The Vegan Slow Cooker, Revised and Expanded

A good option for vegans or vegan-interested. Many recps to make a varied menu. There are so many recipes I want to try!

I'm a lazy cook. Because of that, I love my slow cooker! In addition to the expected soups, stews and casseroles, we're treated to recipes for vegan loaves, pastas and grains, breads and snacks. Photos accompany the recipes and everything looks appetizing. I'm a little picky on the cookbooks I buy rather than borrow from my local library, but this one's definitely one I'll purchase and use frequently.

Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group – Fair Winds Press and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

This cookbook is awesome!!!
I love using my slow cooker for everything, it makes cooking so much easier.
I love how Kathy Hester broke down the steps by the times of the day making it easier to plan ahead.
I bookmarked almost every single recipe on there.
Overall, this cookbook is easy to use and maneuver. All the recipes use ingredients that I use everyday and have in my cabinets.

You will be surprised at how many things you can make in the slow cooker that take much less time and effort to prepare and serve! The beginning cook will appreciate the introductory information about what size and type of slow cooker you should use.
The author includes a list of the most used ingredients at the beginning of the book and the last few chapters of the book include recipes for ketchup, bbq sauce, and even vegan cheese!
There is a recipe for “chocolate oatmeal” that uses unsweetened cocoa powder and steel cut oats that is delicious - I eat it every morning. There is a recipe for “kung pao ” that use ginger, garlic mushrooms and “seitan” a vegan chicken, and the seitan vegan chicken recipe is in the back of the book.
These recipes use tofu, vegetables and vegan cheese to replace meat, and most of the recipes have a gluten free recipe within the vegan recipe.
These recipes will work out well for the busy family or couple who enjoys coming home to an already cooked meal.

This book is bursting with a variety of recipes and snippets of useful information for vegans. I found the instructions on how to use aquafaba in place of eggs very useful, as lots of books tell you that you can but they don't tell you how. I would have liked a few more pictures and there were a few recipes that were better without a slow cooker, but overall a very useful book and a definite buy for any vegan kitchen

Some truly delicious recipes in this slow cooker recipe book. As a vegetarian I do eat quite a lot of vegan dishes, my family however eat a lot of meat and fish dishes, but even they were salivating at some of the dishes I was preparing. As well as having a slow cooker, I also have a soup maker which I used for a couple of the soup recipes, yum, yum, delicious. The curries were also some of my favourite recipes in this book. It also gave me lots of new recipes and ideas, for instance I didn’t have a clue that you could bake jacket potatoes in the slow cooker, as well as pasta dishes, rice dishes and deserts. Easy to follow, quick to prepare and so much fun to eat, tasty dishes for the whole family. A wonderful addition to any kitchen. I received an advanced copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. This is my honest review.

Some delicious recipes for healthy vegan eating. Glad to see recipes that are not full of cumin, which can make so many vegan dishes taste a like.

Beautifully written and illustrated. The directions are pretty forthright and easy to do. I have not tried doing it in an Insta pot yet, but love that the author gives that as an option. I have various people in my life who are vegans and will happily share this book title with them.

Some truly delicious looking recipes which I can’t wait to try - colourful and great presentation. I have a slow cooker not doing anything so it will be put to good use

Some delicious and varied recipes here, it's very hard to find non-meat based recipe books for the slow cooker so can't wait to try them out!

This is the latest edition of a really great cookbook - so few slow cooker books focus on Vegan meals and there are quite a few here to enjoy. The book is nicely presented with full color photographs every five recipes or so and a very clean layout. The recipes are easy to do and nicely sorted. In all, a win!

The book breaks down as follows: Slow cooker love, Vegan slow cooker basics, No-time-to-prep recipes, Soups, Stews, Casseroles & loves, Pasta & grains, Mains, Sides, Sandwich & taco fillings, Breads, Snacks & appetizers, Breakfasts, Desserts, Staples. Also included is an index and appendix.

The book has a nice introduction by the author that also gives tips and guidelines for buying and using a slow cooker. Considerations such as special diets (gluten-free, soy free, etc.) are also included. There is even a troubleshooting section when things don't come out as expected.

