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You don't hate healthy food, you just haven't found ways to eat healthy that you like. Look, I used to feel exactly the same. Then I got myself some cook books and learned how to cook beyond the "college" level (ie very rudimentary cooking skills).

It sounds old fashioned, but buy some cook books. Eating healthy does NOT have to mean (and shouldnt mean) eating boring, bland food. I have been eating quite a healthy balanced diet lately, but it doesn't suck and I enjoy everything I eat because I cooked it and it tastes really good. I am a pretty proficient cook now because I've learned enough from cook books that I can create something tasty on my own if I want to. But for the most part, I'd say I still follow recipes very frequently, mostly because a) I know it will turn out really well unless I royally screw up like forget an ingredient an b) I'm not that creative when it comes to meal planning - I'd prefer to flip through my cook books and pick out new recipes to try for dinner this week.

If you do take my advice and go the route of cook books, I will make a few suggestions below. You will notice that all of them are America's Test Kitchen. There's a reason I suggest mostly their books--they are totally idiot proof. Their recipes are thoroughly tested (it IS americas TEST kitchen after all...) They rarely have recipes that call for unusual or hard to find ingredients, and rarely call for unique appliances (like, most people probably do not have an immersion blender). Their recipes are very simple (I've come across a lot of books from other publishers that have incredibly drawn-out steps, or just countless steps, or a lot of unusual ingredients) and easy to follow, and they also include brief scientific explanations for something about every single recipe (example, why you would want to brown your butter when making chocolate chip cookies) which I have always found interesting, and theyre meant to help you build your knowledge in how to cook --ie its often concepts that can be applied elsewhere.

ATK/Cooks Illustrated The Science of Good Cooking

ATK Cooking School

ATK's The Make-Ahead Cook - great if youre into meal prepping

ATK Cooking for Two - great if you are alone or just cooking for yourself and significant other, and dont like having leftovers

ATK Comfort Food Makeovers - turns traditionally unhealthy foods into healthy meals

ATK Slow Cooker Revolution - if you have a crock pot, you NEED this book. I've made a ton of recipes out of here and every single one has come out great.

They have a ton of books out there, many of them for specific things (pressure cooker, paleo, gluten free, vegetarian, mexican recipes, etc.) but you may be saying, "Hmm, none of those books said "Health cooking/eating healthy/buzzwords about health" - they dont need to say that. Quite a lot of their recipes are generally healthy. I haven't encountered many things (outside the dessert chapters, that is) that I've said "oh, I don't think I ought to eat that, it's just not healthy" --but if youre a bit narrow minded in terms of what constitutes a healthy meal (and I find that is common with people who struggle to eat a healthy diet--this is because they think there's a very small amount of "healthy" foods out there) , then maybe these books arent for you. But if you mostly eat intuitively, and know that you should be getting a decent amount of vegetables and fruits in your daily diet, and a good amount of protein, and not an overwhelming amount of starch and net carbs, then youre golden. Get yourself a cook book and learn to cook. Once you eat food that's been properly seasoned and cooked, youll realize that eating asparagus doesn't have to be a boring, unpalatable experience. Brussels sprouts don't have to be awful. I used to hate brussel sprouts...until I had properly roasted sprouts. Holy shit, they are good!!! Peas can be tasty! Baked chicken breast doesn't have to taste bland and dry as hell if you learn about brining, seasoning, and proper cooking times.

TLDR - eating healthy doesnt have to mean eating bland food. You admit your cooking skills are rudimentary, so it's no surprise you are not enthused when you try to make something healthy. A lot of "healthy" foods (veggies, etc) are bland when you don't properly season them or pick the right cooking method. Get yourself a cook book or two and learn how to cook. You won't have a hard time eating something you previously thought unpalatable--like filling half your dinner plate with brussels sprouts and broccoli--when it's seasoned and properly cooked!

I've got a Boston too and when I first got her she was pretty quiet and liked to explore cautiously, but after she was comfortable with everyone and everything there was no stopping her!

As for toys, get smaller ones that fit nicely in his mouth (but nothing he could choke on obviously). My dog has the same unstuffed long fox thing, and she loves it.

I would hold off on feeding your puppy by hand because you don't want him to expect this in the future. If he gets hungry enough he will eat.
I had a bunch of food problems with my Boston. I had her eating Acana brand foods, but the protein level was way too high for her (she has a small liver, so processing protein is hard for her (It also gave her nuclear farts). I then put her on a raw diet which is supposedly really good for their coats (you buy like hockey puck sized frozen portions of raw meat and vegetables, let it thaw, and that's it), but after a few months it was getting pretty expensive and she lost interest in the food.

Now I make her food (a mix of rice, chicken hearts or livers, chicken thighs, spinach, eggs, etc) which I found in this cookbook.
While sometimes she gobbles up her food right away, other times she can leave it for a good hour before touching it. I kind of just figure that she'll eat when she's hungry.

If you go the raw diet route though, you can't leave it out for long or else it can go bad

As for the baldness thing, I've never had that problem, but I can tell you that my Boston is bald on her belly and her "armpits" (if you can call them that). And sometimes, if the light is shining a certain way on her head, you can kind of see her scalp. So maybe it's just a breed trait?

Hope you find some reassurance in this. Let me know if you have any questions.

Hey OP, I had the EXACT same problems you have. I'm going to tell you the truth about cooking and /r/cooking:

1. The shorter the cook time, the worse the meal is going to taste, or the unhealthier it will be. It's a trade-off.
   
   
2. A slow-cooker is fantastic. I'm just past the point you are at, and this is the ideal book to get. Check your library and see if they have it. Basically, America's Test Kitchen is an organization that tries out lots of recipes and sees what is actually good. They put out a lot of cookbooks. Their first one, for slow cookers, took too much prep work so they put out a second book, where it actually is less than 15 minutes a meal.
   
   
3. The sweet spot in terms of prep time vs result comes from MASS cooking. You can cook healthy, pretty tasty meals, BUT you'll have to cook in batches (ie making 3 meals at once, and eating them over the next few days). This is how you get the time down. For example, right now I'm cooking some pork that is going to be come shredded pork. It's in my slow cooker. I didn't just make 1 serving, though, I made like 5. The rest goes in the fridge and I eat it over the next 3-4 days. This requires more planning but it's how to solve your issue and really invest very little time per meal. Downside is you have to reheat the meals you make.
   
