Kimberly Mayone - Everyday Gluten-Free Slow Cooking: More Than 140 Delicious Recipes

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2012 by Kimberly Mayone and Kitty Broihier, MS, RD

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To my parents, Harry and Patricia Sundik,
for your love, support, babysitting, and appetites.

KIMBERLY MAYONE

To my children, Jack and Amelia,
with never-ending love,
and in memory of my father, whom I miss every day.

KITTY BROIHIER

Acknowledgements

We have written three books together and it still humbles us to see how many people actually help us deliver a cookbook. First, we would like to thank our agent, Lisa Ekus-Saffer, and her daughter, Sally Ekus, for seeing the value of this project and finding a great home for this book at Sterling Publishing. Jennifer Williams, our editor at Sterling, not only took a personal interest in this book (even going so far as to test some of the initial recipes on her teenage son), but was a delight to work with and made our jobs as authors incredibly easy. Thanks also to our very talented photographer friend Kevin Keith, whose photos of our food are true works of art, and to Sterling art director Elizabeth Mihaltse, who designed the book cover with such a fresh, inviting, and appealing style. Thanks, too, to designer Fabia Wargin for the beautiful layout of this book.

We would be remiss if we didnt thank the many people in our lives who have supported us in this endeavor. Mark Mayone, cookbook husband extraordinaire, made countless grocery store runs and regularly shuttled recipe samples between our homes.

Great big thanks go to our families, who happily ate one slow-cooked meal after another for many months during the writing of this book. We would also like to thank our friends and neighbors who taste-tested, watched our kids so we could work, and cheered us on to the finish line. Last but not least, we are grateful to our new friend, Melissa Coriaty at Verbena, our favorite South Portland caf, who kept us fueled with coffee and yummy food during our weekly editorial meetings at her shop.

Contents

It is very safe to say that we are fond of our slow cookers. Even when we are not writing slow cooker cookbooks, we use them all year-round, pretty much every week. When Kimberlys husband began tinkering with a gluten-free diet at home, she approached it with a positive attitude and looked to all the foods he could eat, rather than at the foods he would have to restrict. And as the primary cook at casa Mayone, Kimberly strove to blend gluten-free dishes with her own style of cooking in such a way that the whole family could enjoy their meals without feeling that they were on a special diet. Kitty helped out when it came time to navigate condiments and other ingredients that might or might not contain gluten. Somewhere along the line, after some coffee and conversation, it seemed reasonable to start compiling gluten-free slow cooker recipes into a book.

It made good sense for us to approach this project the same way we approached our first slow cooker book, The Everyday Low-Carb Slow Cooker Cookbook (DeCapo Press, 2004). Our recipes are geared to folks who want budget-friendly, flavorful meals that require little effort. We recognize that eating gluten-free can be a challenge in itself. We also respect the original intent of the slow cookerto simplify cooking. So whether you are new to gluten-free cooking or new to slow cooking or not new to either of these things, we think youll find these recipes helpful in adding stress-free, gluten-free variety to your diet.

In our world, the best cookbooks are those that are born of a real-life cooking need, like this one. We hope that this book helps meet your need for delicious, wholesome, gluten-free meals that everyone in your family will enjoy.

Kimberly Mayone and Kitty Broihier, MS, RD

This is a cookbook for people who want to use their slow cookers to make gluten-free food. Even if youve never used a slow cooker or made gluten-free food before, you can easily use this cookbook and learn a few things about both topics in the process.

We are cookbook authors (and moms) who saw a need to combine gluten-free recipes with the slow cooking method in order to help people simplify their cooking lives and still produce great-tasting food for themselves and their families. Suggestions about where to find additional information on celiac disease and gluten intolerance, as well as gluten-free cooking in general, are included in .

Slow, Gluten-Free Cooking

There are several reasons why slow cooking is especially suitable for a gluten-free lifestyle. First, eating gluten-free isnt easy. It takes constant attention to ingredients and cooking techniques (to avoid cross-contamination, for example), requires diligent label reading, and may demand extra shopping trips because not all stores carry a wide range of appropriate ingredients. All of this takes timesomething that is in short supply for most of us! Using a slow cooker to prepare gluten-free food makes the whole process safe, wholesome, and easy.

Secondly, gluten-free recipes incorporate a wider variety of grains than most people regularly eat. Slow cookers are great for cooking grains, which typically take a long time to cook. With a slow cooker doing all the work, there is no need to hang out in the kitchen waiting for millet or wild rice to finally finish cooking. Youre free to do other things, even leave the house if you like. Slow cookers safely cook grains to perfection while you go about living your life. Of course, slow cookers also are convenient for cooking other gluten-free staples, such as meats, vegetables, and beans.

Another reason why slow cooking makes sense for those who avoid gluten is that it gives you complete control over the ingredients. Most of the recipes in this book utilize whole foods and very few processed foods. This is important because processed foods generally include ingredients that dont fit the gluten-free lifestyle. Slow cooking with wholesome, simple ingredients makes gluten avoiders feel more confident about what theyre eating. And that leads to greater enjoyment at the table.

Finally, one of the main reasons we adore our slow cookers is that, with little effort, we can serve our families a real meal. Theres something so comforting about coming home to the tempting aroma of a hot, home-cooked meal. For cooks who have children, putting together a slow cooker recipe is a nice way to do something fun and productive together. Slow cooker recipes are generally quite simple, providing a good introduction to cooking for little ones. With supervision, your child can learn to measure ingredients, use a knife safely, and even garnish and serve food with flourish and pride. Whether you use your slow cooker primarily for soup night or your favorite beef roastor simply to branch out from the usual gluten-free farecooking at home with a slow cooker brings a pleasurable ease to the dinner hour that is priceless.