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| 200 Low-Carb Slow Cooker Recipes: Healthy Dinners That Are Ready When You Are! | 
 enlarge | Author: Dana Carpender
Publisher: Fair Winds Press (MA)
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 1663
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.9
ISBN: 1592330762
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.5884
UPC: 080665307621
EAN: 9781592330768
ASIN: 1592330762
Publication Date: January 2005
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Ah, the wonders of a slow cooker. After a long, hard day you can walk in the door and the aroma of a hot, home-cooked meal fills the air. You donAet have to do that fast tango from fridge to pantry to stove and back again. ItAes nearly as good as having a personal chef! But for the low-carb dieter, traditional slow cooker recipes can be a problem. Many of them depend on potatoes, noodles, rice, and starchy canned soups. And if youAeve tried to make up your own slow cooker recipes, you may have found the results less than compelling -- too often the food can be mushy, water-logged, and bland. Fortunately, with 200 Low-Carb Slow Cooker Recipes, you can use your slow cooker and follow your low-carb diet, too! Come home to:
Tuscan Chicken * Kashmiri Lamb Shanks * Teriyaki-Tangerine Ribs * Chicken Minestrone * Orange Rosemary Pork * Chipotle Brisket * Firehouse Chili * Thai Chicken Bowls * Braised Pork with Fennel * Pizza Stew * MortyAes Mixed Meat Loaf * Low-Carb Slow Cooker Paella But thatAes not all! The gentle, even heat of a slow cooker makes it the perfect way to cook many different kinds of foods. YouAell make low-carb party treats like Hot Crab Dip and Glazed Chicken Wings, and snacks like SmokinAe Chili Peanuts and Curried Pecans. ItAes the superior way to cook incredible sugar-free desserts like Mochaccino Cheesecake and Maple-Pumpkin Custard. And youAeve never had moister, more tender seafood than my Lime-Basted Scallops or Lemon-Mustard Salmon Steaks. Plus, every recipe lists the calories, protein, fiber, and usable carbs per serving, so youAell not only be in control of your life and your time, youAell be in control of your diet as well. So go ahead, plug in your slow cooker, and look forward to coming home to a fabulous low-carb supper tonight!
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 The essence of convenience, nutrition and soul satisfaction June 13, 2005
92 out of 94 found this review helpful
Dana Carpender has made a serious study of adapting classic recipes from around the world to work with modern low carb diets. In this latest offering, 200 Low-Carb Slow Cooker Recipes, she proves once again that you don't need refined grains and sugars to enjoy healthful, satisfying food - no matter your culinary traditions or meat of preference. The key is quality ingredients, simply prepared.
Dana Carpender is a believer in keeping it simple and freshly prepared whenever possible. None of the ingredients were hard to find at my supermarket except perhaps the low-carb imitation honey that shows up in a few recipes. Of the dozen or so main dish recipes I tested in 200 LCSCR I can honestly say that seven were big hits with my family, a few were just okay and just one was bad. All of them cooked on time and just as predicted. There were some very satisfying desserts toward the end, with several variations on cheesecakes and custards that turn out splendidly in my slow cooker. Although I do not normally have a use for appetizer recipes, there is even a section for that - which contains an outstanding hot artichoke dip.
I am impressed with the author's diligence in keeping most recipes under 10 grams of net carbs per serving. Dana really does stick to the universal "rules" of low carb dieting; lots of veggies and meats, occasional artificial sweetening, a sprinkling of fruits now and then and a bare representation of grains and sugars -- and only when absolutely necessary for flavor, never as filler. She is good at innovating more nutritious subs for common starchy side dish ingredients; fauxtatoes (cauliflower) and mashed turnips are big players at her low carb table. Eat the 200 LCSCR way and you will probably have better, more varied natural nutrition than ever before in your typical American diet.
The recipes for lc condiments & sauces are a big bonus to those of us who suffer from sticker shock at the supermarket's low carb pricing practices. Readers of her other lc recipe books may find some of these items familiar, but hey, it is convenient to have them all in one place. And as for convenience, well...slow cooking is the essence of convenience to modern time-challenged dieters.