   
4. /r/cooking is full of hardcore people. These people cook professionally or as their main hobby. The idea of spending an hour to cook a meal is very normal for them. Half an hour seems short to them. This is obviously not very realistic for the average person - when I come home from a hard day's work, I do NOT want to spend 30+ minutes cooking. I want something fast. /r/cooking DOES NOT AND NEVER WILL UNDERSTAND THIS CONCEPT. That's because everyone here is very into cooking, and insists on 1+ hour cook-a-thons. You're therefore not really going to get much support and help - the idea of someone who just wants a decent tasting, healthy meal with less than 10 minutes of prep time is beyond their comprehension - they don't understand people who don't want to invest the same time they do into cooking. This happens in pretty much every hobby subreddit, and it happens here as well.
   
   
5. Visit /r/mealprep. It's all about cooking meals ahead of time.
   
   I went through the same thing you did. Was told it was easy and cheap and quick to create great tasting, healthy meals, had no idea what I was doing, came here for help and was told "If you aren't putting in 1hr+, you're not even trying! Get serious!" and was extremely discouraged. Luckily I found other ways around, specifically with regards to mass cooking and using the slow cooker.
   
   PS You know what many professional chefs eat when they come home from a long shift at the restaurant? Take-out. Because like us, they have busy lives and don't have time to sit down and spend 30+ minutes cooking their dinner.

I cannot upvote ParityPrat enough for their suggestion of "becoming vegan". I'm a health vegan too, and I've owned that book for almost 8 years, its VERY dry as a "fun" read, but when my doctor recommended I become vegan last month, I plowed through 80 pages in one night (with peggle breaks in between), and now I know more about food than I EVER did as an omni.

I was diagnosed as Anemic BEFORE becoming vegan, as well as multiple other maladies, so in addition to my tons of dark greens, nut butters, special and diverse oils, ect, I take a MASSIVE amount of vitamins. the only thing I can say about this, because you CAN get enough nutrients from food, is to make sure you make an intake plan for your vitamins because vitamin C can help assist in absorption of iron, but calcium can block it. so, i take my iron in the morning with my vitamin c, a glass of OJ full of psylium husk powder, and my Biotin. Calcium is taken at night before bed, so there is a good 12 hours between the two at all times. I only now feel weak and dizzy during my cycle, when lots of women can become slightly anemic anyway. that doesn't mean you have to be though.

finally, I guess the biggest frustration/change for me in this veganism is THE TOTAL OVERHAUL OF MY FOOD LIFE. nothing, NOTHING is the same. I'd recommend a book i just got for Christmas last night, The Vegan Slowcoooker. not endorsing amazon, just the first link that popped up. Slow cookers are AMAZING, it really is set it and go. Chop some veggies and clean some beans before bed, turn it on for the time recommended and in the AM, pull the pan out, stick it in the fridge to set the flavors, then when you're home, reheat it in the oven, and its seriously like you did no work at all. freeze half of it immediately for those nights you just have NO energy (but you'll have less of them), and then just throw your food in a pan on the stove, one regular sized pot of food should last you closer to a week than not, and non meat based foods stay viable for almost twice as long.

good luck, and feel free to PM me.

Hey, I think I am in a similar boat as you. My SO and I live rather busy lives and we do not have that much time for cooking. The spare time we do have, we would rather spend it doing things other than cooking.


I have to say the slow cooker has been a very practical tool for us as it lets us do large portions of dishes that are to our specs. (I don't think of us as very health conscious, but she does not like salty food and neither of us likes unneeded fat, so making our own interesting meals has been great).


If you are starting, I think a copy of America's Test Kitchen: Slow Cooker Revolution Vol 2: Easy Prep Edition. is a great resource. I really like this one in particular because most of the recipes in this book taste great and they are rather easy to make. Vol 1. is good and has more recipes, but the recipes are more involved. I have found other cookbooks and most websites to be very hit or miss when it comes to slow-cooked meals. The slow-cooker has a tendency to make stuff bland if you are not careful. So you have to pay close attention to the amount of spices, aromatics and how long you leave stuff in there. It will overcook and not taste great if left too long.

If you are already doing most of your cooking at home, I do not think you will save that much money at the grocery. (Unless you are buying frozen prepared stuff, in that case yes, you will quite a bit.) If anything it will go up a bit at the beginning as you will need to get some extra spices.

Another thing you might want to think about is getting a bunch of smallish tupperware that holds ~2 servings of whatever you cook. One of the good or bad things about cooking with the slow cooker is that you will end up with a lot of servings of one food, and you will get bored of it after a couple of days. Having these small tupperwares makes it practical to store some in the freezer and be able to thaw only the amount you want when you are no longer bored of that.

What we end up doing is cook one day a week, usually on the weekend. We cook one or two large things in the slow cooker and then store them. During the week we just reheat them (or leftovers from a previous week) with some frozen veggies and rice and eat like kings. Seriously, if you follow the recipes from the cookbook I mentioned, they come out really well. We actually don't enjoy that much eating out anymore because our food tastes better. (we do like the no clean-up plus service that you get at a restaurant though)

A slow cooker is a pretty convenient and cheap investment. I use mine nearly every week. Here is an album from the cookbook I primarily use (Healthy Slowcooker Revolution) containing a chicken stew and a beef stew recipe. It should be adaptable to something other than a slowcooker, you will just need to adjust it to cook the chicken right without it getting dry.

Apologize for questionable image quality, smart phone + poor lighting. They might look a little involved but they both turned out hearty and delicious. Some of the best stews I've personally made. That cookbook has some pretty good recipes in it. Some of the recipes suffer a bit to make them healthier but all of them are edible and many are down right delicious and they give alot of good tips on cooking in general.

Enjoy!

I'm really enjoying Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook and Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Two (which I'm in fact looking at right now). They have some good information at the beginning about how to use a slow cooker, and what sort of food you should have on hand (building your pantry).


My best advice is to build a pantry of common food items (herbs & spices, sauces, etc), and then start practicing cooking based on simple recipes. If she's encountering terms that she's unfamiliar with, encourage her to Google them. Most people don't start out being good cooks; they just keep practicing and experimenting they're making tastier and more sophisticated meals.


Also, encourage her to watch as you cook, and as you're cooking, explain what you're doing and why you're doing it.

Browning the meat means using your stove to brown it (not fully cook, just brown the outside) before putting it in the slow cooker. Drying the pork means patting it dry with paper towels or something before putting it in the slow cooker.

