Copyright2015byStephanieODea Photography2015byTaraDonne FoodstylingbyChelseaZimmer PropstylingbyMarthaBernabe Allrightsreserved. Forinformationaboutpermissiontoreproduceselectionsfromthisbook,writetoPermissions,HoughtonMifflin HarcourtPublishingCompany,215ParkAvenueSouth,NewYork,NewYork10003. www.hmhco.com LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationDataisavailable. ISBN978-0-544-28422-7(paperback);ISBN978-0-544-28380-0(ebook) v1.1115 Acknowledgments Thisbookisagroupeffort.ThankyoutotheamazingreadersIhaveontheAYearofSlowCookingwebsiteandat stephanieodea.com. Ilovebeingabletobeofservicetoyouandyourfamiliesinsomeway. Thankyouespeciallytomylovingfamilyforyoursupportandhand-holding.Icouldnothavethebestjobintheworld withoutyourhelp.
Thankyoutothefollowingwebsitesforyourinspirationandcontinuousfriendship: 5dollardinners.com adventuresofaglutenfreemom.com cocktail365.blogspot.com cookitallergyfree.com dailybitesblog.com dineanddish.net glugleglutenfree.com glutenfreeeasily.com glutenfreeforgood.com glutenfreegoddess.blogspot.com godairyfree.org kalynskitchen.com lexieskitchen.com lifeasmom.com lillianstestkitchen.com moneysavingmom.com onceamonthmom.com theperfectpantry.com simplygluten-free.com slowcookerfromscratch.com soupchick.com suddenlyfrugal.com surefoodsliving.com thewholegang.org threekidcircus.com todayscreativeblog.net whatscookingwithkids.com Thankyoutothefollowingpeoplewhohelpedbringthisbooktolife: AlisonPicard JustinSchwartz PerkyRamroth TaraDonne AdamODea CarolKicinski LisaIrvine JessicaFisher JennetteFulda JennyLauck Tomywonderfulreaders,thisisthebookthatyouvebeenaskingfor!Theserecipesarequicktopulltogetherduringthebusyweek,butarestillpackedwithlove.HappySlowCooking!ContentsIntroduction Iaminlovewithmyslowcooker.Ifeelsoconfidentknowingthatdinneris allreadytogobythetimeImonmysecondcupofcoffee.Theretrulyisno easierwaytocookthantoplopingredientsintothismarvelousmachine,push abutton,andwalkaway. Thisismyfourthslowcookercookbook,andinthepastsixyears,Ive createdmorethan1,000slowcookerrecipes.Ivelearnedthatiftheresawill, Illfindawaytomakeprettymuchanythingintheslowcooker.Exceptfor hard-boiledeggstrustme,thatsnotanexperimentyouwanttotry! Myfirstcookbook, MakeItFast,CookItSlow,isacompilationofthe300 bestrecipesthatIcreatedduringmyvowtousemyslowcookereverysingle dayforayear.Mysecondcookbook, MoreMakeItFast,CookItSlow, contains250budget-friendlyrecipes,andmythirdcookbook, 365SlowCookerSuppers,containsonlydinnerrecipes. Thisbookcomesdirectlyfromreaderrequests.Althoughslowcookingis prettyeasy,Ivebeenaskedtocreatesimplifiedversionsofsomeofmy absolutefavoriterecipestohelpwiththeearlymorningdash.Allofthese recipeshavefiveingredientsorless,butarestillpackedwithlotsofflavorand arecertaintopleaseyouandyourfamily.Tokeepeachrecipetoonlyfive ingredients,Ihaveoptednottoincludetypicalkitchenstaplessuchassalt, pepper,orcookingsprayinmyingredientcount,andIdonotincludethe additionofwater. Manyofthestandardslowcookerrecipesfromthepasthavereliedheavily oncannedcream-basedsoups.Ihavedecidedtosteerclearofthosetypesof recipesthereisalreadyatonofthemonlineandinvintagecookbooks. Instead,Ivechosenrecipesthataremorecontemporaryandfittheflavorand nutritionalstandardsoftodayseverydaycooking. SaveBothTimeandMoney AsIsharedinmyhousekeepingshortcutbook, TotallyTogether:ShortcutstoanOrganizedLife, Imamealplanner.Ifindthatourfamilyrunsbetterandstickstoour monthlybudgetwhenItakethetimetoplanoutourweeklymealsinadvance.Italso keepsmefromwastingvaluabletimeandenergythinkingupmealandsnackideasfiveto sixtimesaday,everyday. SaveBothTimeandMoney AsIsharedinmyhousekeepingshortcutbook, TotallyTogether:ShortcutstoanOrganizedLife, Imamealplanner.Ifindthatourfamilyrunsbetterandstickstoour monthlybudgetwhenItakethetimetoplanoutourweeklymealsinadvance.Italso keepsmefromwastingvaluabletimeandenergythinkingupmealandsnackideasfiveto sixtimesaday,everyday.
