I’ve said it before, but during this Whole Foods in One Hour or Less challenge, I relied on Crock-On! pretty heavily. Stacy blends fast, convenient, and whole foods into one delicious, drool-worthy culinary experience, and this week you have the opportunity to win one of three copies or take advantage of a coupon code for 15% off!
About the Book
In Crock-On!, each page of the book is a recipe – photo on one half, recipe on the other, and a short review written by a blogger who tested the recipe on their own family. The book is divided into six sections, and I’ll give you just a sample of each one:
- Beginning - with the forward written by Stephanie from Keeper of the Home, quick list of substitutions, equipment, and a compelling read on “Why Slow Cook?”
- Soups – recipes like Mexican Chicken Chowder, Deluxe Potato Soup, White Beans & Ham, Hominy Taco Chili
- Sandwiches & Wraps – Cheeseburger Sloppy Joes, Carolina Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches, Buffalo Joes
- Main Dishes – Maple Sesame Chicken, Chicken Tetrazzini, Swiss Steak, Pineapple Pork Loin
- Sides – Broccoli Casserole, Pizza Potatoes, Coconut Sweet Potatoes
- Desserts – Upside Down Apple Pie, Honey Baked Apples and Pears, Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Lava Cake
These certainly aren’t your normal “hey, eat this bland, weird, healthy whole foods dinner” kind of recipes. These are the kind of recipes that can make my husband enjoy whole foods more. And they have.
Check out a free sample recipe (Cheesy Sausage Potatoes) here (just scroll down and look for the header “Give me an example. Can I see a sample from the book?“).
What I Loved
Even if you’ve never cooked dinner from scratch in your life, you could make these recipes. Nothing unusual in them, most grocery stores have every ingredient, and if they don’t Stacy included a handy substitution guide (i.e. if you don’t/can’t buy sucanat, use sugar, etc.)
They don’t require any awesome skills to make – brown your ground beef, dump everything in crockpot, and turn it on low. The dessert recipes might require a little more finesse, but not much.
If you’re a hard core real food enthusiast who makes everything from scratch, these recipes will be a welcome break. They’re simple. They’re delicious. They’re the kind of thing your husband would probably love to eat (buffalo chicken burgers anyone?) But they’re also whole foods-based. You’ll know where to substitute what you prefer (maybe use tomato paste and spices instead of ketchup, etc).
These meals are also pretty frugal. I have one crock pot book that’s meant to be a step above the rest… and the reality is, we just don’t eat lamb enough for me to crack it open that much… or ever. These are excellent, hearty, vegetable-rich, whole foods-based meals that can fit into most budgets.
Our favorite recipes: Stuffed Pepper “Stoup”, Sloppy Joes, and Fruit Cobbler.
What I Didn’t
These are straight-up delicious dinners, but if your family has dietary restrictions like dairy intolerance, these aren’t all gonna work. You can easily make some recipes gluten-free by use GF pasta, but I’m not sure how GF flour would change the dessert recipes (or how the pasta would cook differently). It might be worth a shot though, because they are fantastic.
(UPDATE: Stacy just told me she knows someone who uses gf flour for the desserts and they are amazing! So yay. Problem solved.)
Since three out of four of us are sensitive to dairy, this limited how many recipes we can enjoy on a regular basis – granted we indulge in a certain level of dairy, so it wasn’t that big a deal. It was worth it to get the recipes we loved.
We also don’t eat a lot of meat at our house, and most of these recipes are hearty, meaty dinners. This is perfect for a family where “no meat = no meal”, but it’s just not necessary for us.
All that to say, I just couldn’t use this cookbook every day of the week – which I would’ve liked too since everything we tried was so stinkin’ good.
Get it 15% off until the end of February
Stacy is offering 15% off with the coupon code Cheap15. Use it at check out anytime now through the end of February. Since this eBook is normally $5 anyway, it’s a very frugal find. Go here for more details.
If you buy the book and win the giveaway, Stacy can simply refund your money. Easy as that.
Giveaway
This week, we’re giving away 3 copies of the Crock-On! eBook to three lucky winners!
To Enter the Giveaway:
Leave a comment here answering this question: How often do you use your crock pot in a week?
For Extra Entries:
Leave a separate comment for each of these, telling me you did them. If you already do them, just leave a comment (for each one) telling me you:
- Subscribe to my RSS feed or to get email updates
- Follow me on Twitter
- Tweet about this giveaway (make sure you include @CheapskateCook somewhere in the tweet)
- “Like” The Cheapskate Cook on Facebook and get an easy, extra entry
The giveaway will run until Friday, March 1, at 11:59 PM, after which time a winner will be randomly selected from all the entries.
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. Thank you to everyone who participated and made it a success!
(Disclosure: This post contains my affiliate links, so I get a small kick back if you purchase the eBook. However, all the opinions about this product are mine, and I wouldn’t endorse something I didn’t believe in. Also, I’m not getting paid to recommend or say nice things about the book. I just really like it.)
(Note: By entering this giveaway, you acknowledge that Facebook doesn’t sponsor, endorse, administer, or associate with this giveaway.)