The recipes come two to a page (or photograph and recipe) and are very cleanly presented so they stand out separately (note: very small text). There is a small introduction to the recipe and then symbols/text denoting gluten-free, soy-free, no oil, etc. Line breaks separate the ingredients (which are bold faced) from the steps. The steps are not numbered and instead are broken down into three categories: the night before, in the morning, and then after serving. That may seem unusual but it makes sense in terms of how slow cooking is done. At the bottom of each recipe is yield (servings), equipment, and cooking time. Every fifth recipe has a nicely photographed image and there is a large variety of recipes.

In all, I found the recipes very easy to follow and the variety was wonderful. Nearly every recipe is extremely easy, many of which can be prepared the night before and then dumped into the slow cooker on the way out the door. Recipes may require additional cooking; e.g., the Asian recipes will need some rice. But in all, there were some beautiful flavors to be had. Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.

I can't wait to try out the recipes in this book. I love using my slow cooker and I've been wanting to move to a more plant-based diet so this is perfect.

I received this book in exchange for a honest review from NetGalley.

I really loved this cook book! It had lots of very good vegan crockpot recipes that worked well and tasted great. It is very hard sometimes to find good vegan crock pot recipes but this book has them. Overall I really enjoyed these recipes a lot I made the Philadelphia Style-"Cheesy" Portobello Sandwiches and they were amazing!

This will be another vegan book I add to my arsenal. Its extremely handy and has some great recipes. Theres never enough vegan slow cooker recipes on pinterest so this is a must have.

One of the better vegan cookbooks I’ve read. Not perfect but close. There’s something for everyone and it can all be made in a slow cooker (yay!).

As someone whose eyes start to roll if there’s too many ingredients, I found this book good for me but also good for those who enjoy cooking more and who do want a whole lot of prep work both. The mix of super easy to you may need some some cooking skills is good. Nice photos of most of the food so you know what you should be getting. Most of the ingredients are readily available, though a few here and there may be special orders online..

Recipes included:

No time to prep recipes:
- Asian Tofu Soup
- Split pea apple soup
- Split pea lentil soup
- Veggie Soup
- CItrus Black Bean Soup
- White Bean and Kale Soup
- Cheater chili for impossible days
- Teff, Millet, and Bean chili
- Thai Ginger Peanut Sauce with Veggies or protein of your choice
- Tofu or cauliflower masala
- Sweet Potato and Chard Dal
- Mashed Potato Edamame burrito filling
- Green Chiles retried black beans
- Jackfruit carnitas

Soups:
- Golden Borscht
- Herbed carrot and baby turnip soup
- Creamy corned chowder
- Summer squash bisque
- Asparagus tarragon soup
- Spring Minestrone with pesto Parmesan
- Sweet potato white bean soup
- Cauliflower and celery root bisque
- Thai coconut pumpkin soup
- Hungarian mushroom soup
- Tortilla soup
- Hot and sour soup
- Delicata and pear soup
- Turbodog root veggie soup
- Smoked tofu and stars
- Ann’s stuffed artichoke soup
- Creamy potato soup
- Rainbow Veggie soup

Stews:
- Asian-style Winter stew
- Veggie gumbo with cheater Roux
- Mojito pinto beans
- Tofu Buillabaisse
- Chinese-style eggplant in garlic sauce
- Hard cider and cabbage stew
- Rustic soy curl stew
- Caribbean mango black beans
- Chana Saag
- Baigan Bharta
- Anu’s Black-eyed pea curry
- Easy veggie chickpea Biryani
- Chickpea Cacciatore with Potatoes
- Dianne’s cannelloni bean Ratatouille

Cesseroles and Loaves:
- Soy Curls and Dumplings
- From the pantry pot pie
- Julie’s loaded enchilada casserole
- Italian eggplant casserole with Cashew-tofu ricotta
- Better-than-the-classic Shepherd’s Pie
- Atomic pecan loaf
- Holiday tempeh and sage loaf
- Chick’n and mushroom casserole

Pasta and Grains:
- Make your own marinara sauce
- Meatless sausage and Mushroom ragu
- Pumpkin white bean lasagna
- Mix-and-match jumbalaya
- Creamy Butternut Squash risotto
- Extra Creamy Mac and cheese
- Shiitake congee
- Spaghetti squash with Balsamnic tomato sauce
- Mushroom lasagna with creamy garlic sauce

