the night before and then just take it out in the morning, turn on the slow cooker, go to work, and when I get home dinner is all ready! The recipes are all based on the glycemic index, so they don't send your sugar on a roller coaster, but you do have to watch out if you are counting carbs, the recipes vary from hardly any to 60+ carbs per serving. I have used this book so many times since it has arrived!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Best Diabetes Slow Cooker Recipes, November 1, 2009

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I first came across this book in my local library when I was randomly looking for diabetic cookbooks. I liked the sound of the recipes and ingredients so much that I immediately wanted to include this book in my culinary book collection. Being a professional chef I was looking for some slow cooker recipes for home consumption so that I didn't have to spend all my time in the kitchen. Unfortunately, I did not try out any of the recipes prior to buying my own copy. Some of the recipes like the "Sumptious Spinach and Artichoke Dip" contained a combination of ingredients that sounded terrific, but the final presentation left a lot to be desired. Mine came out like a bubbling mass of gray matter with only minimal flavor. In all fairness to the author, it was not the ingredients at fault, but what happens to the ingredients while cooking in the slow cooker. This recipe would be terrific if baked in the oven at a higher temperature in a caserole dish/ boat for an hour or so. Anyway, I was a little shy at this point so I returned to the library and picked up other copies of the author's books: "Delicious and Dependable Slow Cooker Recipes" and "150 Best Slow Cooker Recipes". Contained in these books are some good recipes that are very good for diabetics, especially if you are good at substituting or using lowfat/no fat, low sodium/no sodium, low cholesterol/no cholesterol, low sugar/no sugar( you get the idea ) ingredients. From the "Delicious and Dependable Slow Cooker Recipes" book, I highly recommend the "Red Lentil and Carrot Soup with Coconut". This is absolutely one of the best recipes for lentils I've ever found. ( just remember to use light coconut milk instead of regular coconut milk ). The lemon slices and chopped cilantro garnish really sets this recipe over the top. This recipe works perfectly in the slow cooker. Another recipe from this book I really enjoyed was the "Saucy Pork Chops with Cranberries". Believe me, if there was ever a gourmet recipe in a crock pot this is it!! This recipe gets its flavour from the port wine, cranberries, orange marmalade and leeks. ( remember diabetics, use reduced sugar marmalade or those with splenda, and that the alcohol in the port wine cooks out leaving only that wonderful flavour without the alcohol/sugar calories ). Consider pairing the lentil soup above with the saucy pork chops for an interesting array of ethnicly inspired tastes and colors. How cool is that. On a final note, readers beware, some of the recipes found in one book may also be found in the others. I sort of expect this in "The 150 Best Slow Cooker Recipes" since this a collection of recipes from other works.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I was not pleased, August 23, 2010

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There were too many things that I don't use or have in my pantry. The recipes didn't sound good to me.

I must say that I received it in a short time, and it was in excellent condition.