Reviewed by Rama Gaind.
By Alyce Alexandra, Viking, $29.99.
As Alexandra says: “we’ve redefined slow cooking and given it a modern makeover – you’ll be amazed by what you can create! With the right recipes and accessories, slow cooker meals can be vibrant, interesting and full of flavour – let us show you”.
Fresh, modern and meat-free take on slow cooking: the cheapest, easiest way to cook!
Slow cookers are the ultimate way to cook if you want to save time, money and effort while still enjoying delicious home cooking.
It’s described as a revolution in slow cooking as Alyce reinvents slow cooker recipes for the modern cook. Some benefits include ‘calm cooking’, learn how to incorporate more meat-free meals and it is easy and doable!
The book is filled with satisfying and nutritious meat-free dishes that take very little effort. There’s an ideal recipe for every occasion from a simple weeknight supper ready when you walk in the door to an elaborate dinner party.
Alyce shows how the slow cooker shines for healthy and cost-effective ingredients. The 85 recipes cater to vegetarian, vegan, dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free and soy-free diets.
Alexandra, who is the author of nine cookbooks and runs her own cooking school, cares “passionately about the importance of cooking from scratch. Small steps lead to big changes, and we get the opportunity to contribute positively three times every single day!”
Using the slow cooker for some things is a game changer, and if the slow cooker is brilliant at it, then those recipes are included in Modern Slow Cooker, with clear, crisp colour photographs and easy-to-follow instructions. Heartening to learn, the slow cooker is not just for soups and stews. Included are methods for salads, cheesecakes, puddings, pastas, tacos, sauces, curries, mash, cocktails, cordials, polenta chips, noodles and so much more.
You will eat healthy, more sustainably, save money and time – and stress less!
