Fresh Flavors for the Slow Cooker

The slow cooker is one appliance that never goes out of style — but the usual slow cooker recipes do! In Fresh Flavors for the Slow Cooker, culinary artist Nicki Sizemore of FromScratchFast updates the slow cooker menu for contemporary tastes with surprisingly fresh recipes such as Thai Curried Chicken, Lamb Gyros, and Tamari-Ginger–Glazed Salmon.

Countless home cooks remain loyal users of their slow cookers for preparing satisfying, low-maintenance meals. But the tried-and-true slow cooker recipe repertoire is about to change, with author Nicki Sizemore's fresh spin on slow-cooked meals. Fresh Flavors for the Slow Cooker is filled with slow-simmered main dishes, plus 35 recipes for sauces and sides, that replace canned ingredients with fresh vegetables, boost flavor with aromatic herbs and spices, and feature a tantalizing array of global tastes in dishes that span the menu.

Overnight Pumpkin-Brown Rice Pudding with crunchy pecans is a wholesome, hands-off breakfast treat, Thai Curried Chicken with Rice Noodles gets a spicy kick from curry broth, and Shredded Mole Beef Tacos are accented with the sweet heat of Quick Pickled Jalapenos. Whether you're feeding a family or entertaining a crowd, each recipe highlights prep work that can be knocked out days in advance, making serving meals worthy of every occasion easy and delicious.

Book Features:

• The slow cooker is the tried-and-true kitchen appliance.
• Surprising recipes that expand the slow cooker possibilities. Made from scratch with fresh ingredients, these recipes offer bold flavour combinations and appealing versions of global tastes. Plus, the recipes include sides, salads and toppings that turn each main dish into a full, balanced meal.

About the Author

Nicki Sizemore is the author of Build-a-Bowl and the creator of FromScratchFast, which features recipes that can be made from scratch in under an hour. In addition to hosting classes and shows online for NBCU's myBluprint, she is a recipe developer for Fine Cooking, Parents, and All Recipes Magazine. Sizemore has a Grand Diploma in Culinary Arts from the International Culinary Center and lives in New York's Hudson Valley with her husband and two daughters.