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New Flavors from Your Crockery Cooker (Better Homes and Gardens(R))

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I received a crockpot as a wedding present and have been experimenting on and off with it for the last few years. This cookbook has some nice recipes, like a lentil and tortellini soup, or lemony roast lamb, but also has some weird recipes that don't go over too well. If you're looking for something with a wide variety of basic recipes for dinner, then I'd go with something else; but if you're an experienced crock pot cook and want to try something different, then I'd go with this book.

I don't know about most people, but when I bought my crock pot I fell in love....at first. But after I made the more common crock pot recipes the love died. I found that the food I made was all pretty bland and all had a bit of the same crock pot flavor. My soups and stews all tasted alike. But that is mostly because a lot of the crock pot recipes all utilize similar spices.

Well, when I bought New Flavors from your Crockery Cooker I got down my dusty crock pot and gave the new recipes a shot. I was pleased with most of the results. Mind you I have not tried every dish in this book. But I have realized that some of the dishes are pretty much the same as the every day beef stew everyone makes, but with a few little extra's like apple cider mixed in.

All in all I think New Flavors from your Crockery Cooker is worth the addition to any culinary library. I mean who doesn't want to try chicken merlot with mushrooms, I did and it was great!!

Because of the title, I expected some intriguing recipes in this cookbook. I'm not a natural crockpot cook, but a hectic life has driven me to it, so I'm always searching for slow cooker recipes with a gourmet edge. This cookbook did not live up to my admittedly picky standards. I probably have a fifty percent success rate with these recipes - some simply don't have the right melding of flavors while others are bland. Many recipes don't even interest me enough to try. Still, the remaining fifty percent work well. You have to use a cook's eye to discover them.

If you can buy only one cookbook for your crockpot, don't make it this one. Still, it might make a good addition to your bookshelf, especially if you are tired of the recipes you already have.

I bought this on a whim because I was making the same-old same-old when I used the crockpot. However, I never made a single recipe. There was either an ingredient that someone in the family didn't like, or an ingredient that would require a special trip to the store. Let's say we just never clicked. I jettisoned this one when a new cookbook was introduced into the kitchen bookshelf.

NEW flavors??? No, this cookbook is just a tired repeat of every other crockpot cookbook I've read. Boring, boring, boring. Almost zero vegetarian dishes (not counting the desserts). I'll be giving my copy of this away to someone who needs it; I certainly don't.

I expected alot more from Better Homes & Gardens.