The Big Book of Paleo Slow Cooking

Can't argue with an easy slow-cooker cookbook. Great addition to any public library collection or those looking for diverse Paleo recipes.

I love it when I'm pleasantly surprised by a cookbook. And I always feel a little guilty for having doubted the author. So let me begin this post by extending my apologies to Natalie Perry because I got a little judgy before I got very far into The Big Book of Paleo Slow Cooking.

My bad.

When I first started leafing through this cookbook, I thought the recipes were going to be a wee bit on the pedestrian side. One of the opening recipes was a riff on an old pot-luck classic here in the Midwest. Ever had crock pot little smokies in a sauce made from BBQ sauce, grape jelly, and bourbon? Bourbon Dogs, my brother calls them. Yeah, that's the one. Don't get me wrong. I'm not hating on Bourbon Dogs. I just didn't expect to see a Paleo recipe for them in a cookbook. I thought it was going to set the stage for things to come. Wow. I was wrong.

I made it a practice to page through a new cookbook and make note of recipes that I'd like to try out. As you can see on my list below, I had no trouble finding recipes that I'd like to make from The Big Book of Paleo Slow Cooking. Myself, I think that Paleo makes a lot of sense for my own body. Healthy sources of proteins and fats, as well as a healthy dose of fruits and veg. We can debate about dairy and grains but, really, that's a discussion for another time. What I would like to discuss is delicious-sounding food. And the Big Book has that in droves. I'm looking forward to diving into several of the recipes. It is merely an added bonus that the recipes are all done in the crock pot and cut down the active time spent in the kitchen.

I've had a jones for fresh pineapple lately, so the Whole Caramelized Pineapple with Sweet Ginger Sauce might be first up on the list.

If you live a busy life and love Paleo eating, then I highly recommend this slow cooking cookbook. Its filled with some great recipes and ideas for inspirations to make paleo cooking fun and easy with a slow cooker.

A good book with lots of recipes. You are bound to find a few things you like. I personally prefer the less fussy recipes where you get it into the slow cooker as quickly as possible without any extra cooking (the purpose of my slow cooker is to save me time). Some recipes in the book to require a lot of effort and I would have liked more pictures for each recipe, rather than the carefully staged photography for selected recipes. Overall though a very good book with lots of recipes and information. Thank you

I loved this cookbook! I am eating Paleo/Ketogenic diet. I have been stuck in a rut with the foods I'm eating. This book opens up a whole new world of opportunities for me! A few of the recipes I am not able to eat from the Ketogenic side, but I can adapt them or there are plenty of other recipes to try. My only complaint is I got rid of my slow cooker & now have an Instant Pot. There is a slow cooker function on it, but wish I had a conversion chart to change these recipes to the Instant Pot. I have some playing around to do to figure this out now.

I'm new to the Paleo cooking style so I was excited to receive a copy of this book to read through. I thought the information provided was helpful and well explained. I liked the variety of recipes presented and the photos. I haven't had a chance to try any of them yet but I have bookmarked several.

I thought this was a great Paleo cookbook and even better, it was a slow cooker one. I am excited to try many of the recipes and even the extras like the spice combinations and the coleslaw. It is well written and the recipes are easy to read and follow. A terrific book for many slow cooking recipes.

I love my slow cooker and haven't seen many paleo slow cooker recipes, so this was a book I instantly wanted to flip through. It has some recipes that look good, though some of them seem rather intricate. I also loathe coconut milk, so that eliminates a number of recipes for me. I've marked a couple of recipes I'm interested in trying. Overall, if you want a healthy slow cooker meal, this is the way to go.

Awesome recipes in this book. This is not the same tired old recipes that you see in most cookbooks!!!

These days there are so many of us eating specialized diets that cookbooks using the familiar appliances we have while still giving us good recipes and great food that fits our specialized diets. All too often though we're disappointed in these cookbooks because they are filled with recipes that create what I think of as "fake" food, that is food carefully engineered using safe ingredients to be "just like" the food it's recreating.

Although there is some of this here, this book puts most of its emphasis on food that is naturally paleo and on paleo-friendly versions of pantry staples (i.e. coconut sugar instead of refined sugar).

As one would expect the recipes put lots of emphasis on the things slow cookers do best, meats, soups, and stews with many yummy recipes. Other areas are not neglected from side dishes to desserts.

With plenty of tips on using your slow cooker, you'll find this a great cookbook.

The recipes in the book are easy to make and are paleo ........ Great ingredient makes great recipes.......

What a great cookbook! It's nice to see a focus on paleo recipes for the slow cooker. These appear to be well-planned recipes and they cover a variety of tastes. I look forward to trying them.

Being newbie to the Paleo world, this book is jock full of ideas an interesting recipes. I'm glad to have it in my arsenal and can't wait to try it out. Slow cooking has to be one of easiest ways to make a tasty meal. This book doesn't disappoint.

This title offers lots of great options. The format makes the recipes easily accessible and the pictures make the dishes look appealing. Directions are clear and concise.

It would have been nice to see a few more pictures included. I also would have appreciated seeing calorie and macro breakdowns.

Hard to beat Paleo in a slow cooker!

Wow-this book has it ALL, and the best part is that it focuses not just on Paleo cooking but Paleo INGREDIENTS which have recently been my go to for replacing foods that don’t agree with me.

I had a lot of fun going through this book. The recipes are appealing and pretty dang easy! It’s not just a “throw a bunch of recipes together” kind of book, it truly focuses on what it stands for and offers nice personal notes with each recipe.