Browning the meat is not fully necessary, but it will add an extra depth of flavor. It'll taste better if you do this step, but if you don't have time and just throw it into the slow cooker, it'll still cook through and you'll still have a tasty dinner. I skip that step all the time when I'm in a rush.

I highly recommend the Slow Cooker Revolution and Slow Cooker Revolution 2: Easy Prep cookbooks from America's Test Kitchen. For two reasons: One, their recipes are awesome. Two, they actually explain why you do certain steps and what the results will be so you can better understand what you're doing. Helped me to branch off from just using recipes to inventing my own. If you're looking for quick recipes, I'd go with SCR2 as the prep is much quicker for those recipes than in the first.

If you are looking for a cookbook I recommend the America's Test Kitchen Healthy Slow Cooker Revolution I've made a bunch out of here and posted most of them that are really good.

Thai Style Chicken and Coconut Soup
Teriyaki Pork Tenderloin - My Favorite
Thai Eggplant Curry
Chinese Barbecue Chicken
Sweet and Tangy Pulled Chicken



I also haveAmerican Heart Association Healthy Slow Cooker Cookbook: 200 Low-Fuss, Good-for-You Recipes and made a good Jerk Pork Loin with Mango Salsa from here. I like the cookbooks because they give you the nutritional information.

Also Slow Cooker Tortilla Soup is a good one

Tuna cakes, kale salad, and maybe mashed potatoes if I am super hungry.

My favorite slow cooker recipe is Kalua Pig, especially now that I've figured out that the pork shoulders I've been buying only need to cook for 12 hours instead of the prescribed 16. I'm headed out the door but I have tons more suggestions and I'll add them here later.

ETA more slow cooker things:

• Haven't tried this chicken tikka masala recipe but I want to go to there asap.
  
• I really like this whole chicken with gravy, but it can only cook for 6 hours on low, so it's usually a weekend project for me since I'm out of my apartment about 10 hours for work. For bonus points, put leftover gravy on biscuits the next day.
  
• Tomato balsamic pot roast is amazeballs. You could probably add carrots if you were so inclined.
  
  If you're in the market for cookbooks, we've had success with Slow Cooker Revolution (make the Moroccan chicken and chickpeas!) and Nom Nom Paleo (make the pho broth overnight, stash it in the fridge during work, defat and reheat for dinner). I'm not sure why so much of my slow cooker recipes are paleo, but whatever, they're awesome.
  

Very much agreed.

To expand on this point:

A slow cooker does wonders; it should be standard equipment in everyone's kitchen. For anyone who doesn't have one yet, Consumer Reports and Cooks Illustrated/America's Test Kitchen provide reviews. I also would strongly recommend the book Slow Cooker Revolution for recipes.

You can throw together a beef and vegetable stew on Sunday (I recommend the Bachelor Beef Stew, and Super Veggie Beef Stew, from the aforementioned book), and save it in a large food container. Those recipes make somewhere around 3 kilos (6 or 7 pounds) of stew at a time. You'll have enough to portion out bowls of it for a week (or two!), easily reheatable in the microwave. You can make large batches of chili the same way. And slow cooked, steel cut oatmeal is so amazing, it's like you've never had oatmeal before.

OP's situation is practically begging for a slow cooker.

1. The Blue Zones Solution: Eating and Living Like the World's Healthiest People | Dan Buettner | free download https://b-ok.cc/book/2576785/937370
   
   
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I personally like America's Test Kitchen's cookbooks. I have their Family Cookbook, which has a handful of recipes for the slow cooker, but I'm sure their Slow Cooker Revolution cookbook would be pretty good. They have a healthy version as well.

I don't really think it's cheating if it isn't the major component of the recipe's flavor profile.

If you're looking for great slow-cooker/crock-pot recipes, Slow Cooker Revolution by America's Test Kitchen is amazing. They use chicken and beef broth a bit, but that's not much different from using stock in a recipe. I suppose you could do it from scratch and make your own stock if it bothers you. Every dish I've made from that cookbook has turned out fantastic. There may be a little bit of prep work (sautéing, searing, or microwaving mostly) at the beginning or end of the prep but it is definitely worth it. The Bachelor Beef Stew only requires a bit of microwaving and is absolutely amazing.

Yes it is perfectly safe. For some recipes the only issue is you may overcook it. If you have the old-school ones with a dial, you can buy a timer at home depot for like $5 to turn it off after the set amount of time. Most recipe call for 8 hours on low or 4 hours on high, so just have it turn off after 8 hours. It is safe to let the food sit in the slow cooker for up to 4 hours after is has turned off by itself. Modern slow cookers are often programmable and you can have them automatically turn to "warm" when they are done so they will stay warm for you when you get home.

This is a great cookbook that has a whole section on slow cooker safety, but I gave you a basic summary concerning your questions. Slow cookers are dah bomb and perfectly safe.

I think it's worthwhile to get the kind where the crockery actually comes out for easy cleaning.

Get a cheap lamp timer so you can have stuff that's not overdone by the time you wake up/get home.

There's a handful of cookbooks that focus on crock pots. I like Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker. Most of the recipes we've tried are great, and you can always add a meat to any of them if you aren't vegetarian. For example, it has a Breakfast Bread Pudding recipe that we love, which features soy sausage, chopped cooking apples, bread cubes, soy milk, and a range of warming spice flavors (cinnamon, allspice, brown sugar, maple syrup). That could easily be adapted to use meat and dairy ingredients.

I have a wife who likes to cook.. She actually gets way into it and I don't make anything better by participating (I get in the way).

For my first project in our new place, I actually put up a little LCD TV for her so she can be entertained while she makes delicious stuff.... I go outside, have a cigar, and be thankful.

I do know she's dumped a beef roast and a jar of pepperoncinis in that thing in the morning, and by 7:00 at night I'm having delicious shredded beef sammiches.

To answer your question directly (and I texted my wife to confirm this) the book she uses most is Slow Cooker Revolution She has a shelf of cookbooks and this one gets the most use by far.

Hope this helps, enjoy the new place, and maybe some new grub!

