The James Beard-nominated food writer revamps the slow cooker for the
modern home cook, providing ingenious ideas and more than 100 delicious
recipes for maximizing this favorite time-saving kitchen appliance and
making it easier than ever to use.
Sarah DiGregorio shares the nostalgia most of us feel when it comes to
slow cookers. Her first memory of slow-cooker cooking is her
grandmother's pot roast. While these handy devices have been time savers
for incredibly busy lives, traditional slow cooker food is sometimes
underwhelming. Now, Sarah, an experienced food professional, has
reinvented slow cooking for a generation that cooks for fun and flavor,
taking a fresh approach to reclaim this versatile tool without
sacrificing quality or taste.
For Sarah, it's not just about getting dinner on the table--it's about
using a slow cooker to make fabulous dinners like herb oil poached
shrimp or the most perfect sticky toffee pudding for dessert. It's about
rethinking how to use this magic appliance--such as throwing a biryani
dinner party with the slow cooker at the center of the table.
Showcasing a beautiful, engaging design, inviting color photographs, and
105 original, innovative recipes thoroughly tested in a variety of
brands of slow cookers, Adventures in Slow Cooking provides a
repertoire of delicious food for any time of day. Inside you'll find
ideas for flavorful sweet and savory slow cooker dishes, including:
- Whipped Feta, Red Pepper and Olive Dip
- Granola with Pistachios, Coconut and Cardamom
- Savory Overnight Oatmeal with Bacon, Scallions and Cheddar
- Turkey-Spinach Meatballs Stuffed with Mozzarella
- Spicy Kimchi and Pork Ramen
- Orange, Olive and Fennel Chicken Tagine
- Daal with Mango and Mustard Seeds
- Farro Bowl with Smoked Salmon, Yogurt, and Everything-Bagel Spice
- Oxtail and Short Rib Pho
- Corn, Mushroom and Zucchini Tamales
- Proper Red Sauce Eggplant Parm
- Peach-Orange Blossom Jam
- Matcha-White Chocolate Pots de Crème
- Cardamom-Molasses Apple Upside-Down Cake
- Star Anise-Black Pepper Hot Toddy
Sarah also provides ingenious tips and tricks that will help cooks get
the most out of today's slow cookers, and have them saying, "I never
knew my slow cooker could do that!" With a foreword by Grant Achatz, a
modernist chef and huge advocate of the slow cooker, Adventures in Slow
Cooking makes this convenient appliance an indispensable tool for the
modern kitchen.