From all the cookbooks for this months reviews, I chose to try the slow cooker Chicken Tikka Masala with Cauliflower (from page 106). Since it was totally on a whim, I had everything except the main ingredient-chicken. Turns out, I also was short tomato paste and 1 more Tbsp. of Cumin but I proceeded with the recipe anyway, knowing I could just freeze the marinade and red bell pepper sauce (separately) and then put it all together later. HA!

The day before I made this Tikka Masala with Cauliflower dish, I defrosted both the marinade and the red pepper sauce. I added the raw boneless chicken to the marinade to let it sit overnight (to make the chicken more flavorful, as the recipe suggested).

This recipe did not photograph well AT ALL for me, so we chose to stick with making a video instead.

NOTE: We paired this recipe with a NON SWEET, more on the side of a fruit forward melon/papaya and fresh citrus zing Argentine Torrontés (white wine), and it was a PERFECT match!

A lighter and healthier recipe like this really pushes me to appreciate how fresh food and wine pairings can really highlight each other!

Our Paleo Recipe Taste Test on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbwugVFga6c

***Please check out Natalie’s website!

Available NOW on Amazon/BigBookOfPaleo

Author’s Website: Perry’sPlate.com

*I received this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*

I'm so glad to have found a paleo cookbook with slow cooker recipes!!

The focus here are entrees and there is a variety of recipes. I've already picked out a few recipes I want to try sooner or later. I enjoyed that some recipes were very simple (yay for me) and some were more complicated.

It was not very pleasant to look at and the pictures were few, but I can't compare every cookbook to Nom Nom Paleo ^_^ Some more color on the pages I think would have intrigued me more to pay attention.

All in all, I'm excited to try some of these recipes out!

Broad in scope, including many international recipes. Easy to follow instructions. I was impressed!

It is for the carnivorous-minded and does contain a few potato recipes. So those who are potato-averse might need to make a substitution

Intriguing appetizers such as Rosemary Black Pepper Cashews. Inventive recipes such as Sloppy Joe and Sweet Potato Chili, using pickle juice.

So much to cook. It's time to host a dinner party or two!

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This is a relatively simple and straightforward cookbook. The recipes are easy to follow with ingredients that are accessible to most people. Sprinkled throughout are some yummy photographs. The cookbook is divided into the following chapters for easy reference. Appetizers and Snacks, Soups and Chilis, Chicken and Turkey, Beef, Pork and Lamb, Fish and Seafood, Vegetable Sides, Sweets and Desserts, Paleo Slow Cooker Pantry Basics. The book starts out with a little introduction and some basic information about slow cookers and individual ingredients. Then we move on to the recipes.

Here are just a few of the many tasty recipes you will find within...

-- Easy BBQ Wings
-- Sausage-Stuffed Mini Peppers and Pesto Dip
-- Caramelized Onion Dip
-- Spicy Curried Mango-Pineapple Chutney
-- Creamy Mushroom Soup with Bacon
-- Roasted Tomato-Basil Soup with Spicy Tuna
-- Guacamole Bacon Burger Soup
-- Smoky Shredded Chicken and Chorizo Chili
-- Spicy Cajun Whole Chicken
-- Turkey Tamale Pie
-- Taqueria-Style Shredded Beef
-- Cocoa-Chili Crusted Tri-Tip and Potatoes
-- Balsamic Apple Pork Loin Roast
-- Sweet Potato Lasagna with Kale and Pancetta
-- Shredded Lamb Korma
-- Jambalaya with Roasted Cauliflower Rice
-- Lemon-Garlic Shrimp and Zoodles
-- Orange-Maple Carrots
-- Southwest Cabbage Slaw
-- Nutty Coconut Baked Apples with Cider Sauce
-- Nut-Free Fudgy Brownie Cake
-- Whipped Coconut Cream
-- Autumn Harvest Pasta Sauce
-- Paleo-Friendly Mayonnaise

I thought this cookbook was well written and included a good variety of Paleo recipes. I already follow Natalie Perry's blog, and I was very excited to see this cookbook! I definitely plan on incorporating many of these recipes into my weekly meals, and I think many of these recipes fit my need for meals I can just throw into the Crockpot but that also improve my variety in meals that I can prepare. I thought the organization was also helpful, and I liked the variety of cooking styles available in the book. I definitely plan on buying this cookbook, and I would highly recommend it to fellow Paleo eaters looking to increase their slow cooker recipe collection.

I haven't been using my slow cooker much since I got my Instant Pot, but with fall approaching there is something so comforting about having food cook all day and the wonderful aroma that builds up. We are always trying to eat more healthy, and Paleo recipes fit into that very well. There are a good range of recipes in The Book of Paleo Slow Cooking. My favorite section was the dessert section. There are so many wonderful desserts to choose from and they are not as unhealthy as traditional desserts which I like. My absolute favorite thing about the cookbook though are the diverse recipes. My husband and I like to eat a variety of foods from a variety of cultures, and it is nice that I have several different cuisine types to choose from in one book. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys using a slow cooker.

ARC generously provided by publisher via Netgalley in exchange for a review.

My family lives by the crock pot and finding healthy alternatives to cook in it are not always simple. This book is full of great recipes is you are trying to live a low carb or paleo life style. Really great for busy families.

Oh my gosh - the recipes in this book look divine. I think often paleo cooking can seem complicated and it can put people off (it definitely does for me) but the recipes in this look pretty simple and easy to make. I can't wait to bust out some of the recipes! They sound like many of them will be big hits- and I love all the sauce recipes too!

With Paleo currently being such a huge trend for both diets and lifestyles, this is a much needed resource for patrons.