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" For the next installment of the My Favorite Things giveaways, I&amp;#039;m giving away a copy of a cookbook I use all the time: Not Your Mother&amp;#039;s Slow Cooker Cookbook. When I was assigned these slow-cooker Monday posts, I had rarely used a slow cooker. I didn&amp;#039;t even own one. So I bought a slow cooker and went to the bookstore to pick out a few slow-cooker cookbooks. Most had beautiful photography and gourmet-sounding recipes, but not this one. No. This one had actual recipes that I would actually want to make. The authors walk the fine line between embracing the convenience of the slow cooker while making food that tastes good. The recipe above, a creamy carrot soup with nutmeg and honey, is my most recent success from the book.   I made a half-recipe of this, which was a mistake because my family loved it. I started by dicing 1 white onion and cooking it in 2 tablespoons olive oil in a medium skillet until softened. While the onion softened, I peeled and chopped 1 big russet potato and 8 medium carrots. I put that in the slow cooker with 1 minced garlic clove, 1/2 teaspoon each dried thyme and marjoram, the cooked onions and chicken broth to cover. I cooked on high for 1 hour, then low for 5 more, until the vegetables were thoroughly softened. Then I pureed with my immersion blender and added 1 tablespoon honey and 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg. I seasoned with salt and pepper to taste, then added a little more honey. Served with a falafel feast, but it could go with anything: roast chicken, salad, sandwiches, etc.  Everyone finished their bowls of this soup likety-split, and my 7-year-old very politely complimented the soup. They aren&amp;#039;t over-the-moon in love with it, but it actually got my family to eat their carrots, so it&amp;#039;s a win.  More recipes from Not Your Mother&amp;#039;s Slow Cooker Cookbook:  Cider-Braised Pork Pulled Pork Sandwiches Crock-Poached Salmon To enter to win your own copy, check out the giveaway rules, then leave a comment below. A winner will be chosen at random on Tuesday, June 12. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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