The Italian Slow Cooker

In The Italian Slow Cooker, author Michele Scicolone explores all the ways to prepare homey Italian dishes in the crock pot. Scicolone presents unintimidating recipes for hearty, crowd-pleasing dishes with a minimum of fuss. The wide variety of main dishes—seafood, meats, veggies and legumes—and corresponding soups and sauces, capitalize on the flavor that only slow-cooked food can deliver. The sauces are the book's standouts, with recipes for ragus made with chunky pork shoulder or spicy Tuscan sausage, for example. She also includes recipes for a creamy polenta with gorgonzola and mascarpone; risotto-style farro with parmesan; seafood couscous made with halibut, shrimp and scallops; and braised beef with anchovies and rosemary. The Italian Slow Cooker by Michele Scicolone. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Hardcover. 240 Pages.