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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
grandmère. Provençal 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 Soufflé. And for dessert, how about Ginger Crème Brûlée? With
The French Slow Cooker, the results are always
magnifique.
List of contents
Introduction 1
Why a Slow Cooker? 3
Choosing a Slow Cooker 5
Tips and Techniques 7
Slow Cooker Safety 11
The French Pantry 13
SOUPS 20
CHICKEN, TURKEY, AND DUCK 42
MEATS 76
SEAFOOD 118
SOUFFLÉS, QUICHES, AND OTHER EGG DISHES 132
VEGETABLES 150
LEGUMES AND GRAINS 170
DESSERTS 188
BASICS 215
Index 225
About the author
Michele Scicolone is the author of The Italian Slow Cooker, Entertaining with the Sopranos, The Sopranos Family Cookbook, a New York Times bestseller, and Bistro Laurent Tourondel. Her 1000 Italian Recipes and A Fresh Taste of Italy were nominated for James Beard and International Association of Culinary Professionals Awards.
Summary
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 Table
With a slow cooker, even novices can turn out dishes that taste as though they came straight out of the kitchen of a French grandmère. Provençal 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 Soufflé. And for dessert, how about Ginger Crème Brûlée? With The French Slow Cooker, the results are always magnifique.
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"Here’s what I know about savvy French home cooks: They love great tasting food. And if making that great tasting food is practical and convenient, they love it even more. 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, Around My French Table
