Fix It And Forget It Lightly: Healthy, Low-Fat Recipes for Your Slow Cooker
by Phyllis Pellman Good

Binding:Spiral Bound
Publisher: by Phyllis Pellman Good, Phyllis Pellman Good (July 12, 2009)
ASIN: B004HA28F4
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces

Now you can have it all: Food from your slow cooker that is scrumptious, quick and easy to prepare — and low-fat! This latest volume in the best-selling Fix-It and Forget-It tradition gives you more than 500 new and revised recipes that are mouth-watering but guilt-free. Now you can choose healthy, light dishes, fix them quickly, and then forget about them until mealtime. With each recipe in Fix-It and Forget-It Lightly comes an analysis of its calories, fats, and carbs, as well as what it contributes to your daily vitamins and nutrients. Cook with Fix-It and Forget-It Lightly and eat with pleasure — and full knowledge of your food’s nutritional value. Now you can feast healthfully — with a minimum of time and fuss. Your family and friends — your waistline and your heart — will thank you. By New York Times bestselling author Phyllis Pellman Good This volume in the best-selling Fix-It and Forget-It tradition gives you more than 500 new and revised recipes that are mouth-watering but guilt-free. Now you can choose healthy, light dishes, fix them quickly, and then forget about them until mealtime. With each recipe in Fix-It and Forget-It Lightly comes an analysis of its calories, fats, and carbs, as well as what it contributes to your daily vitamins and nutrients.

My husband says I have every small kitchen appliance ever made. That’s not quite true, but I admit I am a SKA junkie. And I do have a favorite of course, and that title belongs to my slow cooker. I LOVE IT. No, really…I LOVE IT! Put stuff in it, close the lid, turn it on & walk away. Hours later take the lid off and ta-da, something yummy is inside.

Most of you know that I’m on a mission to get fitter, healthier and shed a few pounds. I’ve been trying to find some new recipes that I can make in my slow cooker. This book is full of them.

The Table of Contents include:
The Main Course: Chicken, Turkey, Beef, Pork, Bean Etc.
Soups
Vegetables
Desserts
Appetizers, Snacks * Spreads
Beverages
Breakfast Dishes
Breads

There is also and index and an About the Author section.The book has over 500 recipe, and each recipe has a suggested slow cooker size and gives the serving size. My favorite thing though is that they all have the nutritional value. That’s priceless for someone who had dietary limits or is trying to get healthier.

The recipes are not that expensive to make, and most have just a few main ingredients, with the other ingredients being ones you usually have on hand.

One day last year, my hubs and I went to a Chinese restaurant with our daughter and her husband. They had some Chicken Curry and I decided to try it since I’d never tried anything with curry in it(that I know of). Let me tell ya, it was so very very yummy! I fell in love with it. Now I try to find recipes with curry in it so I can taste it’s yummyness. And look what I found in this cook book:
African Beef Curry
Submitted by:
Rebecca Leichty
Harrisonburg, VAMakes 6 small servings
(Ideal slow-cooker size: 3 quart)Ingredients:1 lb. extra lean ground beef, brown
1 large onion, thinly sliced1 green bell pepper, diced
1 tomato, peeled & diced
1 apple, peeled, cored & diced
1-2 tsp. curry (or more to taste)
4 cups prepared riceDirections:1. Spray slow cooker with fat free cooking spray
2. Add all ingredients except rice in slow cooker
3. Cover and cook on high 6-8 hours
4. Serve over hot ricePer Serving:
340 calories (70 calories from fat)
7 g. total fat (3 g. saturated, o g. trans)
30 mg. cholesterol
50 mg. sodium
47 g. total carbs (2 g. fiber, 6 g. sugar)
20 g. protein
6% DV Vitamin A
20% DV Vitamin C
4% DV Calcium
20% DV IronNotes:
1. You can thicken this by stirring in 6 0z. can of tomato past in Step 2
2. This is interesting served with a spoonful of lowfat or non-fat “lemon-enhanced” vanilla yogurt on top of each individual dish

I plan on making this semi-soon, so I’ll be posting about how it turned out. I’ll probably use ground chuck instead of ground beef and will definitely be using brown rice instead of white.