Mains:
- Kung Pao
- Vegan Pad Thai
- Sweet-and-sour smoked tofu
- Ma Pa Tofu
-Tempeh braised with figs and port wine
- Thai yellow curry seitan with pineapple and edamame
- Potato stuffed Chile Rellenos
- Dill cabbage steaks over roasted rainbow potatoes
- Thai red curry tofu and veggies
- Acorn squash stuffed with cranberry pecan rice

Sides:
- Creamed corn with Truffle oil
- Sweet herbed beets
- Creamy scalloped potatoes
- Asian greens
- Super simple roasted veggies
- Curried roast cauliflower
- Balsamic Brussels sprouts
- Southern-style green beans
- Vodak and dill-glazed baby carrots
- Slow cooked apple and sausage stuffing
- Spanish Quinoa
- Beyond easy not baked potatoes
- Not baked beans
- Holiday sweet potato casserole
- Not fried pinto beans with Guajillo Chiles
- Creamy Corn Spoon Bread

Sandwich and Taco fillings:
- Debris Po’Boy
- Philadelphia-Style creamy portobello sandwich
- Tempeh Tornado
- Tofu Taco Filling
- No-honey Tofu Lettuce wraps
- Sage walnut pesto squash
- Asian Lettuce wraps
- Verde Almost Anything
- Mexican shredded jackfruit
- King Mushroom BBQ

Breads:
- Savory Cheddar sausage bread
- Veggie cornbread
- Foolproof Focaccia
- Perfect pizze from your slow cooker
- Whole-wheat pumpkin gingerbread
- Wholesome chocolate chip banana bread
- Rosemary Whole-wheat rolls
- Citrus rosemary breakfast bread

Snack and Appetizers:
- Blueberry balsamic meatball sauce with rosemary
- Spicy maple nut mix
- Old fashioned cereal snack mix
- Pimento cheese fondue
- Subtly spice peanut coconut fondue
- Smoky bean dip
- Spinach artichoke dip
- Cherry bourbon cocktail carrots

Breakfasts:
- Lemon zucchini walnut oats
- Vanilla maple pumpkin latte
- Cinnamon spice syrup
- Pumpkin spice syrup with real pumpkin
- Do it yourself chai concentrate
- Annie’s Masala spiced coffee
- Cranberry vanilla quinoa
- Peach almond breakfast polenta
- Big pot of grits buffet
- Pumpkin pie oatmeal
- Be-my-valentine chocolate oatmeal
- Big pot of of oats
- Scrambled tofu with peppers
- Weekend tofu and hash brown breakfast casserole
- Annie’s multigrain breakfast pudding
- Maple pecan granola
- Mixed berry and almond granola

Desserts:
- Gluten-free walnut brownies
- Have it your way brownies
- Berrylicious Biscuit topped Fruit cobbler
- Butternut squash dessert pie with a kiss of miso
- Mango coconut rice pudding
- Turkish delight Tapioca pudding
- Slightly drunken apples
- Early Grey poached pears
- Thick Caradmom hot chocolate
- Not-from-a-box cake mix
- Spiced sweeet potato pudding cake
- Super moist double coconut cake
- Pineapple upside down cake

Staples:
- Dry beans from scratch
- Linda’s homemade chickpea Aquafaba
- DIY Cajun seasoning blend
- Italian spice blend
- Batch of cooked onions
- Balsamic onion marmalade
- All Occasion roasted garlic
- Perfectly easy every day brown rice
- DIY golden bouillon
- Golden Seitan
- DIY Italian sausage
- Apple Sage sausage patties
- Preserve-the-harvest diced tomatoes
- Easy DIY meltable vegan cheese
- Full harvest fruit butter
- Citrus rum BBQ sauce
- Homemade Smoky ketchup
- Perft pumpkin purée
- Brandied cranberry sauce

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It's chapterized really well, dividing the dishes from ''no-time-to-prep'' to casseroles, stews, breads, breakfasts and many more. There is also a chapter with many staples you can make from scratch, such as spice blends, boullions and sauces - which I personally find very appealing.

One main feature I like about the recipes themselves, is that they're constructed for prepping the night before, and turning it on in the morning, like I always do when I slow cook something. The author describes what to do ''the night before'', and what to do ''in the morning''.

To be highly recommended!

