Welcome to a new series: Book Review Friday! I just love books about real food so I am going to take one I love and review it on my blog each Friday. I want to be sure you all have the resources you need to learn and grow on your real food journey!
I have often posted on my Facebook page that I am not a huge fan of the slow cooker. Sure, I love the simplicity of dumping all of the ingredients into a pot, covering it, pushing a button and walking away. But I do not always love the results. I am certainly busy and need this time saving cooking tool, but…as you can see on my recipes page, I only have one slow cooker recipe on my whole blog and it is for Korean BBQ short ribs. Nothing lends itself to slow cooking better than short ribs, so go figure!
Slow Cooker Convert?
Recently, a fellow blogger friend, Arsy Vartanian of Rubies and Radishes, released a new cookbook and she asked me to review it. She even sent me a copy! I was thrilled…and then I saw the title: The Paleo Slow Cooker. The entire cookbook was slow cooker recipes! However, as I paged through all of her beautiful recipes, I knew she converted me.
Arsy provided some really great slow cooker tips I was not aware of that should really help to amp up the flavor in your dishes including:
- Adding herbs, spices and salt at the end of cooking will reduce your chances of ending up with bland, watery dishes
- Browning your meat really helps to add flavor to the dish
- Thicken liquid sauces by reducing them on the stove right before serving
It also does not hurt that her flavor profile and love of meats of all cuts are similar to mine! Arsy draws from her Middle Eastern background so her use of spices is truly awe inspiring!
So if you have had reservations about using a slow cooker then I encourage you to get your hands on The Paleo Slow Cooker! And for one lucky reader, I am very pleased to offer you one of Arsy’s cookbooks today in a giveaway! If you are looking to go Paleo then this may be just what you need to get started. There are also many recipes that are safe for those following an autoimmune protocol!
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My sister is eating paleo to get fit for her wedding. she’s moving back home soon so I’d love to be able to cook for her since she’ll be so busy moving back home, starting a new job and planning her wedding!
I use my slow cooker weekly and I need more recipes.
I would love to win this because I absolutely love cookbooks! I do not have a pale – would be great to add to the collection. Thank you 🙂
We often use the slow cooker to allow us to pursue other healthy activities like running or working in the garden when I get home from work. We are always looking for new recipes for the slow cooker. Our family is working hard to focus on minimally processed foods and much of my extended family is gluten free at least so it would be nice to have more recipes to share at pot luck dinners with family.
Thanks
I want to take maximum advantage of my slow cooker, and this book is just the tool I need to accomplish that!
School starts next week and the slow cooker will be dusted off and used regularly!
I love using my slow cooker for meals! I usually don’t get home from work til 6:30 so having everything prepared and ready to eat is a must for my family!
I don’t use my slow cooker as often as I would like. I’d love to change that!
More slow cooker real food recipes are awesome
I use my slow cooker at least once a week and we are all paleo now.
I would love more recipes as I am new to paleo and have a slow cooker!
I love finding new recipes and a paleo slow cooker cookbook sounds fantastic! Healthy food, easy cooking…just my style!
I am interested in both slow cooker meals and paleo! Thanks for the giveaway!
I’d love to own a paleo cookbook!
Have been wanting this cookbook for a very long time, meant to pre order. Need to get my family back to eating healthy and the slow cooker would be a great help.
This looks awesome!!
I’m excited to find some recipes I can do like this that are paleo friendly. Since going grain free, so many of my “old standbys” are out of use.
We are a busy family of 5 that eats “paleo” style–this cookbook would help!!
A Paleo lifestyle is a must for me because I have Hashimotos disease. Learning to use the slow cooker in a whole new way would be another huge step in staying healthy!
Paleo is a recent change my family has made and I need all the help I can get.
I have recently adopted a clean eating paleo lifestyle! I am looking for some info and recipes to get my toddler on board! This would be perfect!
I feel healthier already just thinking about a Paleo cookbook! 🙂
I have been converting my husband and I over to paleo, but still love my crock pot, this would be perfect for us!!
New to Paleo so I need some good recipes 🙂
I would love to get a copy of this book – the biggest challenge is always convenience versus what is healthiest! With a job that has us home right at the dinner hour – it takes planning to stay ahead – this would be great! Thanks for the opportunity!
I would absolutely live to win!! I am on a yesterday to change my family ‘s eating… and, I would love to share with my local Blog!! Thanks for the chance!!
Ha! Terrible typos! *I would love to win… and, I am on a quest!!!
It would be a huge timesaver to be able to make healthy meals in the crockpot as I am trying to go paleo
Just getting into the Paleo cooking world. This book would be a great stepping stone for my new ways to make my family healthy meals. Thank you for offering this giveaway!
I love to use my slow cooker and this book would help me use it on healthy recipes.
Love this give away!
I LOVE my slow cooker but she’s been feeling neglected this summer. I would love to get back to it with some new healthy recipes. And, I’m on a strict budget so this would really help!
I love my crock pot, especially in the fall and winter. I’d love to win a slow cooker Paleo cookbook for ideas!!
Sounds like a great book
I love using my slow cooker, but am new to paleo – so I need ideas and recipes!
Love using the slow cooker and am learning a lot about the paleo lifestyle and am taking my nolo carb diet to the next level.
we are trying to convert to the palio diet
Just got myself a slow cooker and can’t wait to get started!
Looking for books on Paleo
Want to do more slow cooker recipes this fall/winter and this sounds like a great resource for some healthy yummy recipes.
We’ve discovered my oldest daughter is allergic to corn & soy & my youngest daughter doesn’t have a colon. This book would help me learn recipes that may help them with their diet issues to lead healthier lives.
I would LOVE to win this, I’ve been eyeing this book but just don’t have the funds to justify it. Thanks for a chance to win it 😀
I have been looking into getting this book for some time, I love her blog. Would be so grateful and happy if I won it.
I am trying switch over to making more real foods for my family and this would be a big help
I would love to win and give this to my son who loves to cook! And is a very good one at that! Thank you for the giveaway.
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I would like to win this to great some healthy and easy meal ideas.
looks awesome! I am gluten free and now my daughter is too….we need this!
My business partner and I Manage a locally grown online Market and one of our Markets is a Crossfit gym. We are working with them to create a food challenge using Paleo recipes. Personally the book would be great for me — but we could use recipes to teach the Crossfit crowd!
We love to slow cook, but, gluten free recipes are a challenge. This book would come in handy!
Like most I work and coming home to a home cooked meal that is healthy can be a challenge. New recipes always liven things up!
Would be a nice addition to my growing whole food library.
Thanks for the giveaway! I looove using my slow cooker! I work all day and head to exercise classes afterward. Coming home and cooking after all of that is sometimes exhausting. It’s great to have meals already prepared when I walk in the door. And having Paleo meals already prepared would be even better! 🙂
need more great recipes
yum!
Trying to go paleo for the second time, but with four kids & a bunch of farm animals I need all the help I can get. Slow cooker looks like a great way to go. Inspire me!!
I would love to win this book to have on hand to easily access recipes that are convenient to make and will also provide leftovers for lunches!
I love slow cooker recipes. They are perfect for busy weekdays. Im am new to paleo and have been doing a lot of research and recipe gathering. This book would be a great useful resource.
I use my crockpot a ton, but since turning to real food i have slowed down a bit. I could use the extra help when making my weekly menus! My crockpot needs some more love these days.
always looking for good crockpot recipies. trying to feed my family good whole food, low grains and spend more time with my family, less time in the kitchen.