Tired of Crock Pot Flops? Kid's Favorite Fondue {and Slow Cooker CookBook Giveaway}

I'm not sure about you, but I have fallen victim to some serious crock pot flops! Yuck! In fact, until recently, I was actually afraid to use them because I was afraid of coming home to something gross not even resembling something I would call dinner, let alone actually feed to my family. That being said, with the craziness of my family's schedule, soccer practices, violin lessons, flag football, swimming lessons, and on and on, I actually dusted mine off and have had some pretty successful attempts at crock pot cooking lately! Whew! However, I still feel pretty limited as to what I might try to make in one. That is until I received this new cookbook in the mail. 

It's called 150 Best Slow Cooker Recipes and has recipes to fit all occasions and tastes! Some of the recipes that I can't wait to try include, Sumptuous Spinach and Artichoke Dip, Chicken and Dumplings, Chili with Black Beans and Grilled Chicken, Zesty Seafood Chowder, Apple Cranberry Upside-Down Cobbler, and Old-Fashioned Gingerbread (the list doesn't stop there). And if the recipes weren't enough, this book features a section highlighting each recipe's specialties (entertaining worthy, vegetarian friendly, can be halved) along with recipe specific tips and is packed with lots of extra crock pot information to help make sure your slow cooker meals turn out yummy every time! When I asked my kids what they might like, they picked Kid's Favorite Fondue. It looks yummy, kind of like a pizza dip. Want a peak?

Kid's Favorite Fondue

 Serves 6

Thanks to my dear friend, Marilyn Linton, writer, editor and volunteer extraordinaire, for this oh-so-easy “fondue.” Creamy and delicious, it is a great hit with adults as well as kids. Give everyone their own fondue fork and serve with thick slices of French baguette, quartered, celery sticks or slices of green pepper.

Small (maximum 31⁄2 quart) slow cooker

Blender or food processor

Fondue forks

1 can (28 oz/796 mL) tomatoes with juice, 1, (see Tip, left)

1 tsp dried oregano, 5 mL

1 tsp salt, 5 mL

Freshly ground black pepper                                                         

3 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, 750 mL

Sliced baguette

Celery sticks

Sliced green pepper

1.  In a blender or food processor, process tomatoes until relatively smooth. Transfer to slow cooker stoneware. Add oregano, salt, and pepper to taste, and cook on High for 1 hour, until tomatoes are bubbly.

2.  Add cheese to slow cooker in handfuls, stirring to combine after each addition. Reduce heat to Low and serve, or cover and keep on Low until ready to serve. Using fondue forks, dip bread or vegetables into fondue.

v Vegetarian Friendly / pg 32

Tip

If you’re in a hurry, bring the tomatoes to a boil on top of the stove after they have been processed. Then transfer to the slow cooker. Reduce the cooking time in Step 1.

Excerpted from The 150 Best Slow Cooker Recipes, Second Edition by Judith Finlayson Photograph by Colin Erricson © 2011 Robert Rose Inc. www.robertrose.ca Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.

I'm thinking this would be so good with soft warm bread sticks, don't you think? Would you like your own copy? I've got a copy up for grabs for one JCD reader! All you have to do is leave a comment under this post telling me what your favorite slow cooker recipe or tip is. This giveaway is only open to JCD followers, so if you aren't one already, make sure to click follow (above right), or like.

This giveaway opens immediately and ends Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at noon. The winner has 24 hours to claim their prize or a new winner will be drawn. This giveaway is only open to residents of the US and Cananda.

*Disclaimer - I was provided a cookbook for review, but all opinions remain my own. No money was compensated.

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