Slow and Easy: Fast-fix Recipes for Your Electric Slow Cooker - Brossura

Haughton, Natalie

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0470229403 ISBN 13: 9780470229408

Casa editrice: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2008

Riassunto

Slow cookers are incredibly popular among home cooks, and with good reason -- easy to use and cost, time, and energy-efficient, slow cookers are an ideal way to get dinner on the table fast. This book will provide slow cooker aficionados with expert advice on choosing the right slow cooker, tips on ideal foods for slow cooking, and of course, a wide range of great-tasting recipes.Whether you're a busy working parent cooking for a family or a hostess preparing make-ahead appetizers for a party, there's no question that the slow cooker makes preparing any meal quick and hassle-free. Haughton includes chapters on Appetizers, Dips, and Drinks; Soups and Chowders; Pasta and Pasta Sauces; Chicken and Turkey; Beef, Pork, and Lamb; One-Pot Meals; Vegetables and Sides; Breakfast and Brunch; Preserves, Chutneys, and Salsas; and Great Slow Cooker Desserts. The huge range of recipes highlights the versatility of the slow cooker -- there are 253 recipes in all, for tempting dishes such as Hot Artichoke Dip, Sweet Corn Chowder, No-Fuss Lasagna, Turkey Mole, Hungarian Goulash, French Toast Casserole, and Chocolate Creme Brulee. All the recipes include straightforward instructions and call for basic, fresh ingredients, and most dishes require only one pot to prepare. With expert advice on all things slow cooker and recipes for beloved classics and innovative new dishes, Slow and Easy is a must-have for every slow cooker devotee.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Natalie Haughton has been food editor at the Los Angeles Daily News for more than 25 years and is the author of five bestselling cookbooks, including The Best Slow Cooker Cookbook Ever. Her food columns appear in newspapers nationally, and she has won numerous awards for her food writing. Her Web site is nataliehaughton.com.

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The Ultimate Slow Cooker Cookbook

If you're looking for new ways to make the most of your slow cooker, you've come to the right place. Natalie Haughton shares more than 250 delicious, no-fuss recipes that take slow cooker meals to a whole new level and make the slow cooker your most valuable kitchen appliance. Soups, stews, and braises are the slow cooker's greatest hits, and Haughton gives you lots of fresh ideas to add zip to these old favorites. Her recipes feature vibrant international flavors and popular contemporary ingredients, including a whole chapter of vegetable, bean, and whole grain dishes. You'll never run out of crowd-pleasing dinner choices!

But Haughton also takes your slow cooker to places it doesn't often go. You'll discover how to produce complete pasta dinners like lasagna and mac and cheese as well as salsas and preserves. And for dessert, prepare to be amazed. You'll find more than 30 ways to indulge your sweet tooth. Best of all, Haughton keeps her recipes simple, with no advance browning or other time-consuming steps in most recipes. Complete with "Tricks of the Trade"to ensure perfect results every time, Slow & Easy is the one cookbook you need for a lifetime of great slow cooker meals.

More than 250 great recipes

Appetizers, Dips, and Drinks

• Greek Spinach Dip

• Cheese Fondue Stuffed Bread

• BBQ Chicken Wings

• Rich Hot Chocolate

• And 22 more

Soups and Chowders

• French Onion Soup

• Ribollita

• Mexican Turkey Tortilla Soup

• Shrimp Chowder

• And 20 more

Pasta and Pasta Sauces

• Gorgonzola and Walnut Ravioli Bolognese

• Wild Mushroom Sauce with Pancetta and Rosemary

• And 13 more

• chicken, turkey, and seafood

• Pulled Barbecued Chicken

• Lemony Chicken with Olives and Capers

• Turkey Molé

• And 23 more

Beef, Pork, and Lamb

• Thai-Style Beef with Peanut Sauce

• Easy Black Bean Chili with Beer

• Asian-Style Country Ribs

• And 36 more

One-pot Meals

• Hungarian Goulash

• Sweet-and-Sour Pineapple Chicken

• Red Lentil and Vegetable Curry

• And 21 more

Vegetables, Grains, and Side Dishes

• Curried Cauliflower with Potatoes and Peas

• Artichoke-Parmesan Risotto

• And 38 more

Breakfast and Brunch

• Overnight Oatmeal with Cinnamon and Bananas

• Ham and Cheese Brunch Strata

• And 14 more

Preserves, Chutneys, and Salsas

• Apricot-Pineapple Jam

• Maple-Pumpkin Butter

• Mango-

• Ginger Chutney

• Corn and Black Bean Salsa

• And 7 more

• great slow cooker desserts

• Warm Chocolate Lava Cake

• Pineapple-Coconut-Macadamia Cheesecake

• And 30 more

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0470229403
• ISBN 13: 9780470229408
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 454
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile