Antony's Slow Cooking: 100 easy recipes for the slow cooker, the oven and the hob

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Roll the beef in the seasoned flour and fry in the butter, over a high heat, until golden on all sides. Why not consider getting the old casserole pot out and start slow-cooking the sort of traditional meals that we used to enjoy when ready-meals weren’t around? By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.

So far I’ve made a Cauliflower and Potato Spice Soup which, with a little less liquid, did double duty as a curry with rice, a take on Beef Bourguignon and, most controversial of all, a self-saucing chocolate pudding. This is one of three cookbooks that I read recently where there wasn't one recipe I would consider trying.When making dishes with mince such as cottage pie, bolognese, lasagne and so on, you can substitute half of the mince for lentils – this way the meal will be healthy and also cheaper, making your mince go twice as far. There was little sauce/gravy to be seen, and it looked flavourless, however, this was a classic case of ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’: it was absolutely delicious.

I’ve made a couple of traditional changes which I think enhance this classic – red peppers and gherkins. There is a book and AWT branded pressure cooker opportunity here, and I only expect a few thousand quids for the idea! You’ll find the recipe here but it’s a basic cake mixture with a bit more flour added, then some milk to make it sloppier – in fact, I think it could have done with being a bit less sloppy, but it did have the finished texture of a squishy steamed pudding rather than cake. All slow cookers tested have three heat settings (high, low and auto), a toughened glass lid and a power indicator light. Antony has also written numerous bestselling books, including Real Family Food, Fast Family Food and Antony Makes it Easy for Mitchell Beazley.What tips would you give, as I have to leave mine on for 9hrs+ due to working day and no way of getting home at lunchtime to switch it on then. Add some chopped kalamata olives, a tin of chopped tomatoes, 180ml water and a can of borlotti beans.

It’s perfect comfort food for this time of year,” he explains, “summer food is harder to do in a slow cooker; casseroles and stew type dishes work best and you can get lots of flavour from adding veg. His root vegetables are placed against the inside walls of the slow-cooker (close to the heating element) so they’ll cook faster and more evenly. I find brassicas hard to grow and someone told me to stamp them in when you plant them, they don’t like loose soil.As our lives become ever more hectic, what could be better than leaving your evening meal cooking all day while you're out?