Tantalizing and foolproof recipes for everything from starters and snacks to sides and desserts.

With both vegetarianism and slow cookers being mainstream, the timing is perfect for a new slow cooker book which includes both. As usual, Judith Finlayson has developed mouth-watering recipes with broad appeal that address a wide variety of needs -- from great family fare to more sophisticated dishes for entertaining.

Full color throughout, it features not only traditional recipes and updated classics but also more exotic dishes that reflect our increasingly multicultural society. Vegetarians, vegans and even flexitarians will also be inspired. There are more than 130 vegan friendly recipes that have been identified for easy access and over 200 recipes in total.

Some of the tantalizing recipes are:
Onion-soused beans
Braised tomato bruschetta
Wild mushroom soup with miso
Smoky tomato soup with cheesy crostini
Broccoli and cheddar cheese cake
Caramelized onion quiche
Leek and potato cobbler with stilton
Wheat berry ragout
Vegetable biriyani
Butter bean and barley risotto.

From family favorites to exotic dishes, these recipes will inspire both full-time and occasional vegetarians to pull out their slow cookers. Any home cook can prepare delicious vegetarian fare with minimum attention and maximum certainty of success with Finlayson's recipes.

Judith Finlayson is a Toronto based food writer, journalist and author with a life-long love of cooking. Her slow cooker books have sold more than 500,000 copies. Among her many books are The Best Diabetes Slow Cooker Recipes; 175 Essential Slow Cooker Classics; The Healthy Slow Cooker; 125 Best Vegetarian Slow Cooker Recipes; and The Convenience Cook.

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This book allows anyone to prepare healthy and delicious menus with minimum attention and certain success.

Living Green Magazine

The Vegetarian Slow Cooker is a must-have for people who are looking to reduce their meat consumption and still have quick and easy to prepare meals.... The recipes are very easy to follow and the instructions are well written.... There are a great variety of recipes included that will please both adults and children.

BlogCritics.org

This book is packed full of recipes that you can make using your slow cooker! Have to love easy cooking... The Vegetarian Slow Cooker contains tantalizing and foolproof recipes in chapters including: Bread and Breakfast, Starters and Snacks, Soups, Fondues and Savories, Mostly Veggies, Pasta and Grains, and Desserts.... This book is full of everything, great colorful glossy pages of photos, tips, I would recommend it to those looking for more vegetarian recipes.

Mommy I'm Hungry Blog (www.ldylvbgr.blogspot.com)

It is most timely that Finlayson's tenth cookbook will appeal to a wide range of tastes including the flexitarian, a sometime vegetarian.

Hamilton Spectator

A pretty pleasing book for us to experiment with.

Cookbook Digest