Slow Cooking in Summer

Posted by Trevy Thomas Jun 26, 2008

I tend to think of a slow cooker as a wintertime appliance, used for soups, roasts or other hearty fare. Today I realized how foolish that is. Summer is a lousy time to have the oven on, or sometimes even the stovetop. And on a really hot day, no one wants to stand outside to grill either. Enter the crock-pot, ready to accept whatever I give it in the morning, and cooly cook all day at a nice low temperature. I made a Chicken Fricassee today that smells delicious. Don't report me, but I took the recipe from Fresh From the Vegetarian Slow Cooker, only I substituted chicken for the vegetarian part.