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Continuing on from her successful 150 Best Slow Cooker Recipes, Finlayson brings a new range of recipes to the same method of cooking. Starting with clear instructions for using the slow cooker as well as tips for success at doing so, she explains the different applications and benefits from this method of cooking. Despite adding the extra step of prebrowning meats and softening vegetables, she is quick to promote the ease of slow cookers. While many of the recipes have long ingredient lists, the methodology is straightforward, which makes this book perfect for any level of cooking expertise. Ranging from appetizers to desserts, the dishes are not limited to the traditional stews that formed most people's memories of slow cooker dishes when the equipment first hit the market in the 1970s. From the Creamy Beef Curry with its Indian spices to the Lamb Shanks Braised in Guinness with its mouthwatering sauce, several dishes have an international inspiration and flavor; others, as with Mom's Meat Loaf, show the best of America's home cooking. Helpfully, Finlayson includes sidebars and pantry notes as well as tips on how to vary many of the dishes. Clearly laid out and interspersed with mouthwatering color photos, the resulting volume is comprehensive in range and breadth and just may even encourage a new generation of slow cooker users.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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If you're new to this type of cooking, you'll appreciate the tips on ingredients. (Rosemary Black New York Daily News 20021113)
Capture[s] some old and new family favorites ... makes a good gift for the busy cook on your holiday list. (Julie Cooper New York Times News Service 20021030)
[One of] the best of my nearly 20 slow-cooker books... an artful palate and healthful bias come together in recipes. (Kathy Martin Miami Herald 20060810)
This is an excellent collection and highly recommended. (Tuscon Citizen 20030108)
Perfect for any level of cooking expertise ... Clearly laid out ... comprehensive in range and breadth. (Publishers Weekly 20021021)
One of the most effective time-management tools busy cooks need. (Healthy Cooking )
Capture[s] some old and new family favorites ... makes a good gift for the busy cook on your holiday list. (Julie Cooper New York Times News Service 20021030)
[One of] the best of my nearly 20 slow-cooker books... an artful palate and healthful bias come together in recipes. (Kathy Martin Miami Herald 20060810)
This is an excellent collection and highly recommended. (Tuscon Citizen 20030108)
Perfect for any level of cooking expertise ... Clearly laid out ... comprehensive in range and breadth. (Publishers Weekly 20021021)
One of the most effective time-management tools busy cooks need. (Healthy Cooking )
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Has many tried and true recipes for me.,
By Helen "Sewbehind" (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Delicious and Dependable Slow Cooker Recipes (Paperback)
I really like this recipe book. I turn to it again and again. I think if you don't mind doing a few extra steps to yield more intense flavours, then this is your book. If you don't mind experimenting with different ingredients, also your book.One of my complaints with slow cooking recipes in general is that everything tastes bland and tasteless. Not so with this book, particularly if you take advantage of the "add ins" that Judith Finlayson suggests in the sidebars. I have many favourites from this book. I prefer menus with a bit of flavour and spice to them. If you do not, then you can adapt the recipes or give this one a pass.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Inspiring and practical,
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This review is from: Delicious and Dependable Slow Cooker Recipes (Paperback)
I really like the recipes in this book, a good mix of traditional and more creative dishes, and my kids love looking at the mouth watering photos and planning which dish to try next. Ingredient lists are manageable and the recipes are all very clearly written. If you don't want to do all the steps you can always adapt (which is true of any cookbook), for instance I am not adventurous with peppers and so am following her tip to simply use a dash of hot sauce instead. Flavours may suffer slightly but the results are still wonderful. This is a great cookbook both for browsing and using, inspiring and practical at the same time.
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3.4 out of 5 stars (12 customer reviews) 14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
The most "gourmet" of the slow cooker cookbooks.,
By Mary Whipple - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Delicious and Dependable Slow Cooker Recipes (Paperback)
Finlayson has managed to create a cookbook of slow cooker recipes that are so savory and intriguing that you really could use many of them for more formal dinners than what "crockpot cookery" usually suggests. Tortilla Soup with Corn and Chilies, Mixed Mushroom Soup with Creamy Goat Cheese, and Chicken Mulligatawny Soup are just a few of the outstanding soup recipes. A very well-seasoned Curried Lamb with Apricots, a Cuban-Style Flank Steak (shredded and served with cheese inside tortillas), Sausage and Barley Jambalaya (with Shrimp added at the last minute), and African-Style Braised Chicken in Peanut Sauce would satisfy even the most discriminating palates.Readers should be aware that this type of gourmet cookery comes with a price--you will spend more time in preparation for these meals than the "dump-everything-in-the-pot-and-open-it-up-ten-hours-later"-type of slow cookery. Some recipes call for two cooking sessions, one to slow cook the meat, and an additional 3 - 4 hours the next day when you add the vegetables and other ingredients. Nearly all recipes require you to partially cook some ingredients in a skillet before adding to the slow cooker, and quite a few call for ingredients which may not be part of one's ordinary pantry--dried ancho, New Mexico, and pasilla chili peppers, in addition to a wide variety of fresh chili peppers (usually available in large supermarkets and ethnic food stores) and fresh herbs and spices. Many of the recommended meat cuts are very high in fat, though the fat can usually be skimmed off after cooking. Dessert recipes look intriguing, including a cheesecake which is put into a springform pan in the slow cooker with 1" of water used to steam it, but unless you have no oven available, I can't imagine using these recipes in preference to the tried and true favorites. All in all, this is for the cook who wants really outstanding taste and is willing to do the extra preparation that these slow cooker recipes require. Mary Whipple 10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
"Upscale Crockery Cooking",
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Delicious and Dependable Slow Cooker Recipes (Paperback)
I usually never review books, but with this one I couldn't resist! I agree that the recipes are a bit more time-consuming than other crockpot recipes, but this book has the advantage of allowing you to prepare meals in advance that are good enough to serve to your dinner guests. I have made the following recipes with GREAT success & everyone I've made them for has raved: Red Lentil & Carrot Soup with Coconut, Beef & Sausage Chili (using chorizo & ground beef), and Sausage & Barley Jambalaya. There is also an entire section devoted to vegetarian main meals, and the book also contains some vegetarian appetizers and soups. As a warning, most of the desserts included in the book require a 5-qt or larger oval slow cooker. But if you have this size, the desserts look delicious and include: Chocolate Flan with Toasted Almonds, Rich Chocolate Cake, Apricot Almond Pudding, & Pumpkin Chocolate Marble Cheesecake to name a few. Try this, I don't think you (or your guests) will be disappointed.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
An Unexpected Favorite Cookbook!,
By D. Leary - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Delicious and Dependable Slow Cooker Recipes (Paperback)
I first got this book at my local library and, when several recipes were surprisingly delicious and effective, ordered both of Finlayson's books from Amazon. These are not "dump everything in the pot" to return home to a gloppy mess recipes. Finlayson has adapted traditional recipes for use in a slow cooker, with good results. I tried her recipe for cassoulet (which, using classic French cooking method, traditionally takes 3 days) and it turned out quite well. As with any cookbook, there are some standout recipes and a few that are less appealing, but in all this book has become a favorite and piqued my interest in using a slow cooker. I am now intrigued by a couple of other slow cooker cookbooks: "Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker" and "The Gourmet Slow Cooker" which have gotten even more favorable reviews than Finlayson's book. (In closing, one Amazon reviewer notes the absence of an amount of water for split pea soup - my edition does have the water amount, so I'm guessing it has been corrected.)
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