This was a great cookbook. I used it many times in order to create crockpot meals for my family while my husband was working and I was writing.

Year-Round Slow Cooker promises a multitude of recipes for families on the go. With recipes organized by season, families can easily find recipes to incorporate into their rotation while taking advantage of local produce. The recipes are heavily meat-based so may not be appropriate for all families. Also, some of the meats and other ingredients are more expensive, so may not be as attainable by all families.

Excellent ideas, for the beginner or the expert.
Thank you.
I would highly recommend to family and friends.

Good recipe book full of options for your slow cooker for every season- it's a winner and I loved it.

I haven't had a chance to try any of the recipes, but they look and sound delicious! I will try quite a few of them.

Good recipes, nice pictures. An easy to use book our library patrons would like.

I use my crock pot year round so I was excited to see this book. Although there is a lot in this book I personally would not eat (I'm super picky) I thought it was a great book.

I read this book long ago and I did not realize that I had not submitted my review for this book. My apologies for the confusion - I appreciate you understanding.

All of the recipes look fantastic and the ones I tried turned out great.

I didn't love a lot of the recipes enough to try them, but there were a handful that made this book worth it!

A great cookery book for meat lovers.
I have used a slow cooker before, but it has been neglected lately, so I thought I would request this recipe book from NetGalley (for an unbiased review) to inspire myself to start using it again.

I buy organic vegetables direct from a farm, so the first thing that appealed about this book was that it was organised by season. This means the correct vegetables are grouped together and I can make efficient use of my veg box.
On the downside, the majority of the recipes are not vegetarian, which reduces the number that I can use, although I'm generally pretty good at substituting alternatives, these are definitely heavy on the meat.

I did find a few delicious recipes to sample - lentils with garam masala, coconut, and pomegranate seeds (P22) and tartines with roasted garlic, white bean spread, fresh spinach, and radishes (P90). The deserts are also vegetarian, but I don't make a lot of deserts so I haven't tried any of these yet.

The advice at the beginning of the book applied to all slow cooking though. I was not previously aware that frozen food should not be added as it brings the temperature down into the danger zone, ditto opening the lid any more than necessary during cooking.
I was also interested to learn that slow cooker sauces need to be quite thick to allow for the liquid that comes out of the foods during cooking and for the lack of evaporation through the closed lid.

On balance, this is a great book for non-vegetarians who want inspiration to start using a slow cooker, sadly, it is less practical for those of us who prefer to eat vegetarian.