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    Cioppino: The Other San Francisco Treat

    Cioppino: The Other San Francisco Treat

    This Italian fish stew is warming in the winter, but it’s a great summer dish when served with salad or fresh bread because it uses seasonal seafood, shellfish, and produce. Use your slow cooker to keep the heat in your pot and out of your kitchen.

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    Slow Cooked Sunday Short Ribs

    Slow Cooked Sunday Short Ribs

    Short ribs marinated in red wine and herbs shine after slow cooking all day. Make enough for leftovers — they’re perfect for topping pasta or adding to lasagna.

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    Slow Cooked Cowboy Style Chili

    Slow Cooked Cowboy Style Chili

    If you keep your pantry stocked with staples, it’s a cinch to put this together in about 30 minutes and let it simmer all day.

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    Soup and Sandwich and Slow Cooker — A Great Meal Combo

    Soup and Sandwich and Slow Cooker — A Great Meal Combo

    This soup-and-sandwich combo is easy to create. Older kids can come home from school to warm the soup and grill the sandwich for a delicious, satisfying meal.

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    Classic Coq au Vin

    Classic Coq au Vin

    Traditionally, stews were made in large heavy pots buried in the coals of a fireplace that cooked all day. Today, we have the luxury of using a slow cooker to braise our stews largely unattended.

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    Fuller's ESB and Espresso-Marinated Short Ribs—A Full-Flavored Experience

    Fuller's ESB and Espresso-Marinated Short Ribs—A Full-Flavored Experience

    These full-flavored espresso-marinated ribs call for a full-bodied beer to pair with. Fuller’s ESB is up to the task.

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    Here's the Beef

    Here's the Beef

    As I mentioned in my last eBook — Praise the Lard — there has never been a better time in recent years in the United States to source your own local ingredients and adopt a Mediterranean approach and lifestyle for shopping, cooking, and eating.

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    Shredded Slow Cooker Chicken with BBQ Sauce

    Shredded Slow Cooker Chicken with BBQ Sauce

    Bottom line: Good barbecue doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact, what gets lost in what we can call the commercialization of home barbecue is that the key ingredient is patience, not corn syrup.

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    Life & Limb and Sweet Potato Soup

    Life & Limb and Sweet Potato Soup

    Sweet or spicy alone can overwhelm, but they pair beautifully. Today Food Thinkers introduces the latest Dogfish Head Brewery and Sierra Nevada Brewing collaboration, Life & Limb, with a black bean and sweet potato soup.

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    For Some of The Best Chili, Think … Cincinnati?

    For Some of The Best Chili, Think … Cincinnati?

    Cincinnati-style chili is a unique regional dish that is best cooked slowly in a crock pot or slow cooker to maximize the sweet and spicy flavorings.

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