Since we are all a little lazy... Here are links to all of the books in my stack:
Betty Goes Vegan (my mom got this one for my boyfriend - so not strictly mine - in hopes that he would cook for me. I am pressing the tofu right now at his request, so far so good)

Vegan Eats World

Eat Drink & Be Vegan

The 30 Minute Vegan

Thug Kitchen

The Lusty Vegan (my sister bought this one for me)

One-Dish Vegan

Fresh From the Vegan Slow Cooker

Vegan Brunch (second most used, the muffin recipes in here are crazy easy to customize)

Vegan Yum Yum

Twelve Months of Monastery Soups (not blatantly vegan, but almost entirely so)

The New Farm Vegetarian Cookbook (My most used, and longest owned, the best of all. All super simple ingredients, only non-vegan ingredient mentioned is honey on occasion)

His dad eats meat and if we're out dad'll share, but he eats mostly vegetarian because that's what I cook.

http://www.amazon.com/Fresh-Vegetarian-Slow-Cooker-Recipes/dp/1558322566 is my absolute favorite cookbook. And most of it is baby/kid friendly. :-)

I loosely follow :Page 45 All Day Minestrone

http://books.google.com/books?id=sZ9cxS52Lv0C&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_atb#v=onepage&q=minestrone&f=false

depends what i've got in the fridge or from the market/CSA. Kale or spinach work well in it.

I've had pretty good success with the recipes from Slow Cooker Revolution from America's Test Kitchen. There is a bit more prep involved instead of dump-and-run, but the results are always yummy. Favorite recipe = Bachelor Beef Stew

If you google vegan crockpot meals, lots of great recipes turn up!

Here's two useful links:
http://www.chooseveg.com/15-easy-delicious-vegan-slow-cooker-recipes

https://www.amazon.com/Vegan-Slow-Cooker-Intensely-Flavorful/dp/1592334644

Dried beans offer more bang for your buck! You should soak them though, overnight is best. Put them in water to soak a few hours before you go to bed, empty the water and then soak them again over night, it helps to remove the indigestible fibers that can make people toot!

Not sure if this is the right place for this, but here goes.

TL;DR: Handling run nutrition after growing up with an eating disorder

I developed anorexia in my early teens and it persisted into my mid/late twenties. I focused solely on restricting and was severely underweight for a decade at least. I eventually sought treatment and was hospitalized for several months. It's been a few years and I'd say I'm recovered. Healthy weight for ~7 years.

Recently I've been entertaining the idea of improving my nutrition to help running.

Thing is, one of my coping methods in recovery has been to just ignore any nutritional information. It took me a long time to learn how to eat when I am hungry (stupid as that sounds). As a result I'm eating a lot of junk. I have some slight idea of what vitamins/nutrients I am getting, but it doesn't go much further than "milk has calcium" "bread has carbs".

I've tried doing some searches of the sub, have been reading this thread for several weeks, and searched some articles and blogs but I'm lost and, frankly, overwhelmed. I've got my eye on this book though. /u/borichu you've totally sold me.

I don't want to track calories or keep a food diary of everything I eat. I feel like that could lead to a slippery slope of relapse.

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Can anyone recommend a starting point for a few key vitamins or minerals that I should be getting? I'm hoping to start incorporating a couple things at a time but I have no clue where to start without an "all or nothing" attitude. Or if any of you have tackled this, I'd love to hear how you handled it!

^(^Please don't tell me to give up beer)

Perhaps not what you’re after but my girlfriend and I have been making dishes from this book 80% of our meals for over a year. Can’t recommend it enough!

The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook for Your Instant Pot: 80 Easy and Delicious Plant-Based Recipes That You Can Make in Half the Time

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1624143385/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_OVrRCbKQPJPKK

Keto Meal Prep for Beginners 2019

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Keto-Meal-Prep-Beginners-2019/dp/1078082456/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=keto+meal+prep+beginners+2019&qid=1565741114&s=gateway&sr=8-2

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Keto Slow Cooker & one-pot meals

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Keto-Slow-Cooker-One-Pot-Meals/dp/1592337805/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=keto+slow+cooker+one+pot&link_code=qs&qid=1565741084&s=gateway&sourceid=Mozilla-search&sr=8-2

have been great for me. Easy, flavourful, full breakdown of macros, loving them

I've been searching for these sorts of recipes recently too. So far my favourite i've tried from reddit is this Afghan Chickpea Recipe (ignore the unappetizing photo, it tastes much better than it looks).

Apart from that the most success i've had is from the America Test Kitchen Slow Cooker books which aren't focused on veg recipes but they have a bunch in there, and i can pretty much count on them being quality. Here's the ones i use:

• Slow Cooker Revolution
  
• Slow Cooker Revolution Vol. 2
  
• Healthy Slow Cooker Revolution
  
  The recipes i've tried are the Turkish Eggplant Casserole, Spanish Lentil Stew, and Veg Indian Curry, all pretty tasty.

I started cooking for my dogs when I lived in area where I could not easily find quality food. I bought this book -

http://www.amazon.com/Feed-Your-Best-Friend-Better/dp/1449409938/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1369923278&sr=8-2&keywords=Cooking+for+dogs

and if I catch stuff on sale, it is affordable and I can control exactly what is in there. I make up a big batch and freeze it. Just cooked a batch last night - chicken, quinoa, red lentils, tons of mixed greens, tomatoes, carrots, zucchini and eggplant. Be sure and add the vitamin mix recipe included in the book to each batch of food, which you can also make up ahead of time.

Treats are dehydrated sweet potatoes and this week, organic blueberries from a local fruit stand.

That said, if cooking is not your thing, I agree with all the recommendations for the Costco food, definitely the best bang for your buck.

For your first use, set it on a weekend or any day where you can stick around - you want to be able to check in on your food often and really see how it heats up and starts to cook.

Don't be afraid to combine ALL sorts of crap inside, and make every recipe your own.

Search for a crockpot lasagna or enchilada recipe, those are my favorites.

Sometimes a "crockpot" recipe will actually require some stove/searing time before or oven time after, so be sure to thoroughly read any recipes you find.

A book that I love for both recipes and general crockpot knowledge is this one: http://www.amazon.com/dp/0811859126

And, last but not least, join us over at r/slowcooking!

Good luck!

Q: Why a slow cooker?

