No, I am not vegetarian. Yes, there are those of you who say I should be. But that argument aside, I found this wonderful cookbook called Fresh From the Vegetarian Slow Cooker by Robin Robertson. I have made a few of the vegetarian slow cooker recipes out of this book and have been very impressed.
I happen to be a big slow cooker fan. In my house, if dinner isn’t prepared by 2:00 pm then it’s a cereal night. Once the kids get home from school my time disappears. With a slow cooker I can prepare dinner in the morning and a hot meal is ready at dinner time.
However, many slow cooker recipes are not that healthy. And I want more flavor than food cooked in a can of cream of something soup provides.
Fresh From the Vegetarian Slow Cooker offers many healthy and delicious recipes using beans and vegetables – something that many of us don’t eat enough of .
The two recipes that I made last week were Black Bean Soup and Tuscan White Bean and Escarole Soup. Both soups were delicious. And the white bean soup used escarole, I have never made anything with that before. I wasn’t sure the kids would try it but they liked it too.
I will definitely be making more recipes from this book.
One other benefit of these recipes is that many of them are dairy free. My son is allergic to dairy products and there are a lot of recipes here that he can eat as well.
You can read more about my experiences withvegetarian soup recipes here.
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Hi! I came over from NaBloPoMo. I’m challenging myself to comment on as many blogs as possible this month as well as post.
I’ve been looking for a Vegetarian Slow Cooker cookbook!!! I’ve wanted to buy a crock pot for some time now, but seeing as I’m vegetarian, I couldn’t justify the cost for just a few recipes. But now! Man, thanks for sharing!
… I am way too excited about this. I think I need to cut off the caffeine.
Happy Posting!
That looks lovely. I’m vegan I rarely follow recipes but I seem to always have cookbooks in my house.
I’ll check this out. I found you at Imaginif. She wrote about you on her blog post Faces of Child Protection. I was surprised that I was listed with my other blog Vegan Momma. I like your website.
Thanks, I am going to check this one out. I love slow cookers and we eat veggie a minimum of once a week, usually 2x if I can sneak it past hubby
Boogiemum,
I think you will like this one.
Opal,
I, too, was surprised by my listing at Imaginif. I admire her for taking on such a heartwrenching and worthy cause. And thanks for the compliment, I will stop over at your websites as well.
Zee,
I very much appreciate your comment. Thank you. If you do check the book out, let me know which recipes you made and how you like them.
I’ve enjoyed that cookbook, as well.
The book is quite cool, but i wonder if there is something similar for Vegans…
I’m not that straight Vegan, but i’m stil lsearching for a good CookBook.
Any Ideas?
Mmmm – I have not made white bean soup in a while. Maybe tomorrow for dinner
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You know – I haven’t made this recipe in a while either. Thanks for the refresh, actually my family thanks you!
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