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Title: Crockpots will be crockpots
Review: Because this cookbook got such great reviews, I recently bought it. I am an experienced, fairly adventerous cook and I cook dinner every night. After a week of Donna Marie's recipes my family is begging me to quit. I made Black Bean Cassoulet soup (thin and watery), Moussaka, Morrocan Vegetable Hotpot (hot?), Drunken Roast chicken (falling apart, drunken), and No Fuss Chicken Stock. The last one is the only one I'll bother to repeat. The others were edible, but totally boring and overcooked by the time I got home, even though I followed the cooking recommendations (I even read the intro). I was hoping against hope that this book would allow me to come home to wonderful meals. One thing I can say is that the food I cooked was probably very healthy. It had that home-economist obviously-good-for-you taste. I haven't tried any desserts yet. The steamed puddings might be okay. The world is still waiting for the Julia Child of crockpots.
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