Thursday, January 23, 2020

Mediterranean Diet Slow Cooker Cookbook: 100 Healthy Recipes by Shannon Epstein – A Book Review

Mediterranean Diet Slow Cooker Cookbook: 100 Healthy Recipes  Shannon Epstein


We use our slow cooker – a lot! So, I was really excited about cooking Mediterranean dishes in this convenient manner. I like the way the author in the introductory chapter lists the types of foods we should eat more of, some of, less of, and none of. And who knew that the Mediterranean diet had its own food pyramid! The soups and vegetable dishes are definitely going to be the first chapters I will try out, especially the baba ghanoush and the cream of zucchini soup. I was a little surprised to see regular sugar, all-purpose flour and regular pasta in some of the ingredient lists as added sugar and refined grains are in the eat none of category. Although I must say that in talking about sugar, most of the desserts use coconut palm sugar instead of regular sugar. As in previous cookbook reviews, I wish the recipes included pictures because, as we all know, some things coming our of a slow cooker look more appetizing than others. Overall the cookbook is well organized, and most of the recipes sound appealing with ingredients that are readily available. The prep times appear to be a bit optimistic, but maybe I'm just a slow cook. I am excited to try lots of these recipes, and am grateful to Rockridge Press for providing me with a copy of this cookbook in exchange for my honest opinion. I was under no obligation to provide a positive review, and received no monetary compensation.

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