The Vegan Slow Cooker: Simply Set It and Go with 150 Recipes for Intensely Flavorful, Fuss-Free Fare Everyone (Vegan or Not!) Will Devour

"Kathy’s stellar recipes and straightforward instructions will have you creating hot, fresh, gourmet meals in just minutes a day. No more slaving away in the kitchen. With The Vegan Slow Cooker, you’ll be eating like a queen with just the flip of a switch!"—Rory Freedman, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Skinny Bitch

"This book might just revolutionize vegan cooking! Kathy Hester's recipes are ridiculously fast and easy, unbelievably delicious, and believe it or not—cheap. Bravo, Kathy!"—Kathy Freston, New York Times best-selling author of Veganist, Quantum Wellness, and The Quantum Wellness Cleanse

"The Vegan Slow Cooker is a fantastic collection of mouthwatering, fuss-free, easy-to-make vegan recipes. From curries, dals, and steamy stews to casseroles, breads, and decadent desserts, you'll be serving up delicious slow-cooked meals every day of the week."—Julie Hasson, author of Vegan Diner

"The health advantages of a plant-strong diet are compelling and well proven. But preparing yummy meals that are wholesome can be time consuming. That's where this book comes in. Slow cookers can be huge labor and time savers, if you know how to use them. This is the book that will show you how."—John Robbins, author of The Food Revolution, The New Good Life, and Diet for a New America

If you want to prepare hot, nutritious, home-cooked meals for your family and friends, but feel like time is never on your side, think again! The Vegan Slow Cooker shows you how to create fresh, nourishing cuisine in just two simple steps, using all the healthiest produce, whole grains, and vegan-friendly ingredients found at your local market or farm stand (or home garden!).

Author and slow cooker expert Kathy Hester, founder of the blog Healthy Slow Cooking (www.healthyslowcooking.com), will show you how simple it is to 1.) Prep your ingredients the night before, in just a few minutes' time, and 2.) Assemble everything in the slow cooker in the morning, right before you head to work.

The results vary from one-dish meals that are hot and ready as soon as you walk in the door to dishes that are ready in less than 3 hours. There are even recipes for staples like bouillon, apple sage sausage and seitans that you can make once and store in the freezer to use all month long.

From your favorite comforting casseroles to fresh and exciting new stews, and even desserts and quick breads—all veganized!—you find recipes that cover every meal and a wide variety of cuisines, including:

—Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal

—Exotic Cardamom Hot Chocolate

—Chick’n and Dumplings

—Mushroom Lasagna with a Garlic-Tofu Sauce

—Chili Relleno Casserole

—Tempeh Braised with Figs and Port Wine

—Kung Pao Chick’n

—Turkish Delight Tapioca Pudding

With The Vegan Slow Cooker, you’ll find all the tasty inspiration you need to pull that neglected crock pot out of storage and get start creating compassionate, crave-worthy meals today. Home cooking has never been more easy, or delicious.  

Kathy Hester is a slow cooker aficionado and founder of the blogs Healthy Slow Cooking (http://www.healthyslowcooking.com) and Busy Vegan (http://busyvegan.blogspot.com). She writes for various online health and cooking websites, including Bright Hub (www.brighthub.com), Divine Caroline (www.divinecaroline.com), Everything Mom (www.everythingmom.com), and The Healthy Hostess (www.thehealthyhostess.com). She lives in Durham, NC with her partner, two cats, one dog, and five slow cookers. 

Introduction: Slow Cooker Love

Chapter 1: Slow Cooker Basics

Chapter 2: Staples You’ll Want to Know: Make Your Own Bouillon, Seitan, Sauces, and More

Chapter 3: Simmering Soups That Cook While You’re Away

Chapter 4: Steamy Stews and Curries that Save the Day

Chapter 5: Casseroles (and Loaves) you Wish Your Mother Had Made

Chapter 6: Easy-to-Make Pasta and Grain Dishes

Chapter 7: Mouthwatering Meatless Mains

Chapter 8: Super-easy Side Dishes

Chapter 9: Sandwich, Tortilla, and Taco Fillings

Chapter 10: Beautiful Breads Not From Your Oven

Chapter 11: Party Snacks That Cook While You’re Getting Ready

Chapter 12: Breakfasts Worth Waking Up For

Chapter 13: Decadent Desserts and Delightful Drinks

Acknowledgments

About the Author

Index