Customer Reviews

Fix-It and Forget-It: Feasting with your Slow Cooker: 2010 Day-to-Day Calendar

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So, when I ordered a "day-to-day" calendar, I expected what I've gotten with every other day-to-day calendar I've ever owned in my life, including other cooking/recipe ones-- a separate page, each day, with the probable exception of Saturday and Sunday, for a total of six pages a week.

What I received was, I have to admit, "over 100 recipes" as the description states. However, there are only 3 pages a week-- Monday and Tuesday share a page, Wednesday and Thursday another, and Friday, Saturday, and Sunday are all on a page together. (The box is very sturdy, as described, and the looseleaf calendar sheets are very well-contained inside it.)

To be fair, each page is printed front and back, which is admirable in that you still get pretty much the same amount of material as a normal day-to-day AND it conserves resources. And, some pages have a recipe front-and-back (although on most that I've skimmed, the back either contains the spillover from a long recipe or a "helpful tip.")

However, the design of the calendar is very unattractive-- I suppose my biggest complaint with the whole thing is that the dates are only printed on the front side of each page so if you value being able to check the date on your calendar, you can't view the front of a page Monday and the back of that page Tuesday; it is the same side of the same page two (or even three) days in a row. On top of THAT, the dates are not printed in the same general place-- Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays are left-aligned across the top, while Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays are right-aligned (and Saturdays are centered). I find this to be a nuisance because it makes it hard to check the date "at a glance."

For the price-to-content ratio, I will not complain, because there are plenty of recipes and quite a handful of helpful tips; however for the purposes of a day-to-day calendar, I will be purchasing something else.

The other reviewer hit the nail on the head with her opinions about this as a calender...it's kinda useless. BUT!! the recipes are great! the container is very sturdy and serves as a card holder while you cook. i like that the cards come out, and there's usually enough room to add notes to the recipes i've tried. the comments and tips are always handy too!

I love using my slow cooker and always need ideas. This calendar is wonderful because I get a new idea each day, the possibilities are endless. Very refreshing and useful!

I liked this because I like using my crockpot/slowcooker. It's such a convenience and has saved me more than once for supper. Like many other families we are all busy and it's great to come home to a home cooked meal.... much better than eating out in my mind.

I love the Fix-It and Forget-It products offered. The ideas for the recipies are fun and easy to read. Any one who wants to start off slowly learning how to cook will love the cards with the recipies on them

This seller was very prompt with my order. Unfortunately, I ordered the wrong item. When I stated that I preferred to have a book rather than a cookbook/calendar, he/she admitted to not carrying the book. This seller was very generous with pointing me in the right direction to order a bona fide cookbook. I kept the "wrong item" to give as a Christmas gift to one of my friends.