Amy Snyder - The Everything Vegetarian Slow Cooker Cookbook: Includes Tofu Noodle Soup, Fajita Chili, Chipotle Black Bean Salad, Mediterranean Chickpeas, Hot Fudge Fondue ...and hundreds more!

These days, meat-free recipes are anything but boring because cooks arent afraid to load them with flavor that comes from an array of herbs, spices, exotic ingredients, and more common ingredients that are now used in new and interesting ways. Vegetarian and vegan dietsa diet that is completely free of animal products, including meat, eggs, dairy, and honeyno longer make you think of everything you cant eat and instead open the door to all of the delicious foods you may have once ignored. The availability of mouthwatering meat-free recipes, the abundance of prepared vegetarian items in national grocery store chains and at restaurants, and the wealth of information about the health and environmental benefits of a humane diet mean that this way of eating is on the rise. Luckily, this book will arm you with 300 slow cooker recipes that can all be made vegetarian or veganits up to you! Slow cookers, too, have been gaining in popularity recently because they are must-have time savers for busy families. One of the greatest benefits of slow cooking is that after you have completed the initial preparation for a recipe, you dont have to stay in the kitchen to watch and stir whats cooking away in the slow cooker. When using a slow cooker, you can put your ingredients over low heat, cover the pot, and go.

Hours later when you return, your dinner is served and no one will be able to tell you didnt spend hours in the kitchen. Slow cooking is truly a no-fuss cooking method that should be employed by all home cooks. The slow cooking method is especially ideal for the vegetarian staplesbeans, tempeh, and seitan. Tempeh is made from fermented soy beans and seitan is made from the gluten of wheat. Both are used to replace meat in many recipessuch as using shredded seitan in place of chicken or using crumbled tempeh instead of beefand are an excellent source of vegetarian protein. Unfortunately, these wonderful ingredients can be a little tough if not cooked properly, and they benefit from a long cooking time while immersed in liquid so that it may tenderize the proteins and help them absorb flavors, which they dont do easily.

That is where a slow cooker comes in. The slow cooker is the perfect kitchen tool for safely cooking vegetarian staples for long periods of time in order to bring out the best flavor and texture they have to offer. This book features 300 recipes for everyday meals and every appetite. Browse through each chapter and you will see recipes from Asia, India, Africa, Europe, and from just about every part of North America. Whether youre vegan, vegetarian, or a meat eater, these global recipes offer something for everyone. Even better, they can easily be altered to please a variety of taste buds.

Unlike other cooking methods such as baking or pressure cooking, slow cooking is less of an exact science, and you shouldnt fear messing it up. Its okay to substitute ingredients or just leave out the ones you dont like, as long as you always cook each recipe with enough liquid to make the slow cooker function properly. So, give vegetarian slow cooking a try, but remember to experiment, eat, and enjoy!