A: They allow you to do magic in a few simple steps with minimal effort. Example:

1. Wake up in the morning, throw in a bunch of ingredients into slow cooker and turn it on.
   
2. Get ready and head off to for your day at work slaying dragons in the mines.
   
3. Come home at the end of the day to an awesome-smelling house and a sweet vat of yummy awesomeness.
   
   Edit: I highly recommend this book

This one is fantastic if you like asian food: The Asian Vegan Kitchen: Authentic and Appetizing Dishes from a Continent of Rich Flavors and this is my favoriate slow cooker cookbook Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker: 200 Recipes for Healthy and Hearty One-Pot Meals

"The test cooks at America's Test Kitchen have worked their magic again, developing and perfecting an all-new collection of 200 slow-cooker recipes. With this volume, we looked at this must-have appliance in new ways to truly maximize its potential. You'll learn how to make a host of dishes like Garlicky Shrimp, Chicken Soft Tacos, and Flourless Chocolate Cake--recipes you'd never expect to see coming out of a slow cooker. The moist heat of the slow cooker is tailor-made to serve up flavorful stews, chilis, and braises (and don't worry--we've included a good number of these), but with our smart strategies and clever ingredient selections, we were also able to pull off spice-rubbed roast chicken, ziti with meaty ragu, rare roast beef, poached salmon and even cheesecake."
https://www.amazon.com/Slow-Cooker-Revolution-2-Easy-Prep/dp/1936493578/

It's mostly from this awesome book :-)

• About 14 oz of hot Italian sausage, casings removed and crumbled
  
• 1 or 2 green bell peppers, chopped
  
• 1 giant sweet yellow onion, chopped
  
• 1 pound uncooked ziti pasta
  
• 25 oz tomato sauce. I actually used different and more - almost 2 whole 24 oz jars of trader Joe's red wine marinara :+)
  
• 3 1/2 cups water. I used chicken stock instead
  
• also just chopped rosemary, garlic, red pepper, chili powder, dry basil, and/or honey to enhance things
  
  
  
  

1. Sautee sausage, pepper, and onion with some olive oil, a bit o rosemary, and lots of chopped garlic. Drain.
   
2. Stir in tomato sauce, stock/water, pasta, and some honey, basil, and/or cayenne and chili powder (just a tad)
   
3. Cook at high pressure for about 5 mins. Rapid release.
   
4. Simmer, open, until desired consistency
   
5. let it cool!!
   
   

I got my girlfriend Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker for her birthday, and it's been pretty excellent. We made ratatouille yesterday, and it was really tasty.

If you don't already have a crock pot, get one. It's so easy to just toss a bunch of stuff into it in the morning, and come back in the evening to a hot, delicious dinner.

I use this book. It's awesome. Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker: 200 Recipes for Healthy and Hearty One-Pot Meals That Are Ready When You Are https://www.amazon.com/dp/1558322566/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_5qAjzbV6CYJKX

This has vegetarian in the title, but I'm pretty sure every recipe in here is actually vegan, there are a handful that say something like "use dairy or soy cheese."

I make the three bean chili with cornbread, black bean soup, mushroom barley soup and probably a few others I can't remember.

http://www.amazon.com/Fresh-Vegetarian-Slow-Cooker-Recipes/dp/1558322566/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1393950469&sr=8-1&keywords=vegetarian+slow+cooker

My favorite desert is my vegan brownies with a nice dollop of coconut milk ice cream to go with it.

Vegan slowcooking so I can get my slowcooking on.

Awesome contest! Cheesecake all day everyday!

We have this one: Great Food Fast (Best of the Best Presents) Bob Warden's Ultimate Pressure Cooker Recipes https://www.amazon.com/dp/1934193798

We've only made like 2 recipes from it so far, but I like that it has a lot of pictures and what we've made has been good.

You should get a copy of this: https://www.amazon.com/Keto-Slow-Cooker-One-Pot-Meals/dp/1592337805/ref=nodl_

It has some amazing stovetop/meal prep friendly recipes and had been a staple of my keto journey :)

I've made a number of Kathy Hester's recipes. She has a ton of them available for free on her web site, Healthy Slow Cooking. Don't let the name fool you, she has all sorts of recipes, not just for slow cookers (the last one I made was this soup). In fact, she just wrote a new book about vegan air frying.

If YouTube isn't your thing, check out her books (I found a number at my library):

• OATrageous Oatmeals
  
• Vegan Slow Cooking for Two or Just for You
  
• The Easy Vegan Cookbook
  
• The Vegan Slowcooker
  
• The Great Vegan Bean Book
  
• Vegan Cooking in your Air Fryer
  
• The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook for your Instant Pot

I enjoy Minimalist Baker because of the photos of every recipe + macros listed. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0735210969/

I also really like this one (especially for impressing dates), though I'd argue most of it is a little decadent to be healthy. https://www.amazon.com/Fresh-Vegan-Slow-Cooker-Ultra-Convenient/dp/1558327908/

Yes, look up two things on google:

1. OAMC (once a month cooking)
   
2. Dump meals (for crockpots)
   
   Dump meals are pretty popular for slow-cookers; Crockpot has a whole book on them with 5 ingredients or less, for simplicity:
   
   https://www.amazon.com/Crock-Dump-Meals-Ingredients-Less/dp/0990963527
   
   Here's some other Instant Pot dump meals to check out: (nice big list)
   
   https://wondermomwannabe.com/instant-pot-dump-recipes/
   
   On a tangent, I cloned Bertolli's 10-minute skillet-dump meals a couple years ago. They are fantastic (compares to Olive Garden, but for half of what they charge for a dinner!), but are $9 each where I live & I can kill a whole packaged dinner by myself, lol:
   
   https://www.bertolli.com/frozen-meals/skillet-meals/
   
   You basically just make a ziploc bag with the following:
   
   
3. Pre-cooked & seasoned chicken strips (cook the chicken breasts in the IP for ~20 mins, slice into bite-sized strips, add a dry rub for seasoning)
   
4. Dry pasta (shape of choice)
   
5. Ice cube tray (mix herbs, cheese, heavy cream, white or red sauce, and oil to create a melting block)
   
6. Frozen veggies
   
   Then dump that back in the IP (or skillet) to cook (well, reheat...ish). You have to experiment with the quantities (especially the sauce) to get it right. Sometimes I just use my Fasta Pasta for cooking the noodles separately (lazy but perfect pasta FTW!). For example, here's the Chicken Carbonara:
   
   https://www.bertolli.com/frozen-meals/chicken-carbonara/
   
   So you'd add your noodles, make your sauce, add the cooked chicken, frozen peas, and bacon chunks. Costs a fraction of what the packaged version does, tastes better, and is customizable!