I'm a huge fan of the slow cooker. I use mine to brew potions, make natural skin products and cook dinner - I should really buy another one. As a vegetarian I spend a lot of time sourcing delicious appropriate recipes. In my search I discovered Kathy Hester's website so I jumped at the chance to review her revised and updated edition. There is even more to discover here and the metric conversion contained with the recipes make it for ease of use. Kathy now has me interested in the Instapot. I'll add that to my new kitchen gadgets for 2019.

Wonderful recipe book! All recipes are quick and easy, use readily available ingredients, are budget-friendly and full of nutritious plant-based ingredients. Even those not following a vegan diet will enjoy these recipes. I can't wait to make some of these dishes this week, especially the breakfast oatmeal.

Thank you, Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley for a digital ARC.

Easy to follow recipes that actually turn out as good as they look. I found myself utilizing this book more than once when planning menus for the week.

Fair Winds Press and NetGalley provided me with an electronic copy of The Vegan Slow Cooker: Revised and Expanded. I was under no obligation to review this book and my opinion is freely given.

The Vegan Slow Cooker is separated into logical sections, such as Soups, Stews, Casseroles & Loaves, Breakfast, and Desserts. The sections of No-time-to-prep Recipes, Vegan Slow Cooker Basics, and Staples are the most invaluable, as they provide the necessary information regarding cooking vegan. They give the building blocks and the convenience that it takes to try out a new type of cuisine. The author takes the time to go over slow cooker basics, which is a plus for those readers who are new to the wonder of cooking in a crockpot.

The No-time-to-prep section contains mainly soups and stews, prepared from mostly canned or frozen ingredients. The soup section has delicious offerings, like Creamy Corn Chowder (p. 44), finished with non-dairy milk and basil, then topped with alternative cheese and sour cream. The recipe I am most excited to try is Hot and Sour Soup (p. 56), as it is very similar to the non-vegan recipe that I usually use. There are hearty stews, such as Hard Cider and Cabbage Stew (p. 72), which can cook all day and provide comfort on a cold winter's night.

Casseroles & Loaves has varied recipes like From-the-Pantry Pot Pie (p. 88), with its delicious vegetables and biscuit topping, and Julie's Loaded Enchilada Casserole (p. 90), with its spicy layers of pinto beans, roasted chilis, corn, and vegan crumbles, divided by hearty corn tortillas. The Pasta and Grains section has a delicious recipe for homemade Marinara Sauce (p. 99), cooked to perfection over many hours in the slow cooker. The Mushroom Lasagna with Creamy Garlic Sauce (p. 110) will have eaters, who may be skeptical about vegan cooking, asking for more.

My favorite Main dish is easily Kung Pao (p. 113), with its plethora of vegetables and spicy sauce. Thai Red Curry Tofu and Veggies (p. 126) is so flavorful that eaters will forget that there is no meat in the dish. The Side that I am most looking forward to trying is Super-Simple Roasted Veggies (p. 135), with its mixture of hearty vegetables such as carrots, brussel sprouts, and cauliflower. Spanish Quinoa (p. 143) is delicious and cooks quickly for a hearty side dish fast.

I particularly like the Sandwich and Taco Filling section, for its variety of dishes that are sure to please. The Bread section has offerings that range from the sweet Veggie Cornbread (p. 169) to Chocolate Chip Banana Bread (p. 175). Snacks and Appetizers, Breakfast, and Desserts have too many tantalizing recipes to mention, but many of them will give readers a greater appreciation for vegan cooking.

Whether readers have a nutritional need to eat vegan, or a medical one, all who pick up The Vegan Slow Cooker cookbook will benefit greatly from the many recipes contained within. I would highly recommend the cookbook and I look forward to more by this author in the future.

Thank you Quarto Publishing for my early e-copy through NetGalley!

I find that time flies faster since I have two kids. I don’t have the same motivation to do elaborate meals, unfortunately. I have to admit that I didn’t think to use my slow cooker at all... and this book explains everything there is to know about cooking vegan meals (from breakfast to desserts)... I learned a lot! I can’t wait to try some of these!

Thank you NetGalley for giving the opportunity to get an advance copy of this book. The Vegan Slow Cooker, is a wonderful addition to any household,vegan and non-vegan . This book provides you with so many convenient meal options that will cover the entire family! I am excited to begin making some of these immediately.