Thebeautyofslowcookingisthatitactuallyhelpsfacilitatemealplanningbecauseit forcesyoutothinkaheadtoyournightlydinnersinsteadofwaitinguntilthelastminute whenyourealreadyfamished.Thisisagoodthingforbothyourwalletandyour waistlinebecausewalkingthroughthedoorattheendofalongdaytoafullycookedmeal keepsyououtofthefastfooddrive-throughlaneandawayfromthepizzadeliveryguy. SlowCookerTVDinners OneofmyfavoritewaystokeepmyfreezerstockediswithwhatIcallslowcookerTV dinners.Todothis,pickoutaslowcookerrecipe,andinsteadofloadingthemeat, vegetables,sauce,andseasoningintotheslowcooker,putitallintoaplasticzipperedbag (orotherfreezer-safecontainer). Writeanyextradirectionsontheoutsideofthebagwithapermanentmarkerandplaceit intothefreezer.Thenightbefore,takethebagoutofthefreezertothawovernightinthe refrigerator.Inthemorning,plopalloftheingredientsintothecookerandslowcookas directedintherecipe.Mostrecipesworkquitewellwiththismethod,butIhavefound thatfreezinguncookedpotatoresultsinarathermealytextureIsuggestaddingroom temperaturepotatoestothecookerinthemorninginstead. EverythingIsGluten-Free Therecipesinthisbookhavebeenpreparedcompletelygluten-free,duetoafamily intolerance.Ifyouarenotgluten-free,feelfreetoignoremynotes,orfilethemawayin caseyoueverneedtocookforsomeonewithglutensensitivity.Glutenisfoundinwheat, barley,andrye.Oatsareoff-limitstoo,unlesstheycomefromaspecifiedgluten-free source.Pleasereadallmanufacturerlabelscarefully;ingredientssometimeschangewith littletonowarning. AWell-StockedFreezerandPantry Keepingawell-stockedfreezerandpantrywillalsohelpsaveyourfamilysvaluabletime andmoney.Ifyoumakealargebatchoffood,planonservinghalfofitandsavingthe leftoversinthefreezer.ItsverycomfortingtoknowthatifIgetstuckoutofthehouseand cantmealplanthewayIdlike,Ihaveareserveofalreadypreparedfoodinthefreezer, readytogo.Inaddition,Itrytokeepthefollowingpantryandfreezerstaplesonhandin ourhomekitchen: All-purposeflour(IusePamelasBakingMixasmygluten-freeall-purposeflour) Beans(driedandcanned;ifusingcanned,optforlow-sodiumvarieties) Beefchuckroastandstewmeat Broth(chicken,beef,andvegetable,aswellasbouillon) Brownandwhiterice(longgrainandinstant) Butter Cannedtomatoes Cheese Chickenthighsandbreastpieces Cornstarch Cottagecheese Cream(heavyandhalf-and-half) Creamcheese Eggs Fish(frozentilapia,salmon,andcatfishfillets) Freshfruit(applesandbananas) Freshvegetables(garlic,potatoes,onions,carrots,celery,andbellpeppers) Frozenvegetables(peas,corn,andbellpepperstrips) Groundbeefandturkey Ketchup(organicvarietiesdonotcontainhigh-fructosecornsyrup) Meatballs(frozen;ColemanNaturalhasagluten-freevariety) Milk Mustard(organicvarietiesdonotcontainhigh-fructosecornsyrup) Nutbutter(peanut,almond,andhazelnut) Oatmeal(rolledandsteel-cut;oursiscertifiedgluten-free) Orangejuice Pasta(allshapesandsizes;brownricepastaforus!) Pork(porkchops,tenderloin,andshoulderroast) Soysauce(gluten-free) Spices(awidevarietyofdryspices;themorethebetter!) Sugar(whiteandbrown) Vinegar(applecider,redwine,balsamic,andwhitewine) Wine(whiteandred) Worcestershiresauce(gluten-free) Yogurt Pleasenotethatchildrenundertheageoffourshouldnotbegivenhotdogs,nuts,seeds, popcorn,largechunksofmeat,wholegrapes,carrots,oranyotherfoodthatmaycause choking.
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