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Susan Robinson
02/25/2013 at 6:19 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I cooked pinto beans to make packets of refried beans for the freezer. This makes for many fast weekday meal like burritos, tacos, etc.
Julia @ A Little Bit of All of It
02/25/2013 at 7:59 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I get email updates and subscribe in a reader.
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Julia @ A Little Bit of All of It
02/25/2013 at 8:00 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I like on FB.
Dana
02/25/2013 at 8:00 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
This month it’s been four times a week because of the February Freezer Experiment (http://lifeuncontainable.blogspot.com/2013/02/an-instagram-journal-of-february.html)
Melanie Miller
02/25/2013 at 10:19 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Just 1 or 2 times per month…though I’m looking to find more recipes!
Melanie Miller
02/25/2013 at 10:20 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
“Liked” you on FB!
Reche
02/25/2013 at 10:27 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
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02/25/2013 at 10:28 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
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Reche
02/25/2013 at 10:28 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
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Reche
02/25/2013 at 10:30 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
We use our crockpot at least once, maybe twice, a week. Frequent uses are soups and chili, but my husband made an AMAZING butter chicken for me on Valentine’s Day in the slow cooker. It’s why I keep him.
Sharon
02/25/2013 at 12:28 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I use my crockpot about every other week
Sharon
02/25/2013 at 12:28 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I subscribe to your RSS feed
Jessica C
02/25/2013 at 12:37 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I try to use my crockpot at least once a week, but its not always consistent. Some weeks it gets used more than once, and then I go two weeks without using it.. I would love to learn more recipes to use though!
Jessica C
02/25/2013 at 12:37 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I am subscribed to your RSS
michelle
02/25/2013 at 12:59 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I use my crock pot 1-2 times per week. Sometimes I will have two going at the same time!
Julia @ A Little Bit of All of It
02/25/2013 at 1:06 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Forgot to answer the crockpot question! I don’t normally use it sadly but would like to more!
Bama Girl
02/25/2013 at 1:30 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Hi Steph! Thanks for the giveaway! I only use my croc-kpot once or twice a month! I know, it’s just that the recipes are usually for large meals and I only have to feed three! We do eat a lot of left-overs, so I could use it and freeze them. Maybe I’ll win this e-book and get some good ideas. Blessings from Bama!
Bama Girl
02/25/2013 at 1:31 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Hi Steph, I liked you on FB.
Mary Jo @ Covenant Homemaking
02/25/2013 at 2:40 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I don’t use mine nearly as often as I should!
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Mary Hannah
02/25/2013 at 3:03 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
At least once, no twice or more! Homemade is a big hit and I have been gradually adding crock pot meals to my rep. But I am kinda picky about them. I have also decided that every Sunday needs to be a crockpot day! It just gets too busy without it!
April
02/25/2013 at 3:52 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I don’t currently own once, but I’m planning on buying one soon!
Christina K.
02/26/2013 at 10:43 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I use my crockpot at least once a week. I use it more if I am making a batch of beans or shredded chicken to freeze.
Christina K.
02/26/2013 at 10:43 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I get your emails too!
Molly
02/26/2013 at 12:44 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
We use our crockpot once or twice a week; last night I made cranberry chicken, which we had over my husband’s best-ever mashed potatoes.
Molly
02/26/2013 at 12:45 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I liked you on Facebook too!
Molly
02/26/2013 at 12:45 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
…and I followed you on Twitter!
Sara S.
02/27/2013 at 10:21 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I use my crock-pot usually 2 times during the week for dinner and then on the weekend to prepare my beans, as needed.
Carrie
02/28/2013 at 1:53 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I use it more frequently in the summer months when I don’t want to heat up my kitchen with the oven.
I’m always looking for more crockpot recipes though. It would be nice to be able to have enough variety in recipes we liked to be able to use the crockpot every day this summer!
Lindsey
02/28/2013 at 9:49 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
We use it 1-2x a week! I like you on FB too
Doina
02/28/2013 at 11:00 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I use my crockpot about once a week.
Doina
02/28/2013 at 11:01 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I “like” the cheapskate cook on Facebook.
Misty
03/01/2013 at 7:10 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I use the crackpot only 1x week simply because I don’t have a good rotation of recipes (yet!).
Jamie
03/01/2013 at 7:10 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I use my crock pot 0 times a week. I would like become familiar with it and some recipes would help/motivate me I’m sure
Jamie
03/01/2013 at 7:11 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I already liked you on Facebook so not sure if that counts. It’s not a new like.
Misty
03/01/2013 at 7:12 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I’ve been following you on Facebook for awhile!
Lisa
03/01/2013 at 7:16 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I use my crockpot at least twice a week . . . it’s one of my favorite kitchen tools!
Lisa
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I like The Cheapskate Cook on Facebook!
Tricie
03/01/2013 at 7:43 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I use my crockpot once a week. Love to make BBQ pork, chicken, any meat that I buy on sale.
Tricie
03/01/2013 at 7:47 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I follow you on Facebook
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Tricie
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I retweeted about the giveaway
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Laura
03/01/2013 at 8:24 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
I use my crockpot 2 to 3 times/week: at least once to make a dinner and at least once to make a big batch of beans.
(I’ve already liked you on FB — hope that still counts!)
Tabitha
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