I can't really complain about this book because it never claimed to be great for veggies or people on a budget, but I feel like there might have been better options out there for someone in my situation.

Try this family-friendly dinner by chef Dean Edwards for an easy, super-quick, super tasty meal perfect for weekends and weekdays alike. Pretty much every page I turned had a lovely sounding recipe on it and there is a good mix of meat, fish and veg dishes. Slow cookers are often confined to heavy winter recipes made with stodgy ingredients and with poor nutritional content.I've had a slow cooker for aver 10 years so I wasn't really sure how useful this book would be as I already know what I'm doing with my slow cooker. I don't think the writing is difficult to read, there are lots of pictures and the recipes I have cooked have been generally yummy. Mexican three bean taco bowls - a delicious meat-free dinner that you can make with no effort thanks to the slow cooker.

Dean EdwardsCook Slow features 90 delicious slow cooker recipes, all with conventional oven options, which will make you fall back in love with food again. Dean's fresh approach allows you to fit the enjoyment of planning, preparing and creating a meal into a busy life.Dean's ethos is that food should be achievable, simple and, above all, taste fantastic, with ingredients that are inexpensive and accessible. Mighty mince has long been a handy and budget-friendly standby found in fridges and freezers up and down the country. After reading the reviews I was a bit concerned about the comments regarding the font/typeface but fortunately I've not had any difficulties in this respect. There is a time and a place for all types of cooking, but it was the process of slow cooking that really got my creative juices flowing and reinvigorated my passion for food. Since then, he has been a regular on such UK TV shows as ITV's Lorraine and This Morning , and has amassed a strong community across his social media platforms, where he posts fuss-free recipes for everyday eating.