num_pages: 336
description: Robin Robertson has built a publishing record of successful books in the vegetarian/vegan category. Her earlier cookbook Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow-Cooker established her bona fides as an expert on the creative use of slow-cookers and her entire body of work speaks to her ingenuity in the kitchen and the breadth of enticing ingredients and flavors with which she works. Fresh from the Vegan Slow-Cooker provides practical guidence on how to work with different models of slow-cookers taking into account the sizes of various machines the variety of settings they offer and the quirks and personalities of each device. She addresses any lingering skepticism readers may have about whether slow-cookers can have delicious meat-free applications and she shows how to take into account the water content of vegetables and the absorptive qualities of grains when vegan slow-cooking. Fresh from the Vegan Slow-Cooker includes eleven recipe chapters four of which focus on main courses. There are homey and comforting foods in the American and European style such as a Rustic Pot Pie Topped with Chive Biscuits and a Ziti with Mushroom and Bell Pepper Ragu and there are lots of East Asian South and Southeast Asian and Mexican/Latin dishes too. Beans which cook slowly under any circumstance are fabulously well-suited to the slow cooker and Robertson includes such appealing recipes as a Crockery Cassoulet and a Greek-Style Beans with Tomatoes and Spinach. Eighteen robust chilis and stewstwo more categories that do well in the slow-cookerinclude a warming Chipotle Black Bean Chili with Winter Squash and a surprising but yummy Seitan Stroganoff. Beyond the mains there are chapters devoted to snacks and appetizers desserts breads and breakfasts and even one on drinks. The many soy-free and gluten-free recipes are clearly identified. Altogether the collection offers readers loads of ways to expand their vegan repertoire and to get maximum value from their investment in a slow-cooker.
language: English
title: Fresh from the Vegan Slow Cooker: 200 Ultra-Convenient, Super-Tasty, Completely Animal-Free Recipes
publisher: Harvard Common Press