The Gourmet Slow Cooker: Simple and Sophisticated Meals from Around the World
According to a June 2002 study by the Betty Crocker Kitchens in Minneapolis, 80 percent of U.S. households have a slow cooker. Elevated in recent years from dinosaur status to the new queen of the kitchen, the slow cooker is the best tool for preparing easy, comforting meals. The Gourmet Slow Cooker by Lynn Alley brings an upscale approach to this new-old phenomenon, using fresh ingredients in imaginative recipes that busy cooks can create all during a day's work.
The recipes in The Gourmet Slow Cooker present fresh ideas a cut above the kind of food usually associated with slow cookers. The epicurean approach is for people who appreciate simple meals but don't want to sacrifice flavor and complexity. Alley has taken some of her favorite ethnic recipes and adapted them to the slow cooker - which wasn't too difficult as one-pot meals have been a part of cultures from around the world for thousands of years.
Recipes such as Beef Biryani from India, Pork Stew in Tomatillo Sauce from Mexico, White Truffle Risotto from Italy, and Chicken and Dumplings from the United States are delicious meals truly fit to serve guests. In keeping with the sophistication of the food, each recipe is accompanied by wine or beer suggestions.
The slow cooker can be so much more than its dowdy reputation allows - The Gourmet Slow Cooker raises the standards of everyday dining from the mundane to the gourmet.
Paperback: 184 pages (2003)
Publisher: Ten Speed Press; ISBN: 1580084893 Purchasing Info
About The Author
Lynne Alley is a freelance food and wine journalist with a strong interest
in traditional foods and techniques from around the world. She frequently writes for
The Wine Spectator and its website. Alley has also taught classes
in cooking around the country. She resides in san Diego, California.
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