Canadian Living: The Slow Cooker Collection

by Elizabeth Baird, Canadian Living

The Canadian Living Slow Cooker Collection is a treasury of Canadian Living ’s best slow cooker recipes, complete with updated classics and brand-new recipes and ideas.

A boon for busy families, slow cooker recipes save time and money, letting you eat better for less — whether you’re entertaining for a crowd or serving up a simple weeknight meal. Recipes are focused on healthy, easy-to-find ingredients, such as bountiful local vegetables, whole grains, beans and pulses, and reasonably priced cuts of meat and poultry. Many of the dishes can simmer away all day and are ready the minute the family comes through the door inthe evening. Packed with tips and informative sidebars, including how to adapt your favourite recipes to the slow cooker, this book offers plenty for new and experienced cooks alike.



• 7 Appetizers, Snacks and Drinks; Soups; Stews and Chilis; Pasta and Sauces; Pot Roasts and Ribs; Vegetables and Sides; Desserts and More

• Dishes for meat lovers, fish lovers, vegetarians and vegans alike

• Simple step-by-step introduction to the equipment and techniques used in slow cooking

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food, Nonfiction

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Teresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

These recipes look great! Simple, nicely laid out, and the pictures were both gorgeous and helpful. Can’t wait to try out my slow cooker now!

[Barb · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unlike other slow cooker recipes this book contains a lot of precooking! I like the dump and cook recipes especially for convenience. Have marked many to try though!

[Jerry · Rating 4 out of 5]

I didn’t know I needed a new crockpot book until I saw this in the Vancouver Public Library Friends of the Library book sale. It is very different from other crockpot books; there is more seafood, including salmon fillets with braised leeks, very good. And not what I’m used to making in a slow cooker.

I also made rhubarb compote for breakfast (that it contained a recipe for rhubarb is probably half the reason I bought the book); and to try out its soup recipes, I made pizza soup—tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, and pepperoni. Oddly, no recommendation of putting cheese on it after it’s done; perhaps that goes without saying.

All three of the recipes I tried took less time than I’m used to with a crockpot. The salmon fillet only an hour and a half.

There’ll be other recipes I’ll try soon; probably one of the several nut recipes, such as tamari almonds, and probably some more fruit dishes for breakfast, such as poached pears.

[Stephanie Morrow · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic recipes that are not too complicated. I tried out the Soupe aux pois, sun-dried tomato & artichoke dip, boeuf bourguignon, and glazed ginger meatballs. Really happy to get more use out of my slow cooker.

[Adam Axbey · Rating 4 out of 5]

The recipes are worth three stars, but in my experience most slow cooker meals (with the usual sauce/stew/chili exceptions) are 20% less tasty than non slow cooked meals. So an extra star for difficulty and slow cooker convenience.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great cookbook. Ended up buying it. Have made several recipes already.

[Jessica Liew · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great soups and stews and a few good pot roasts, but most of the other dishes would probably taste better prepared the conventional way. Great source for busy weeknight meals.