Paleo Slow Cooking: Gluten Free Recipes Made Simple Author: Visit Amazon's Chrissy Gower Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1936608693 | Format: PDF
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"Chrissy Gower has made paleo as accesible, easy, and delicious as possible. Busy families everywhere will appreciate having this resource to turn to when looking for a way to cut down time spent in the kitchen in order to spend more time with the ones they love. Thank you Chrissy for providing such an excellent resource for families who want to live the healthiest life possible!—Sarah Fragoso, National Best Selling Author of
Everyday Paleo, Everyday Paleo Family Cookbook and
Everyday Paleo Around the World: Italian Cuisine www.everydaypaleo.com
"Chrissy is a devoted wife, mother of 2 young children, blogger, as well as a coach and "woman in charge" at one of the most sought-after gyms in the country. When it comes to Paleo recipes that make efficient use of one's time and appeal to even the pickiest eaters - Paleo or not - Chrissy has some of the best, most inventive ideas for the kitchen out there that are sure to please. Most of all, Chrissy is proof positive that even the busiest of families can still life a healthy, Paleo life, and she shows you how to do so through all her work."—Julie & Charles Mayfield, authors of
Paleo Comfort Foods"There has been a precipitous rise in interest over the past couple of years about how to best incorporate a Paleo lifestyle change into your family life and thankfully…Chrissy is one of those voices..."—Jimmy Moore, Livin' La Vida Low-Carb Blog and Podcast
About the Author
Chrissy Gower is a hard working wife and mother of two that is committed to educating families on how to live a healthier lifestyle. As a personal trainer out of the famed Nor Cal Strength and Conditioning gym, she has helped countless individuals and families successfully implement a paleo diet. She also runs the highly successful blog,
www.growinguppaleo.com - Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Victory Belt Publishing (October 1, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1936608693
- ISBN-13: 978-1936608690
- Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
I received my copy of "Paleo Slow Cooking" by Chrissy Gower today and I am slightly disappointed. While the majority of the recipes do look tasty I personally feel as a cookbook this particular book has a few major missteps. The first being a heavy use of "Penzeys" brand spices and El Pato brand sauces. A majority of the recipes in this book call for the use of specific Penzeys blends with no side-note on how to replicate the blend on your own by utilizing your own personal spices. I suppose I could go to Penzeys website, read the ingredients listed for the spice blend and reconstruct it at home... but that adds another step for me when attempting to prepare a dish. I feel this is a serious disservice to purchasers of the book. The use of El Pato brand sauces is not as prevalent but my complaint remains the same. The only explanation the author provides of the El Pato sauce is "Use the green can". I would have preferred a description of exactly what type of sauce it was so I could substitute with a brand I know and trust although personally I'd rather make the sauce myself than rely on a canned product.
In my opinion it was also a mistake to not have pictures of how she describes lining the crockpot with parchment paper. The instructions are clear enough, but they would have been crystal clear with an accompanying photo set, especially since a few of the deserts and practically all of the breakfast recipes call for this particular step.
Lastly, I also felt that a number of the recipes can be prepared quicker and with one less item to clean on the stove top. For a slow cooker book to have recipes that are quicker to prepare on the stove without the headache of cleaning the crockpot just doesn't seem well thought out to me.
I agree with what a lot of the other reviewers have stated in terms of disapointments in the book. I preordered it. I have bought slow cooker books in the past, and was so disapointed in their use of canned/bottled/premade "food" all thrown in a pot and heated up. I have been eating paleo for a couple years now, and felt that this would bring the two worlds together nicely. Paleo pretty much is no sugar (something we are very hardcore about in our house) and no processed foods. How could this book not rock with those as the basis? Well...
I'm going to sound nit-picky, and if this review bothers you, then this is the book for you and it's where you are in your food journey. Some of you are more like me and care a little bit more. So here are the details that bothered me.
1) I'm on the GAPS diet. Not a big deal. Very compatible with paleo. Only problem is sweet potatoes aren't allowd on the GAPS diet (sad... I know!). This book uses them A LOT. I think it might possibly be her favorite veggie. It's listed in 7 recipes in the index, but I counted an aditional 5 that include sweet potatoes that aren't even listed in the index. That makes a total of 12 recipes that call for them. I can substitute I realize, but just throwing it out there if you are a low carb person, or for some reason can't handle them, they are used pretty heavily.
2) She really doesn't worry about added sugar. This bothered me a lot. On page 118 is her recipe for BBQ sauce (one of the FEW recipes for something, not just calling for a bottle!). I was excited she included a recipe for BBQ sauce until I read it. It calls for 2 cups of organic ketchup. UGH! The second ingredient on the label is sugar in that stuff, even the organic. Then it also calls for 1/2 cup honey with that. UGH!
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