Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This was a Christmas gift for my 24 year old daughter. We thought that using a crock pot will ease the cooking burden and allow her to have a hot meal when she got home. Too bad I did not see that many of the reviews were posted by customers who received the book for free. We tried a few of the recipes and were not impressed. It is my first cookbook that is going in the trash. Pros: The cover is pretty and inviting, the recipes are easy to follow. Cons: All three recipes we cooked were very bland, unappetizing, and soupy. I have been cooking successfully with a Crock Pot for 25 years. Seems like they just took some regular recipes, cut them in half, perhaps made changes to the liquid and included them in the book. Where can you purchase a 2 1/2 lb broiling chicken or a 2 1/2 lb bone in turkey breast? Maybe a meat market. A great concept but a real dud of a book. I plan on taking my best recipes and adjusting them for my daughter's 3 1/2 quart Crock Pot at her request. Also I will stick to online sites like "allrecipes.com" .