I love that this book exists! I had yet to use my slow cooker, but as a vegetarian who only cooks vegan, this book is a dream come true! It is so beautiful and has so many great recipes! I can't wait to work my way through it

I am a strict vegan so this cookbook is perfect for me. I thoroughly enjoyed reading and making the recepies from the book. I particularly liked the breakfast section as breakfast is something I always struggle to make due to time constraints, however the convenience of waking up to apple, cinnamon and oats to take on the go is a winner (as well as all the other breakfast treats). Great book and thanks to the publisher and Netgalleyfor allowing me the privilege to have an advance review copy.

I was really excited to read this as I love collecting Vegan cookbooks to try out. In a lot of ways, this book delivered. It had recipes that sound delicious and I loved the additional recipes for common sauces and meats that are also vegan. I also enjoyed how each recipe also specified if it was gluten-free or soy-free and no added oil. That makes it very user friendly for those who may be sensitive to gluten or soy.

However, for the cons, there are no nutritional facts, which I always see as a disadvantage in any cookbook. And there are not near enough pictures. The pictures that are in the book are beautiful and look fantastic, but I really wanted there to be more! It is hard to get excited about food I can't see and when most of the book doesn't have pictures, that is a big letdown to me. It makes it hard to compete with other cookbooks that do have beautiful pictures throughout.

The book was just so beautifully done and the recipes seemed so appealing that I'm not knocking off as many stars as I may usually do for the cons, but I really hope more beautiful pictures get added as I would love to see many of the other recipes throughout!!

I am so excited to have this recipe book. Sometimes being vegan for my family means we get stuck in some ruts with meal planning just repeating a handful of the same meals. Being a busy family we can’t spend a lot of time with meal prep either which also makes the slow cooker such a great option,
This cookbook has so many different vegan recipes! Two recipes I’m looking forward to trying first are Thai Red Curry Tofu and Veggies and Potato Stuffed Chile Rellenos!
Thank you to Quarto Publishing Group and NetGalley for this exciting new vegan cookbook in exchange for my honest review. My opinions are my own.

Good recipes, but honestly I don't own a slow cooker. When I read recipe books I love when they have lots of photographs, and this one... didn't really have that many.

As a vegetarian I am always looking for slow cooker recipes and this book provides such a wide variety of options. This book contains meals that cover breakfast, mains, sides, desserts, and even soup. And there are not just many types of meals but the recipes range from Asian soups to southern side dishes. So any meal you are looking for there is a recipe for you in this book.

Now I will say that if you avoid soy or meat replacements you would need to alter a decent portion of these recipes. That is not a problem for me and I can't wait to make about a quarter of this book. I might break my crock pot with all the use I will get out of it now. It will be nice to make more than vegetarian chili for once,

Great recipes. Easy to follow. I really enjoyed this book and plan to make many of the recipes for my family.

This is a great addition to vegan cookbooks. I often find that vegan recipes involve a lot of steps or very different foods that you don't often have on hand; this book was very easy and approachable and the recipes tasted delicious! I am a full time working mother of two small girls and I loved that I could prepare it beforehand and have supper ready after work, instead of having to rush and try to prepare something, Great for busy families. Definitely recommend!

Great addition to any cookbook collection. For those looking to use their slow cooker in new ways, and looking to either change their diet to full vegan or even just changing some of their meals a week to be vegan.

The Vegan Slow Cooker, is a great cook book for a busy vegan person. The recipes are easy to make. easy directions. start it in the morning, and by the time you comeback home you have a yummy healthy delicious meal

I did not realize that one can make so many things in slow cooker. This is a easy to follow, well explained, practical and beautifully illustrated book. So much in one book!!
There are many recipes all vegan but also catering for people with extending dietary needs such as gluten free, soy free and no oil option.
I never though of making Asian meals or for that matter pizzas in my slow cooker, and this book shows you that you are not limited to casseroles and soups. I have already found a favorite that I have been look to make for ages - Shitake Congee - yum
This book covers many aspects of meals from yes soups and casseroles, and including bread, desserts, cake and everything in between. The beginning cover some information and sensible advise on starting off with a slow cooker.
Very good book

Lovely recipe book for anyone looking to spice up the kitchen. Great for vegans and non-vegans alike...who doesn't like experimenting with new flavors in the kitchen? This one will give my slow cooker a workout.