Did I make it sound as if this book is one of the best kept secrets for low carbers? I hope so, because it is.
-Andrea, aka Merribelle.
Actually quite good, even if you don't do low-carb April 29, 2005
66 out of 68 found this review helpful
This is a really nice collection of slow cooker recipes. Since they've been modified for low-carb eating, you won't find a bunch of recipes calling for "cream of whatever" soup mix. What I like most about this collection is the recipes aren't all really high in calories. Sure, some of them are, but there is quite a variety and I appreciate that.
Most of the recipes call for about 8 ingredients. Some ask for more, a few call for less. They are mostly simple, with a few "worth the extra steps" recipes thrown in.
I think any home cook can find a few things to like or love here. You don't have to be on any special diet to enjoy these recipes.
 They're in lots of your favorite processed foods, so how bad could they be? April 24, 2006
42 out of 71 found this review helpful
Quote from page 18:
Guar and xanthan gums - These sound just dreadful, don't they. But they're in lots of your favorite processed foods, so how bad could they be?
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If I had known that the author uttered the line above or relies on the use of artificial sweetners (Splenda and imitation honey), I never would've bought the book.
The whole point of using a slow cooker is to use natural food and spices/herbs/condiments to create healthy, home-cooked meals. Not to take baby-steps away from processed foods.
I think the author is misguided. Low carb does not mean "get rid of all the natural carbs and replace with artificial substitutes". It means lessen their amount in proportion to the other ingredients.
If it wasn't for the over-reliance of Splenda and Guar/Xanthan, I would rate this book much higher, as the recipes sound very good. However, my experience suggests that cornstarch offers a small amount of carbs for an ingredient already conveniently stocked in most kitchens.
Glibness suggest ignorance, and lowers my opinion of the author in spite of her best efforts elsewhere in the book.
Just Wonderful! February 23, 2006
26 out of 28 found this review helpful
Dana Carpender never fails to bring you delicious recipes for "every" low carb(LC)lifestyle. You will find this book versatile with a garden of recipe choices you never thought could be done in a slow cooker! Everything from hot dips to desserts (yes desserts) that will leave you asking "are you sure this is low carb"? She is a gift to those of us who know LC is the magic bullet we've all been looking for... I've lost over 100lbs eating Atkins LC and doing moderate exercise (1hr/3-5x/wk) and Dana's recipes have been my saving grace! This book is worth every penny and praised for every delicious morsel I've consumed while keeping every one of those 100 pounds "lost"!
*Please note optimal weight loss occurs through maintaining an intake of 20 carbs or less "until" you have reached your weight loss goal, after that gradually increase carb intake to find your optimal carb count then stay there to maintain your goal weight* Very easy to do using the recipes in this book-yes even the desserts! As far as exercise, I didn't even exercise the first few months and I stil lost weight rather quickly. Exercise will speed you throught the process and of course tighten up your body; for me it equated to about 6-7lbs a week while I was very over weight, and 4-5lbs a week as I got smaller. Also keep it healthy - don't buy the processed LC snack foods, make them using Dana's recipes (see 500 low carb recipes and 500 more low carb recipes by this author for extensive choices), they taste better and don't have cancer causing partially hydrogenated oils! Very - very important to cut from your diet! Good luck and I hope this review is helpful.
Is this another Dana recipe, mom? April 2, 2005
24 out of 25 found this review helpful
We're a careful carbing family and I have used and enjoyed Dana's other books. This one on slow cooking is super and is a real hit with my sons, ages 21 and 18, both very active college students. They say they want slow cookers and the recipe books when they move out! When I try something new, they ask, "Is this another Dana recipe?" Usually it is! If you've tried slow cooking before, whether you low carb or not, but have been disappointed with the results, give Dana's recipes a chance. They will probably change your mind about slow cooking while saving you time and money and getting you out of the fast (food) (drive thru) lane and into REAL, healthy eating.
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