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Author: Lynn Alley
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

46 reviews
Sales Rank: 4135

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 184
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 8.2 x 0.4

ISBN: 1580084893
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.821
EAN: 9781580084895
ASIN: 1580084893

Publication Date: September 2003
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Editorial Reviews:

Book Description
The slow cooker can be so much more than a repository for nacho cheese dip—use it to raise the standards of your everyday dining from the mundane to the gourmet. THE GOURMET SLOW COOKER brings an upscale approach to this new-old phenomenon, using fresh ingredients in imaginative recipes that you can create all during a day's work. Focusing on traditional one-pot meals from various cultures, recipes such as Apricot Chicken from India, Mol� Poblano from Mexico, Neopolitan Truffle Risotto from Italy, and Boston Baked Beans from the United States are delicious meals truly fit to serve guests.

Customer Reviews: Read 41 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars

Birthday gift May 9, 2008
Bought it for a girlfriend of mine for her birthday. She made the a chicken and wine recipe and loved it. Very flavorful!! I will be borrowing it to check it out for myself and maybe get my own copy.

5 out of 5 stars

My favorite slow cooker cookbook! April 12, 2008
This is my favorite slow cooker cookbook. I just made the Tarragon Chicken last night for the first time and I thought it was wonderful! I've liked every recipe I've tried so far, and they have been very very tasty. My husband particularly likes the Italian Pot Roast. I also feel like they are different then a lot of the other dishes I cook regularly so it really breaks things up. I would feel comfortable serving anything from this cookbook that I've made so far to my mother in law, a rather gourmet cook herself (Who I find a little intimidating on the cooking score... Plus you know in-laws, you want to look like you have your stuff together when they come for dinner!).

I will say that I have been somewhat selective about which recipes I have made. The recipes in the England/Ireland sections don't sound as appealing to me so I haven't tried them. (I just don't think the ingredients sound as good)I'm thinking that if you found the ingredients appealing you would probably like the recipe; they are probably lovely recipes for that type of dish, just not my thing.

My one complaint would be that a lot of the dishes require a little bit of "precooking" (example: simmer the sauce, cook the the veggies, or grill the meat before placing it in the slow cooker; nothing that will take a million years to do, but enough extra that not all the dishes are super quick.) I will say that if you have the time they vastly improve the dishes. If you are in a rush this doesn't work so well... it does add a fair bit of time to the cook time. What I like about the slow cooker is that I can toss a few things in quickly, and everything is done when I get home from work. It acts as my back up when I don't really have time to cook, but need to anyway! The author does say that you can skip this a lot of times if you want to, which is ok, it doesn't ever seem to ruin the dish, but as I mentioned it does vastly improve the dish to follow the "precook" instructions.

Over all I think the recipes are yummy yummy yummy! They are well worth the extra effort when you have the time. Just don't expect this to be your quick, dump a few cans into the crock pot any your done type of cookbook, the recipes do involve a little more effort then that. Nothing hideous but a little more effort, but hey if you can serve it to you mother in law you know its a winner!

5 out of 5 stars

Finally some decent slow cooker recipes! February 28, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Collecting cookbooks is a hobby. I've pored thru many of them and spent a ton of money buying, then discarding them. This is the FIRST one I've loved! I'm not a pork or ham person, I love intricate flavors (but not hot) and for the first time these dishes have all the layers of flavor I was looking for, without being overly calorie or sodium laden.
Yes it's more work to do the prep but it is a fact that browning the meat makes more layers of flavor, so get up a little earlier or do the prep the night before. I only cook for two or three adults so I halve the recipe and still have alot left over.
The slow cooker brand is VERY important. The first three recipes I made all burned even when I adjusted the cooking time. So I went online and found customer and magazine reviews of different crock pots. I threw out my Rival and forked over the money for the All Clad. Boy it was worth it! I hardly fill half of the crockpot but the recipes still turn out great! I was praying the author had written another one and I am getting it soon The only books I reach for now are the "Slow Cooker For Dummies" and Lynn Alley's books. None of the other books even come close!

5 out of 5 stars

I highly recommend this book... January 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

These are recipes to use if you're having a dinner party and want to impress your guests with great food, not potluck casserole recipes made with canned soup, salt & pepper and processed cheese, etc. for people who are absolute beginners or are afraid of a little extra prep. I've tried several of the recipes in this book, some more than once, and loved all of them, especially the Indian dishes (in particular, the Chicken in Saffron-Tomato Cream Sauce).

4 out of 5 stars

I Recommend this book January 3, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I used the Beef Burgundy recipe for a recent dinner party where everyone had to bring a dish from around the world. It was a simple recipe but tasted far from simple. I got many praises on my dish.

I can't wait to try some more recipes.

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