Slow Cooker Cooking

By Lora Brody

Book Overview

When someone says "slow cooker," do you think of pot roast or chili? Now you can think Slow Cooked Salmon, Caramelized Onion Soup, falling-off-the-bone Lamb You Can Eat with a Spoon, and Flourless Pear Anise Souffl . If these dishes whet your appetite, it's time to take that slow cooker out of the closet, plug it in, and get ready for Slow Cooker Cooking. Lora Brody knows her appliances. She inspired a whole new generation of bread bakers with her best-selling bread machine books. Here she pushes the slow cooker to places no one ever expected it to go, inventing fruit bases for souffl s and ice creams, reducing milk and sugar to make Dulce de Leche, and infusing oils with herbs. In addition to creating innovative takes on one-pot meals such as classic New England Boiled Dinner, Venison Stew with Mushrooms, and Osso Buco with Gremolata, here you will find recipes for ingredients that are the basis for other dishes, such as Duxelles, Braised Chestnuts, and vegetable and chicken stocks. Vegetarians will enjoy recipes such as Rago t of Leeks, Fennel, and Celery and Virtuous Lentil Soup, and dessert lovers will rejoice when they see recipes for Hazelnut Chocolate Fondue and Coconut Rice Pudding. Creative cooking in the slow cooker doesn't mean giving up any of the convenience associated with this popular appliance. You still add the ingredients to the pot and go about your day (or evening), letting the slow cooker do all the work. Thanks to the pot's sealed insert and consistently even heat, food cooks under ideal conditions to make it tender and bring out maximum flavor. Come home to a kitchen perfumed with an aroma that promises good things to eat and find a perfectly cooked dish to enjoy.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068817471X
• ISBN13: 9780688174712
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.6" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

fantastic recipes - not your average slow cooker recipes

I really like my slow cooker after trying recipes from Lora Brody (and also the Better Homes & Gardens slow cooker book). I used to have a Fix-It and Forget-It but I always got lost in all the different variations. I have tried several recipes in this book, mostly soups and entrees. I have not tried any of the desserts, bread or dips. Brody's recipes are unique and very tasty - I get lots of compliments on them. My husband...

the best crock pot cook book

I have never written a review before but just saw that this book (which I am buying for my mum and friends for Christmas) was only rated 3 stars and I couldn't understand why. As far as I am concerned this is the best crock pot cook book out there - the recipes are simple to follow, always turn out exactly as shown and are delicious. The sole recipe I have served at several dinner parties to much acclaim as with the 'lamb...

You must try the honey-glazed spareribs...

I basically agree with the other reviewers who liked this book. First, and impressive, is that the recipes have obviously been well-tested-- everything I've tried comes out just as described (although my particular slow cooker is somewhat 'faster' and doesn't require the length of time given in some recipes). Second, the recipes are tasty. I really prefer this method (fresh ingredients) rather than the usual crockpot fare...

Best Slow Cooker Cookbook

When I try a new recipe I have never done before, I get nervous. But EVERY recipe from the book has come out totally amazing. The directions are clear and the results are more gourment than the boullion cube and gravy garbage in other slow cooker cookbooks. As another review said, there are many recipes for duck and things that are easily found in my neighborhood. However there are excellent recipes like the Morroccan Chicken...

You have to make the Zucchini Soup in this cookbook!

When you think of "slow cooking" you might imagine a full day of cooking, yet really with slow cooking, you can get out of the kitchen for most of the cooking time. The most delightful thing about slow cooking is that you don't have to worry about burning something on the stove top and you can hardly ruin a meal even if you let it cook way over the suggested cooking times. Evenings are fun times to use the slow cooker to...