Vegan Under Pressure. It's not specifically for the IP, but I have the Pressure King Pro (the UK market leader) and everything I've made in my PKP from Vegan Under Pressure has been superb.

https://smile.amazon.com/Vegan-Under-Pressure-Perfect-Cooker/dp/0544464028/

Kathy Hester's book is also pretty good and is specifically for the Instant Pot.

https://smile.amazon.com/Ultimate-Vegan-Cookbook-Your-Instant/dp/1624143385/

I'm going to suggest another book. What I like best about this book (besides just the recipes) is how she gives good prep suggestions. She would say what can be prepped the night before and how to change the timing if it has come from the fridge into the crockpot in the morning

maybe you're cooking too long? not enough spices and seasoning?

this book is super helpful in learning when to add certain things. for example, adding only half your onions in the beginning, and then rest toward the end. i don't have a microwave, but they pretty consistently suggest par cooking things in the microwave before adding them. but overall, i've learned that you really have to punch up the flavoring at the end with more seasoning.

I made Tortellini and Meatball Soup from Great Foods Fast, with spinach in place of kale (I'm not partial to kale). Old hat to most of you on this sub, I'm quite sure. But I am not much of a cook in the normal way of things, and it was absolutely delightful to make something so flavorful and fresh, that came out right on the first try! I'm looking forward to expanding my repertoire.

I have this book and I think its the best-of-the-best. Unfortunately, a lot of the recipes have more steps or are more complicated, but each recipe has some tips on why they think it does well in the slow cooker that could be transferrable to other recipes.

I find slow cooker meat only really works in scenarios where you're OK with shredded meat. And it can definitely dry out/over cook.

There is also a Vegan InstantPot Cookbook.

Simply googling Vegan InstantPot there is an abundance of recipes to try. Happy to help. :)

My wife makes freeze ahead slow cooked meals out of:

http://www.amazon.com/Slow-Cooker-Revolution-Volume-2/dp/1936493578/ref=pd_sim_b_2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0BA51WJNVCMJPP319VNE

Simply the best crockpot meals I've ever had. Really changes the way that I think about slow cooked meals, and has opened up their potential. If you are dedicated slow cooker, these are worth taking a look at.

>I've been low energy for a while

I feel you on that. I've been in stage 4 kidney failure (kidneys are functing but not bad enough for a transplant/dialysis yet) for a while now and my energy level is pretty low.

I use a recipe in this book: http://www.amazon.com/Cooker-Revolution-Editors-Americas-Kitchen/dp/1933615699/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_y (which is awesome.)

They have a few different recipes for sauce.

My recipe is really close to what OP posted in addition to what I commented after (the one that has been downvoted, haha wtf?). It's about an hour of prep work for me (but that doesn't include cleaning up the kitchen afterwards).

It's my favorite kitchen appliance, bar none! When you do get one (and after-Christmas sales are right around the corner), chow.com and (believe it or not) the food network website have some amazing slow cooker recipes. My go-to cookbooks are

Fix-It and Forget-It Big Cookbook: 1400 Best Slow Cooker Recipes!

and

Slow Cooker Revolution for when I'm feeling fancier (some of the recipes require more prep and ingredients but are usually worth the effort)

You’re right. If I cared enough to dig through a pile of cookbooks at the behest of a stranger, it would be pretty easy to point out.
Edit: For example.

For those of you who have Matt Fitzgerald's Racing Weight Cookbook, I'm a huge fan of the lemon poppyseed bars. I make them as muffins instead of bars, but they still come out incredibly delicious.

There's an America's Test Kitchen cookbook for pressure cookers that I love. My favorite healthy recipe from there is probably the rustic braised chicken.

America's Test Kitchen has amazed me! The science behind it... love this book.

Racing Weight Cookbook by Matt Fitzgerald. I've made so many awesome things from this, and I gift it to people all the time! Definitely my favorite healthy recipe Cookbook.

Idiots guide to slow cooker cooking and slow cooker revolution volume 2 have some easy prep recipes. Browning (or sautéing) means pre cooking the food for a few minute before you put it in the slow cooker. It's not necessary but from my experience it adds a lot if flavor and is worth it. It'll bind the spices to the food better. For this reason I upgraded my slow cooker to this one. It can saute and even steam food right in the cooker. I found myself using my slow cooker sometimes twice a day so for me I didn't mind spending the extra money.

Here is the link for UK, (not sure if its going to help)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00O312AK0/

Good luck!

We do dead-easy BBQ chicken and enchilada meat all the time, and then freeze portions for later use since it's no more work to make a large amount.

The trick to good crock pot recipes is that you don't get any browning, really, so you need to do something to make up for that. A lot of good recipes we've used include soy sauce, fish sauce, mushrooms, etc. or do tricks like zapping the aromatics/spices in the microwave for a few minutes before dumping in the crock.

The America's Test Kitchen crock pot cookbook is awesome:
http://www.amazon.com/Cooker-Revolution-Editors-Americas-Kitchen/dp/1933615699

Here's a handy guide to soaking beans. I've found beans easier to digest since I started using this method.

http://www.deeprootsathome.com/soaking-beans-and-grains-byebye-phytic-acid-and-beano/

If you're in a rush, Eden brand canned beans are BPA free, if that's something you try to avoid.

I love the bean recipes in this cookbook. My husband, who used to hate beans, likes the recipes from this book.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1558322566/ref=redir_mdp_mobile

Everything I've made from [Fresh from the Vegan Slow Cooker] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1558327908/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_1GndAb342YGKP) has been super good!

Came here to say the same, you need more tech in the kitchen... I just got this slow cooker and you can do so much more than just stews, soups, and chilis... this has a meat thermometer so you can do whole roast chickens, pot roasts etc. and it turns itself to 'warm' mode when it's done.

I also got this book to go with it and love it, but there are loads of recipes for free online.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipes/Main-Dish/Slow-Cooker/Main.aspx

http://www.slowandsimple.com/

I love the book Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker. The white bean cassoulet with tempeh and shallot confit is one of my favorites.

Veganomicon, 10th Anniversary Edition: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook

Forks Over Knives―The Cookbook: Over 300 Recipes for Plant-Based Eating All Through the Year

If you have one: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook for Your Instant Pot: 80 Easy and Delicious Plant-Based Recipes That You Can Make in Half the Time

I heard the first one is a little heavy on prep work. I have volume 2, and the recipes are pretty easy, but good. there's a vegetarian chapter, and a few vegetarian recipes scattered through the other chapters.

http://www.amazon.com/Slow-Cooker-Revolution-Volume-2/dp/1936493578

I recommend this book for veg slow cooker recipes. I got it before rotations started, and it's been a great primer for designing my own slow cooker recipes in addition to the ones it provides. It even has a recipe for pizza!

Crockpot Dump Meals

This cookbook has easy crockpot recipes that are all 5 ingredients or less. Super easy!

This book was super helpful when we made the switch ~4 years ago with our mini Aussie: https://www.amazon.com/Feed-Your-Best-Friend-Better/dp/1449409938. It includes options for supplementing or replacing kibble. We went the replacement route and it took some time to find some of the ingredients, but it wasn't anything the internet/a good health food store couldn't solve.

I bought this awhile ago and honestly make a recipe from it once or more a month:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1558327908

Long story short: lots of stews, amazing bean dishes, thick root vegetable soups. There are a billion things to do with a slow cooker that don't involve meat.

Definitely check out Slow Cooker Revolution Volume 2: The Easy Prep Edition by America's Test Kitchen. Totally worth it.

This is an excellent cookbook, and it's fairly simple.

Are you in a position to buy a small chest freezer? If you have the space and about $250 dollars (less if you look on craigslist/kijiji) look into getting a small freezer. I have an additional freezer that is full of prepped sauces, casseroles, frozen veggies, etc.

I know that it's hard to cook when you're tired; I have severe fibromyalgia and I'm vegan. It helps to remember why you are cooking - presumably to save money/be healthy.

I almost never use a paper cookbook anymore, but this: www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1558322566?pc_redir=1404394338&robot_redir=1 has a TON of great recipes.

Here ya go
Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker: 200 Recipes for Healthy and Hearty One-Pot Meals That Are Ready When You Are https://smile.amazon.com/dp/1558322566/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_k3w.BbH23NGRJ

Check out /r/slowcooking and search keto or low carb. Also check out /r/ketorecipes. There is also this book with some awesome ideas. It's $2.99 now but it has been free before.

I’ve had good luck with this one!


https://www.amazon.com/Great-Food-Fast-Ultimate-Pressure/dp/1934193798/

This book has recipes that run the gamut from super easy to very hard and it got me through the first 6 months of our daughter's life:

http://www.amazon.com/Cooker-Revolution-Editors-Americas-Kitchen/dp/1933615699/

Not your Mother's Slow Cooker cookbook. https://www.amazon.com/Your-Mothers-Slow-Cooker-Cookbook/dp/1558322450

The authors have done a couple different books, they're all pretty good.

You might consider this. From Cooks Illustrated/America's Test Kitchen - so recipes are usually pretty good.

this is the one I have: http://www.amazon.com/Cooker-Revolution-Editors-Americas-Kitchen/dp/1933615699

some of the stuff in it is pretty complicated, but it has lots of good recipes. the white chicken chili is my go-to

Friend of mine made this over the weekend. Fantastic!

Edit: because of this, I ordered America's Test Kitchen's pressure cooker cookbook (http://www.amazon.com/Pressure-Perfection-Editors-Americas-Kitchen/dp/1936493411). Will post a review once I get it.

Cool! Have you checked out his cookbook:
http://www.amazon.com/Racing-Weight-Cookbook-Recipes-Athletes/dp/1937715159/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1421704028&sr=8-2&keywords=racing+weight
If so, think it's any good?

Exactly - it's sort of a lazy alternative to cooking in a pan that I picked up in this book. You could probably skip this step, but I think it helps to steam off a bit of the moisture in the onions and it's a good way to mix the flavors up a bit before adding to the slow cooker.

One working burner? Ouch! Well, that means you'll have to learn one pan dishes. This can be fine for things like eggs and what not.

Check your local library for these books:
The Best One-Dish Suppers

Slow Cooker Revolution (assuming you get a Slow Cooker - my local Goodwill always has one but they are even cheap new.)

I'm training for my first half marathon in November and I have a 9.7 km/6 mile run on Saturday. It'll be the longest I've ever run and I'm both crazy excited and kinda nervous. More excited than anything else. I just hope it's not too hot tomorrow because I can't sleep for shit if I run too late in the evening/night.

I borrowed the Racing Weight cookbook from the library and made the Asian Chicken with peanut sauce last night and while I don't know how good it'll be at fighting the runger, it was pretty tasty. I'm 100% on board with using broccoli slaw as a "noodle" base for dishes now. The cauliflower and white bean soup from the book was also really good.

Weeks ago, someone suggested stroopwaffels as a pre-run snack and I can't agree more. There's one grocery store that stocks them currently and it's a struggle not to buy a dozen packs just so I never run out. Why are they so good but so expensive?!

I have Not Your Mothers Slowcooker Cookbook and I like it. It was also only $5 when I bought it.

Lots of variety, easy recipes. Check it out.

This has some really great recipes, some of which you can find online from blogs

I highly recommend the Instant Loss Cookbook
Our family has loved every recipe we’ve tried so far from the cookbook and the website.

Sidenote, this is the Americas Test Kitchen book. It may be worth getting even before you get a pressure cooker, as they spend a substantial amount of time discussing the pros/cons of various types and models.

I've tried about a third of the recipes in the book and so far they have all been perfect. (Not all to my liking, but all perfectly executed.) The ATK people know their shit.

Fresh from the Vegan Slow Cooker: 200 Ultra-Convenient, Super-Tasty, Completely Animal-Free Recipes https://www.amazon.com/dp/1558327908/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_h49NybDEZ4JVT

That one ^^ :)

I haven't actually used it all that much, as I bought it as a gift, but I think Art of the Slow Cooker might be the sort of thing you're looking for.

Specifically, I think this book really treats the slow cooker as a tool, rather than as a one-stop, dump-and-forget meal solution. You'll find a lot more prep here than in other slow cooker recipes. You'll find discussions about what (real, whole) ingredients work in a slow cooker and which do not. You'll even find recipes where the slow cooker is not the final step in the recipe, simply a stage.

I think this subreddit tends towards thinking of slow cookers as "something that will do the cooking for me while I'm at work." And that's fine. But I think that a slow cooker can also be used in different ways.

EDIT: Since I could get a kindle version for $3, I went ahead and bought it. I think I might get a physical copy now that I've been reminded of it (and since I don't care for e-cookbooks). Check out the introduction, posted as a reply to this comment.

Check out "The Vegan Slow Cooker." Awesome recipes.

If ya really wanna wow 'em.

If you're looking for other odd slow cooker goodness, try Slow Cooker Revolution.

They have all sorts of fun stuff, and on the more traditional side, a beef stew my dad said he would "pay a rather large amount for in a restaurant".

