The Complete Slow Cooker

The Complete Slow Cooker
Author: Sara Lewis
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2012-11-05
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 060062692X

Slow cookers are very cheap to run, environmentally friendly and incredibly versatile - everyone should have one! The Complete Slow Cooker will guide you through a fantastic selection of dishes you can make with a slow cooker, helping you to understand how to get the most out of this essential cooking tool. Discover how to make soups, stews, pies, puddings, risottos, fondues, preserves, terrines, drinks and a host of desserts and cakes. There is also advice on adapting your own recipes, adjusting cooking times and making the most out of forgotten cuts of meat and other economical ingredients.

The Great American Slow Cooker Book

The Great American Slow Cooker Book
Author: Bruce Weinstein
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2014-01-07
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0385344678

The ultimate in slow-cooker books--with 500 recipes, each adapted for three sizes of appliance. From breakfast to soups, mains to grains, vegetables to desserts, this guide is the only book you'll ever need to master your slow cooker or crockpot. Millions of people are turning to slow cookers for their weeknight meals yet often can't find recipes that match their exact machine. Adapting recipes meant for a different-size cooker doesn't work--getting the right level of spice in your Vietnamese soup or keeping pulled pork tender requires having ingredients in the right proportion. But now, Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough have decoded slow cookers, and each of their recipes includes ingredient proportions for 2-3 quart, 4-5 quart, and 6-8 quart machines, guaranteeing a perfect fit no matter what machine you own. Each recipe is labeled for its level of difficulty and nutritional value, and they cover every kind of dish imaginable: delicious breakfast oatmeals, slow-braised meats, succulent vegetables, sweet jams and savory sauces, decadent desserts. This is the slow cooker book to end them all.

Slow Cooker Revolution

Slow Cooker Revolution
Author: America's Test Kitchen
Publisher: America's Test Kitchen
Total Pages: 800
Release: 2011-02-15
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1936493152

The 200 recipes in this family-friendly collection deliver a revolution in slow cooking like only America's Test Kitchen can! Who doesn't like the idea of throwing ingredients into a slow cooker and coming back hours later to a finished meal? Too bad most slow cooker recipes deliver mediocre results you'd rather forget than fix again. A team of ten test cooks at America's Test Kitchen spent a year developing recipes, and what they discovered will change the way you use your slow cooker. Did you know that onions garlic, and spices should be bloomed in the microwave for five minutes before they go into the slow cooker? This simple step intensifies their flavor and requires no extra work. Did you know that a little soy sauce mixed with tomato paste adds meaty flavors to almost any stew and can often replace the tedious step of browning the meat? And do you know the secret to a moist slow-cooker chicken? Start the bird upside down to protect the delicate white meat from drying out.

The French Slow Cooker

The French Slow Cooker
Author: Michele Scicolone
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2012
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 0547508042

Demonstrates how to adapt classic French dishes for convenient, high-flavor results, providing coverage of such favorites as crispy duck confit, bouillabaisse and ginger, and crème brûlée.

The Crock-Pot Ladies Big Book of Slow Cooker Dinners

The Crock-Pot Ladies Big Book of Slow Cooker Dinners
Author: Heidi Kennedy
Publisher: Harvard Common Press
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2019-01-15
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1558329242

The Crock-Pot Ladies Big Book of Slow Cooker Dinners is a lifetime of delicious dinner ideas that are as easy to make as they are flavorful. The Crock-Pot Ladies walk the walk of raising busy families and feeding them well. Meet Heidi, Katie, and Sarah, three awesome cooks who preside over households that together include ten children along with a variety of husbands, grandchildren, and other relatives—all while they maintain super-busy work-at-home schedules that fill most of each day. The hundreds of thousands of readers of their wildly popular website, Crock-Pot Ladies, rely on them for nutritious and tasty recipes that deliver variety over monotony, comfort over pretense, and, above all, quick prep work over laboriously fancy productions. In this book, their first, featuring 275 recipes—over half of which are brand new and not available on their website—the Crock-Pot Ladies use easy-to-shop-for, available-anywhere ingredients to build terrific soups and stews, dips and spreads, sides and casseroles, and, especially, protein-packed main courses for big appetites. Experts at cooking for the freezer, the Ladies serve up 25 freezer meal plans, covering 5-, 7-, and 10-day plans, that use the many freezer-friendly recipes in the book. Nobody knows Crock-Pots and other slow cookers like the Crock-Pot Ladies, and The Crock-Pot Ladies Big Book of Slow Cooker Dinners is chock-full of tips and tricks that show you how to get the most from any model or size of slow cooker. This is a book you can rely on, day in and day out, weekdays and weekends, for fabulous dinners that don't demand time that you don't have.

