The Greek Slow Cooker: Easy, Delicious Recipes From the Heart of the Mediterranean

Description

Healthy, light and flavorful Greek cuisine is now easy and fast to make at home, with Eleni Vonissakou's authentic recipes for your slow cooker. Readers can make dishes straight out of Eleni's kitchen in Athens, Greece, without standing at the stove all day. This collection is full of delicious meats, warming soups, flavorful veggies and tempting sweets. All recipes call for easy-to-find ingredients and minimal prep, for quick meals to nourish you and your family. The slow cooker makes it possible to enjoy a variety of exciting Greek flavors in your own kitchen. Recipes cover tender meat dishes like Lamb Fricassee with Lettuce and Herbs, and flavor packed poultry such as White Wine Chicken with Orzo. Greek Summer Ratatouille is perfect for warmer weather, while Cumin Spiced Meatballs in Rich Tomato Sauce is classic and comforting. Sweets like Greek Sticky Walnut Cake are a quick crowd pleaser. Whether roasting, braising or simmering, the slow cooker makes it easy to get nutritious homemade Greek meals on the family table. This book has 75 recipes and 75 photos.

Eleni Vonissakou is the founder of the blog Foodie Corner. By creating two versions of her blog, one for Greek readers and one for international readers, she has built an audience of over 20k followers on social media. She lives in Athens, Greece.

"I love Eleni's approach to Greek dishes; the recipes are accessible and doable even if you're not a pro in the kitchen." -Linda Lomelino, author of Lomelino's Pies and creator of Call Me Cupcake "Eleni has taken incredible Greek dishes and made them more approachable for easy weeknight cooking. I'm so excited that I can make some of my favorites (hello, Spinach and Feta Pie) in the slow cooker!" -Jessica Merchant, author of The Pretty Dish and creator of How Sweet Eats "Anyone who likes the slow cooker and enjoys Greek food will find many delightful ideas in this book!" -Kalyn Denny, creator of Slow Cooker or Pressure Cooker "This stunning cookbook will delight more than just your sense of taste. Eleni's attention to detail is exquisite, her explanations and notes for nearly every recipe make this a very useful book to have in your collection!" -Holly Erickson and Natalie Mortimer, creators of The Modern Proper "Eleni has brought all the heart and soul of Greek cuisine to our table through the convenience of the slow cooker." -Bella Karragiannidis, creator of Ful-Filled Eleni's gorgeous and innovative book makes ingenious use of the slow cooker. Braised octopus, steamed spinach pie and moist semolina cake should be everyone's new slow-cooker staples. -Sarah DiGregorio, author of Adventures in Slow Cooking