Related and also free

The Unbelievably Ketogenic Crock-Pot: 50 EPIC Slow Cooker Ketogenic Recipes for Rapid Weight Loss! by Ankit Pandey

Link: http://amzn.com/B00MZQRKR8

Ketogenic Diet: Amazingly Delicious Ketogenic Diet Recipes For Weight Loss (Keto Diet Recipes, Ketogenic Diet Recipes Book 1) by Sara Banks

Link: http://amzn.com/B00M0DV1K8

I dunno, Pressure Cooker Perfection seems to have missed the mark based on the most helpful reviews. I also noticed that in my copy of ATK's Cooking School Cookbok, Pressure Cooker Perfection is not listed with all their other books. I am doubtful that this is really the case, but it smells like they're disowning it.

I've had 3 recipes from Not Your Mother's Slowcooker Cookbook! that were fabulous.

Haha! Someone posted another link to one with actual carb counts (different book)!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O312AK0/

My 2 favorite slow cooker cookbooks are the Indian Slow Cooker and the Vegan Slow Cooker.

This link to a free e-book of keto slow-cooker recipes was just posted the other day. I just downloaded it, looking forward to finding some tasty fall meals in there.

This is my go-to. Lots of recipes, easy to follow instructions, and it's America's Test Kitchen so you know they'll work!

America's Test Kitchen book will solve all your problems:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1933615699?pc_redir=1410449452&robot_redir=1


They produce the most amazing cookbooks and recipes. Other than Julia Child and Jacques Pepin, they are my go to for food related issues.

It might be worth it to get this book

http://www.amazon.com/Slow-Cooker-Revolution-2-Easy-Prep/dp/1936493578

or check it out from a library. Lots of well tested, relatively simple slow cooker recipes.

The book Slow Cooker Revolution from America's Test Kitchen is well worth the $15 - it's filled with recipes and shortcuts specifically tested for the slow cooker

Can't beat this for $13... it's a good starter book.

http://www.amazon.com/Pressure-Perfection-Editors-Americas-Kitchen/dp/1936493411/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1371008143&sr=8-1&keywords=pressure+cooker+perfection

Instant Pot +
"Great Food Fast : Bob Warden's Ultimate Pressure Cooker Recipes"
https://www.amazon.com/Great-Food-Fast-Ultimate-Pressure/dp/1934193798

The Weeknight Chili from this book is great and it only takes 10 minutes under pressure, plus a little prep time.

I recommend this book.

Vegan things I use my slow cooker for most often: beans, caramelized onions, veggie stock, veggie chili, sauces

Here ya go

Got it for xmas, this is the first dish I've made from it, certainly not the last.

This cookbook is excellent, but it's vegetarian.

I made beef stroganoff in the slow cooker last week - cooked on low for 8 hours. The heavy cream did not curdle, which I was concerned about. I used the recipe from this book. It was yummy.

http://www.amazon.com/Cooker-Revolution-Editors-Americas-Kitchen/dp/1933615699/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1299748227&sr=8-1

Cook's Illustrated, Crock Pot, what more could you want? I got it last week, first 20 recipes are all soups.

Want to second the crock pot idea. Frankly, my wife and I were doing this well before I was diagnosed.

Prep on a Sunday afternoon, put it in the slow cooker monday morning, and by Monday evening you've got a few days worth of meals.

And, I couldn't recommend this cookbook more highly. They've got a few recipes in there (specifically, Tomatillo Chicken Tacos and Pozole) that are staples now in my house.

https://www.amazon.com/Slow-Cooker-Revolution-Americas-Kitchen/dp/1933615699

You could try this recipe and leave out the chickpeas or substitute tofu and serve it over rice or as is since there are potatoes in the recipe. The recipe is from this cookbook. You might want to see if your local library has it. If not I own a copy and if you need a different recipe suggestion just PM me and I'll give the book another look through.

Edit: Added a word

maybe try this book - http://www.amazon.com/The-Vegan-Slow-Cooker-Intensely/dp/1592334644

also, a google search reveals a lot of vegan slow cooker recipe lists

http://www.amazon.com/Cooker-Revolution-Editors-Americas-Kitchen/dp/1933615699

http://www.amazon.com/Cooker-Revolution-Editors-Americas-Kitchen/dp/1933615699

This

America's Test Kitchen Slow Cooker Revolution http://www.amazon.com/Slow-Cooker-Revolution-Americas-Kitchen/dp/1933615699

Cook's Illustrated Slow Cooker Revolution.

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Found it! http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1558327908/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_twi_2?qid=1419485649&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SY200_QL40

Everyone should seriously just go buy the America's test kitchen slow cooker book.

http://www.amazon.com/Cooker-Revolution-Editors-Americas-Kitchen/dp/1933615699

first result on amazon "crockpot dump meals book"
http://amzn.com/0990963527

A pressure cooker recipe I got from this book. I found the same recipe online sans attribution here.

I am lazy so I like Fresh From the Vegan Slow Cooker

USA link for the lazy http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1558322450/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1419124428&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SY200_QL40

There's a really dope Cooks Illustrated book "Slow Cooker Revolution 2: the Easy-Prep Edition". A lot of these do require some quick prep in the microwave or the skillet, but there are probably a few in there with no prep required at all.

Hell yeah. I have a similar Crock Pot and can't say anything bad about it. I'm actually about to buy this Crockpot Recipe book


Also, in the same note I would recommend you buying a cheap rice cooker like this. Cooking 2-3 cups of brown rice helps me through a whole week and it is cheap as hell (protip: add curcumin to the rice at the end for color and nutritious flavor). I also use this cooker to steam vegetables and bake (yes, bake) banana cake. Supposedly you can even do pasta there.


I think that by buying a rice cooker and a crock-pot will help your wallet. Two xmas ago I was really really short on money, and I made it through the whole month by mostly just brown rice plus a lentil recipe similar to the post above, no complains at all!

Again, no. A slow cooker is a way of cooking stuff long and low. A pressure cooker is a way of increasing the boiling point of water so that things cook hotter. But you can't just take recipe X made for "normal" cooking and put it in a pressure cooker to make it cook faster or put it in a slow cooker to make it cook slower. Well, you can, but it will not turn out good in either case.

Get America's Test Kitchen's books Slow Cooker Revolution (the second edition is lighter on prep work) and Pressure Cooker Perfection and see for yourself how the two aren't simply interchangeable by changing the amount of time you cook something.