Cookbook Series I - Sweet and Sour Chicken

 3 out of 5. It was ho-hum, a bit bland and this tapioca is not doing anything for these recipes.

Cookbook Series I - Ratatouille

Made true to recipe. This was delicious. 5 out of 5. Gonna make this again. I have to say I don't like eggplant, but am always open to trying a dish with a food I don't like to sway me. I couldn't taste the eggplant and it turned to mush once fully cooked. 

No slow cooker recipes on BHG, but here is a similar recipe for the slow cooker on Epicurious. RATATOUILLE

Cookbook Series I - Irish Stew

BHG website recipe. IRISH STEW

Couldn't find a solid piece of lamb at a pound, so I opted for ground veal instead. I just made veal meatballs, that I dropped in the stew. Did not add tapioca, so it was not thick, but the hearty vegetables made up for it.

4 out of 5. My father really enjoyed this one and had a second serving. Definitely making this again.

Cookbook Series I - BHG New Crockery Cooker

My quest to make all the recipes in this cookbook. I may skip the beverage section being that it almost summer and the beverages are for the cold season.

First up - Pot Roast Dinner

With any recipe you have to alter it, to make it your own. Instead of tomato juice, I used a couple of cans of diced tomato. I didn't use a teaspoon sugar, but thought it would taste better if I used a tablespoon brown sugar. Also I opted four 2 quartered onions instead of 6 boiling potatoes. After adding all ingredients I thought it looked a little dry, so I then added a cup of water.

Big mistake adding a tablespoon brown sugar. The whole thing was too sweet. I may have to eat the rest with sourdough bread to counteract. I would skip the sugar altogether. The cup of water was unnecessary and I ended up sieving out the excess.

Overall it was okay. 3 out of 5. I will not make this version of pot roast ever again. Here's a better recipe from the BHG website. CLASSIC POT ROAST