Steven D. Shaw

Slow Cooker Cookbook for Two: 250 Slow Cooking Recipes Designed for Two People by Steven D. Shaw
Book starts out with table of contents that are broken up into meals.
Free gift is offered. Introduction that talks about slow cookers.
Each recipe starts out with a title, prep and cook time and servings.
List of ingredients and you should be able to substitute for your healier dietary needs: low sodium, low fat and low sugar products.
Directions are also included.
Nutritional information includes calories, fat NOT broken up into good or bad, fiber, carbs and protein. NO sodium is mentioned.
There are NO pictures.
I would use fresh ingredients vs canned tomatoes. Same with kidney beans, soak them overnight vs ones in the can.
One recipe has over 15 ingredients and a lot of the items have to e diced or cubed. IT's going to take more than 10 minutes, just don't think time is right in some of the recipes.
If I want a breakfast dish ready for 6am I'd have to get up at 3am to cook it in the slow cooker. Doesn't make sense to me to let it cook for so long.… (mehr)

Thanksgiving Instant Pot Cookbook: 250 Stress-Free Recipes for Happy Holidays by Steven D. Shaw
Book starts out with a table of contents broken up into main categories. Free gift included.
Introduction about how to cut down the time of cooking everything for the feast by using the instant pot.
Each recipe starts with a title, prep and cook time and servings.
List of ingredients and you should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low sodium, low fat, etc.
Direction and there is no picture.
Nutritional info does not tell you how much a serving is but has calories, fat-NOT broken up into good or bad, fiber, carbs and protein. There is no sodium levels.
I would use some of the recipes in our everyday cooking, not just for a holiday.… (mehr)