Carrie Forbes from GingerLemonGirl just published her first cookbook , The Everything Gluten Free Slow Cooker Cookbook, and it just came out this month! So proud of her for working so hard and the book rocks! I was lucky enough to get a sneak peak at it before it came out and have my own copy in hand now!
As a busy wife and mom the slow cooker is a life saver. I can throw everything into the slow cooker during the few quiet moments during the day (nap time) and forget about it until dinner time. There are a number of staple slow cooker recipes that I use in our weekly menus. So I was super excited to start incorporating Carrie’s recipes into our family.
The book is more than a cookbook because Carrie spends a lot of time up front talking about being Gluten Free and slow cooker basis (read this part it has great tips). So the cookbook is also a great education tool.
The cookbook is divided into sections that include breakfast, appetizers, side dishes, soups, casseroles, poultry beef, holiday recipes, kid-friendly meals, five ingredients or fewer (my fav), breads, desserts and beverages. Who knew there were so many options for the slow cooker!
The first recipe I tried was the Barbecue Chicken and Beans in the five ingredients or fewer section found on page 245. To be honest I made it without the beans because I knew the kiddos wouldn’t eat them. The dish was a hit! Very simple and very flavorful. We barely had any leftovers.
I have turned down page corners on a number of pages in the book for future recipe attempts! I will let you know as I try more of the recipes.
Now to the Giveaway! I bought an extra copy for one lucky blog reader!!!
**Spoonful at a Time is also doing a giveaway for the book so go here to enter her giveaway and increase your chances!**
To enter leave a comment staying what your favorite slow cooker meal is! Leave a second comment if you follow on twitter or facebook! I will randomly pick the lucky winner on Halloween night!!
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I think you meant one lucky blog reader š
Thanks for sharing my giveaway too!
Ha! I fixed it thanks!
Hey pam! I think folks are still trying to enter, but the rafflecopter thing says it’s not accepting any more entries? Is it over?
Rafflecopter won’t let me edit the giveaway so I added to the post about just leaving comments and I will include those in the random.com number! Thanks for the heads up!!!