Slow Cooker Matchmaking

slow cookers

So you’ve decided to buy a slow cooker? Welcome to the least time consuming cult in the world. We find time to put our feet up (at least metaphorically) and get on with all the other stuff we love in life and then sit down to a proper meal at the end of it. I particularly love the low washing up levels that accompany it.

But what do you do if you’re still standing on the side of the fence with the stove and saucepans, looking forlornly at a dish needing steeped and don’t know which toe to dip in first to join Club Slow Cooker? I’ve got some advice for you here so you’re ready to start using the recipes in Slow Cooked.

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Slow Cooked Giant African Land Snails

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Spiced Lamb, Lentil and Tomato Soup

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Cashew Nut Blondies

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Recipes from Brixton Village book launch

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Adventures in sourdough: pancakes and grissini

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One of the things which seems to mark out people who care…

Pineapple Creams

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Wild Garlic Skirlie

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Following on from the fried porridge a few weeks ago, I have…

Stuffed Baked Plantain

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Oh how I love a plantain. They are so delicious and verstaile…
soup scallions and butter

Comfort Eating

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I've been having a very quiet couple of weeks. The flu found…

Homemade Vanilla Extract

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I've been meaning to post this recipe for a while as it's…

St Patrick’s Day Okonomiyaki

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I have no idea what the adjective for Irish-Japanese fusion food…

Manchester Pudding

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Like everyone else in the world, I was planning on making pancakes…