This title offers delicious mouthwatering dishes to make in a slow cooker or crock pot with 900 step-by-step photographs. This book demonstrates that slow cookers can transform your busy life by letting you prepare dishes in advance and then return home to melt-in-the-mouth meals. It features a fabulous range of classic and contemporary recipes, including seafood chowder, Boston baked beans, steak and kidney pie, moussaka, special fish pie, Vermont baked maple custards and chocolate cheesecake brownies. An illustrated practical reference section explains all the preparation and cooking techniques to help you get the very most from your slow cooker or crock pot. Clear, concise instructions and 900 step photographs make recipes easy to follow for mouthwatering results. A complete nutritional analysis of the fat, carbohydrate, salt and calorie count for each recipe is included to help you plan your meals successfully. Most cooks want to prepare minimum-effort meals in the kitchen for maximum effect, and this delightful book is essential reading. Included are slow cooker recipes for soups, casseroles, curries and rich, satisfying puddings, as well as pates, terrines, pies, cakes, preserves and drinks. This lavish collection is the ultimate guide to making the most of your slow cooker, bringing together over 200 recipes that are cooked over a gentle heat to deepen and enrich the dish. Here are diverse traditional and fresh new dishes, with something for everyone. Beautifully presented and endlessly useful, it is ideal for cooks who want to make healthy food while getting on with a busy life.

The ultimate recipes for great dishes prepared with a food processor.

Millions of home cooks have a food processor, yet many underutilize this versatile appliance. George Geary and Judith Finlayson show busy home cooks how this time-saving appliance can help eliminate lengthy prep times and ensure great results.

These superb and innovative recipes have been specifically created for use with food processors. From appetizers to soups to main courses to cookies and cakes, these recipes make full use of this indispensable kitchen appliance. Many of the recipes have also been designed so that the bowl does not need to be cleaned along the way -- another time-saver.

Here is a sampling of these delicious and foolproof dishes: Lemon-laced butterbean dip Tzatziki Country terrine Summer borscht Navy bean soup Turkey mole Chicken pot pie with mushrooms and leeks Beef fajitas with guacamole Southwestern brisket Chorizo cakes Creamy salmon lasagna Three-herb pasta salad Potato latkes Tomato tartar sauce Homemade ketchup Red onion salsa Onion marmalade trawberry muffins Fresh tarragon dill bread Chocolate chunk cookies Lemon mist cheesecake

The authors also include comprehensive information on the food processor, its safe usage and its basic parts, plus an A to Z list of ingredients and how to process each. Extensive tips and techniques round out this complete reference to an appliance that should be in every home kitchen.

Slow-cooked flavour in a fast-paced world - pressure cookers are one of the greenest cooking methods imaginable. Sales are on the increase and even Jamie Oliver has launched one of his own. They allow us to cook quickly, cheaply and efficiently because the food is cooked in liquid at temperatures far higher than in a conventional pan, which shortens cooking time by up to 70 per cent. Because the method seals in flavour, cheaper ingredients can be used to great effect and since the cooking time is far shorter you save time and gas or electricity. The pressure cooker presents a distinct advantage for certain foods and for ingredients that need long cooking, it is a real winner. The most dramatic time and energy savings come with meat and poultry. Braised beef can be perfectly cooked in 30 minutes, osso bucco in 25 minutes and a chicken tagine in 15 minutes. Perfect for today's cooks.