Product Description
God bless the slow cooker! There’s no denying that this kitchen staple of the 60s, 70s and 80s is back with an updated look and a fierce following, but isn’t it time somebody saved us from the same old carb-heavy recipes it’s known for? Dana Carpender to the rescue! No stranger to the busy lifestyle (after all, she penned the bestselling 15-Minute Low Carb Recipes, didn’t she?) low-carb maven Carpender offers up a host of delectable nearly carb free "fix it and forget it" recipes for anyone with just enough time to throw dinner in the slow cooker before rushing out for a full day of hustle and bustle. You’ll find:

Maple-Glazed Corned Beef with Vegetables

Chicken Minestrone

Curried Chicken with Coconut Milk

Pork Roast with Apricot Sauce

Lemon-Mustard Salmon Steaks

...and much, much more

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 38 reviews)

This Book Sounds Like A Real Artery Clogger!

The five-star reviews sound like biased raves from members of the Dana Carpender Fan Club, while other reviews helpfully warn that many of the recipes, while low-carb, use lots of butter and beef, which make them high cholesterol meaning they're most definitely NOT for me! Sounds like it's a cookbook for the Atkins crowd. (Does anyone even DO Atkins anymore?)
September 11, 2008

Low Carb Slow Cooker Cookbook

A lovely book. It's hard to find low carb recipes for slow cookers. Be sure to know where you can buy things like soy flour and unique low carb cooking supplies.
September 08, 2008

Disappointing

I tried two recipes and I didn't like the taste of the meals. It had nothing to do with the technicalities of the recipe but it is the style of food - it was stodgey and tasted like canned food.
July 23, 2008

Truly low carb, wonderfully varied and delicious..-Miz-J.

This is a low carb book written by someone who knows what it's like to live on a low carb diet, rather than a nutritionist who's just going by the numbers. Dana Carpender has a wonderful sense of humor, she makes her recipes interesting with her comments even if you don't want to cook them. I like the fact that she occasionally adds a high carb item but she explains why and why it's worth it.

Her section on Ingredients, Common and Not So Common is wonderful. Here is the secret to guar and xanthan gums! Who would have believed that low sugar marmalade and jams would have fewer carbs than the all fruit kind. And the vegetables and side dishes, who ever bothered with a slow cooker for side dishes?? The idea of cooking custard in the slow cooker is totally new to me. Custard is one of my favorite desserts. The information in this book is invaluable for diabetics.

I checked both of her books out of the library and kept them until mine arrived from Amazon. If you must live on a low carb diet, this book and her 500 Low Carb Recipes book are must-haves for your cookbook library.
June 01, 2008

A dream cookbook

I don't like to cook and use slow cookers whenever possible, and needed to go low-carb (the only way I've ever lost weight), so this was a no-brainer. To my delight I've found lots of good recipes, and was so impressed I sent a copy to my sister and roommate who live on low-carb, too. They have been so delighted they use this book almost exclusively, and have served guests who liked the food and had no idea it was low-carb. How nice is that???
May 03, 2008

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