The French Slow Cooker

Description

Why a slow cooker? -- Choosing a slow cooker -- Tips and techniques -- Slow cooker safety -- The french pantry -- Soups -- Chicken, turkey, and duck -- Meats -- Seafood -- Souffles, quiches, and other egg dishes -- Vegetables -- Legumes and grains -- Desserts -- Basics.;Plug it in and Cook with French Flair"I'd bet that if French cooks could get their hands on Michele Scicolone's French Slow Cooker, which is filled with smart, practical, and convenient recipes, they'd never let it go."--Dorie Greenspan, author of Around My French TableWith a slow cooker, even novices can turn out dishes that taste as though they came straight out of the kitchen of a French grandm̈re. Proveṅal vegetable soup. Red-wine braised beef with mushrooms. Chicken with forty cloves of garlic. Even bouillabaisse. With The French Slow Cooker, all of these are as simple as setting the timer and walking away. Michele Scicolone goes far beyond the usual slow-cooker standbys of soups and stews, with Slow-Cooked Salmon with Lemon and Green Olives, Crispy Duck Confit, and Spinach Souffle. And for dessert, how about Ginger Cr̈me Br︣lee' With The French Slow Cooker, the results are always magnifique.