Slow Cooker Chicken Merlot With Mushrooms

[wendelah1]

This recipe is from Lora Brody's "Slow Cooker Cooking," 2001; however, with one minor change, it is identical to the recipe in "Better Homes and Gardens: New Flavors for Your Crockery Cooker," 1998. Did Lora think we wouldn't notice?

( Slow Cooker Chicken Merlot With Mushrooms )

Slow Cooker Risotto

[wendelah1]

Another recipe from Lora Brody's "Slow Cooker Cooking." This couldn't be easier and it gets you away from that dreadful stirring thing you have to do to make risotto on a stovetop.


1/4 C. olive oil

2 shallots, peeled and minced

1 1/4 C. arborio rice

1/4 C. dry white wine

3 3/4 C. chicken broth

1 t. salt

1/2 or 2/3 C. freshly grated Parmesan cheese, preferably Parmigiano-Reggiano

Heat the oil in a small saute pan over medium heat, and sauté the shallots until they have softened. Scrape them into the insert (or bowl) of the slow cooker. If your microwave oven is large enough to hold the slow-cooker insert, place the oil and shallots in the insert, cover with the lid or a flat plate, place in microwave and cook on high for 4 to 5 minutes.

Toss rice in the insert to coat it with oil. Stir in wine, broth and salt. Cover and cook on High for about 2 hours or until all liquid is absorbed. Just before serving, stir in the cheese.

Makes 4 generous servings.

Salmon cooking

[chessbot]

Hey all,

I'm not sure this is appropriate, but yell at me and I'll delete it, I guess.

One of my projects for the summer is learning to cook salmon. (Well, really any fish, but I like salmon a lot.) Anyone have suggestions for good, reasonably quick recipes? I'm working full-time so I can marinate all day but don't have that much time to cook in the evenings. Thanks!