The Slow Cooker is now middle aged! Invented in 1950, the Slow Cooker has been popular in the early 1970s. The miracle appliance was the perfect compliment to the busy modern life style, but considered a backwater to the world of fine food. That all changes now! Veteran bestselling cookbook author Dominique DeVito introduces a whole new take on great slow foods! DeVito catalogs recipes covering … recipes covering breakfast, snacks, and dinner, and appeals to all sorts of ethnic traditions. She features fresh farm-to-table ingredients, and highlights ribs, roasts, chicken, pork, and beef, whiles also offering a wide range of International flavors, including French, Italian, Caribbean, Mexican, and other ethnic dishes, as well as new healthy takes on such staples as four-cheese mac and cheese, six bean chili, old fashion Boston baked beans, classic stews and amazing spicy jerk dishes. Detailed instructions smooth the way for cooks new to this time-tested cookware.
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When you’ve got a busy day ahead of you, the last thing you want to worry about is getting dinner on the table. If you’ve got a slow cooker, there’s nothing to worry about. Dinner can cook itself, so to speak, while you take care of everything else that needs doing.
I love the convenience of using a slow cooker, so I’m always on the lookout for new recipes to try. The Family Table Slow Cooker is an excellent source for recipe ideas for everything you can think of, and a few things you would never have thought about making in your slow cooker. (Or maybe that’s just me?)
The cookbook is divided into the following eight sections:
Breakfast Treats
Appetizer and Finger Foods
Soups, Stews, and Chilis
Side Dishes: Pasta, Potatoes, and Rice
Side Dishes: Vegetables
Main Dishes with Meat
Fish and Seafood Dishes
Delicious Desserts
To give you an idea of the recipes it has to offer, I’ll give an example of one recipe per section that I’m excited to try:
Egg, Cheese, and Sausage Casserole
Stuffed Mushrooms
Can’t-Miss Beef Stew
Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes
Italian-Style Peppers
Beef Short Ribs with Rosemary and Fennel
Salmon Cakes
Baked Peaches
I was very pleased with this cookbook. The recipes are easy to understand and follow, and the color photographs of the finished dishes are enticing.
If you enjoy collecting cookbooks as much as I do, this would be an excellent addition to your shelves.
I received an advance reading copy of this book courtesy of Chartwell Books via Netgalley.
This cookbook is filled with a ton of tasty recipes all for the slow cooker. There are recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, sides, and desserts. The recipes are all pretty simple to slap together then cook in the sow cooker.
The book is broken down by section and has wonderful pictures of the finished recipe. I personally am hungry after looking through this book. I have also listed several recipes I will be trying.
I received this book from the Author or Publisher via Netgalley.com to read and review.
The Family Table Slow Cooker is a cookbook that offers a variety of recipes that can be made in a slow cooker. According to the cookbook’s introduction, the author’s goal is to give busy families a resource to get healthy meals on the table in minimal time. You get all the ingredients in the slow cooker, go about your day (or night), and it’s waiting to nourish you and your family/guests. The 112 recipes cover multiple cultures, dietary/nutrition needs, and offer tips for how to add textures to the meal if so desired. It provides meal ideas and lovely photography for breakfast dishes, snacks, soups, side dishes, main dishes, and desserts. I bookmarked a few recipes I plan to try and it gave me a gentle reminder that the slow cooker can be used for far more foods than the few I associate it with.
Thank you to the following for permitting me access to an advance reader’s copy (ARC) of The Family Table Slow Cooker: Easy, healthy and delicious recipes for every day. This generosity did not impact my honesty when rating/reviewing.
Source: NetGalley
Author: Dominique DeVito
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group – Chartwell Books
Genres: Cooking, Food & Wine
Pub Date: March 6, 2018