Slow Cooking for Two

Slow Cooking for Two
Author: Mendocino Press
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2014-02-25
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1623153875

Easy, delicious meals for two with your small but mighty slow cooker If you're short on time and craving the comfort of a home-cooked meal, Slow Cooking for Two is here to help. This slow cooker cookbook for two is full of easy recipes specifically designed for two people. Combined with the power of your slow cooker, you can save time and money as you enjoy simple meals that are flavorful and perfectly cooked. Options for every meal—Explore recipes for breakfasts and brunches, soups, stews, casseroles, veggies, seafood, meats, desserts, and more. Specially-sized recipes—All of the recipes were specifically designed to be used with your 1 1/2 or 2-quart slow cooker. Practical techniques—Optimize your slow cooker with helpful tips, shop for two with handy grocery lists, and learn to prepare and store food safely. Get the most out of your smaller slow cooker with the hassle-free recipes in Slow Cooking for Two.

Healthy Slow Cooker Revolution

Healthy Slow Cooker Revolution
Author: America's Test Kitchen
Publisher: America's Test Kitchen
Total Pages: 1024
Release: 2015-01-01
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1940352215

Healthy meals made the slow cooker way America's Test Kitchen had a simple goal: Create quick and easy foolproof slow cooker recipes that taste as good as meals prepared on the stovetop or in the oven. They had one more stipulation: They wanted their selections to be healthy, not the fat-heavy main courses featured in many slow cooker cookbooks. It took nearly a year of testing, 1,500 recipes, and $20,000 spent on groceries to find the finalists: 200 new, easy-to-make slow cooker recipes. True to its trusted source, the winning recipes collected here include delicious weekday and holiday meals; snacks, sides, and desserts.

The Complete Slow Cooking for Two

The Complete Slow Cooking for Two
Author: Sonoma Press
Publisher: Sonoma Press
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2015-09
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9781942411192

The convenience of slow cooking makes cooking for two easier than ever. From basic techniques for perfectly braised meats to set-it-and-forget-it meals to show-stopping soups, stews, and side dishes, this book gives busy readers everything they need to get the maximum enjoyment out of their slow cookers.

Modern Slow Cooker

Modern Slow Cooker
Author: Alyce Alexandra
Publisher: Penguin Group Australia
Total Pages: 423
Release: 2021-03-02
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1760145343

Slow cookers are the ultimate way to cook if you want to save time, money and effort while still enjoying delicious home cooking. They can do so much more than you might realise, from hearty and comforting to fresh and light. But the fear of bland, watery or mushy dinners means this quintessential Seventies appliance needs a modern makeover! Appliance queen Alyce Alexandra is here to show you that with the right recipes, slow cooker meals can be vibrant, interesting and full of flavour – not just endless soups and stews. Whether it’s a simple weeknight supper ready when you walk in the door or an elaborate weekend dinner party, you’ll find the perfect recipe for every occasion in Modern Slow Cooker. It’s filled with satisfying and nutritious meat-free dishes that take very little effort and will have everybody coming back for seconds. Alyce shows how the slow cooker shines for healthy and cost-effective ingredients such as veggies, grains, pulses and legumes, and shares all her tips and tricks for best results with your slow cooker. The 85 foolproof recipes cater to vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free and soy-free diets – though you won’t hear any complaints from the meat eaters at the table, either! So, rethink your slow cooker. You’ll be amazed by what you can create.

Slow Cook Book

Slow Cook Book
Author: Heather Whinney
Publisher:
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2018-10
Genre: Cookbooks
ISBN: 9780241361979

No-fuss recipes for the ultimate comfort foods: soups, curries, chillies, casseroles, risottos, tagines, pot roasts, stews, and even desserts. With slow cooking, you can simply add some choice ingredients to the pot, let the slow cooker work its magic through the day, and come home to a delicious home-cooked meal - just "set it and forget it". You don't even need a slow cooker - each recipe gives instructions for both a traditional hob and oven method and a slow cooker method. Photographic guides show all the key preparation techniques step by step and explain which ingredients and cuts of meat work best, alongside practical advice on braising, stewing, poaching, pot roasting, and other techniques. You may be on a budget and looking to transform cheap cuts of of meat into tender, rich meals, or just time-poor but wanting to make sure your family have a healthy, home-cooked dinner. You may be embracing nose-to-tail eating with unloved cuts, or trying to reduce your food waste by transforming leftover ingredients into delicious dinners. With The Slow Cook Book you can save time and money and have everything you need to prepare nourishing one-pot meals.