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is National Soup Month and National Slow Cooking Month. Busy schedules can make meal planning difficult. The
<a href="https://mel.org/welcome" target="_blank">Michigan eLibrary</a> (MeL) can provide meal ideas and recipes to help save time.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-f6h" target="_blank">MasterFILE Complete</a> is loaded with soup recipes. For a trip across the globe, "<a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=2f75af65-02ae-36ce-a3ce-bb615330f7dc" target="_blank">Sip
on Soups</a>" from <a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edspub&AN=edp100439832&site=pfi-live" target="_blank">
<i>Seema</i></a> has recipes from chefs at restaurants in Dubai and India. "<a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=f3a57b4d-b07f-327c-bde2-34f4bf5c0cc0" target="_blank">The Wonderful World of Chicken Soup</a>" in
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<i>Eating Well</i></a> also offers recipes from across cultures, taking traditional recipes from locales such as Colombia, Sri Lanka, The Philippines, and Iran to put a different spin on a classic. If Italian soup is more to your liking, "<a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=3d237476-0c50-3309-9b22-ae303ef6f858" target="_blank">A
Bowl of Soup</a>" in <a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edspub&AN=edp15931262&site=pfi-live" target="_blank">
<i>Italia!</i></a> provides several tasty options.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Slow cooker meal prep can keep families eating meals together even on the most hectic days. The
<a href="https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=ebsco-e700xna" target="_blank">
eBook Public Library Collection</a> has recipe books such as <a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=ac8fe4f2-48d8-3fc1-b8e3-5228f3ab0641" target="_blank">
<i>Busy-Day Slow Cooking Cookbook</i></a>, <a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=76360354-ebea-3e71-b5d3-cd8296c1c58d" target="_blank">
<i>Slow Cook Modern: 200 Recipes for the Way We Eat Today</i></a>, and <a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=b11c5eea-69bc-32e8-ad48-83c59318919a" target="_blank">
<i>Cooking Light Slow-Cooker Tonight!: 140 Delicious Weeknight Recipes That Practically Cook Themselves</i></a>. Magazines in
<a href="https://mel.org/welcome" target="_blank">MeL</a> offer meal options such as frittata, macaroni and cheese, and chili in "<a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=8d3b8bbb-73a0-3b5c-b4cf-b7558cd428d3" target="_blank">Scrumptious Slow
Cooker Recipes</a>" and "<a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=ca36f1cf-366d-34f5-9d25-e86c2aef7756" target="_blank">Slow-Cooked to Perfection</a>."<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For those who are curious about uses for their slow cookers beyond meals,
<a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edspub&AN=edp71493&site=pfi-live" target="_blank">
<i>Australian Women’s Weekly</i></a> has curated recipes for a variety of condiments such as bacon jam and orange marmalade in "<a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=5b7f77c1-2b9e-3321-b330-c76fe064ee0d" target="_blank">Slow-Cooker Preserves</a>."
<a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edspub&AN=edp18961746&site=pfi-live" target="_blank">
<i>War Cry</i></a> includes an easy recipe to make <a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=2bee7411-6490-3198-8e3e-50f4937eaf9d" target="_blank">
apple cider</a>. Dessert recipes are offered in "<a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=1a0006c2-e7cb-3c63-9374-1f87b14bbdcb" target="_blank">Sweet As . . .</a>" in
<a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edspub&AN=edp8603&site=pfi-live" target="_blank">
<i>Australian House & Garden</i></a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If time is an issue and you have a pressure cooker, it can speed up the cooking process. They can also be used to make yogurt and quickly cook rice, according to "<a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=cd3ea83a-ee92-31af-a74d-b76aeaecd346" target="_blank">Do
More With . . . Your Instant Pot</a>" in <a href="http://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?database=consumerreports" target="_blank">
<i>Consumer Reports</i></a>. If you have never used a slow cooker or a pressure cooker, "<a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=ac1c355b-a96a-3b6e-bc08-5a05cec2ee12" target="_blank">Slow vs Fast</a>" in
<a href="https://auth.mel.org/newera/check-direct?url=https://widgets.ebscohost.com/prod/customerspecific/mel/auth.php?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edspub&AN=edp10033&site=pfi-live" target="_blank">
<i>Better Homes and Gardens</i></a> explains the difference between the two options and provides tips and tricks, as well as
<a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=49f4dd70-c24c-34bd-ab1e-961714260507" target="_blank">
recipes</a> using both methods.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Libraries can offer programming to get patrons involved in meal preparation by inviting an expert guest to teach about freezer meals. You might also consider adding popular small appliances to a
<a href="https://research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=517d4686-1ecc-37dc-8b3d-536a40958b2b" target="_blank">
Library of Things</a>. No matter how you decide to incorporate cooking into your library’s offerings, there is an abundance of information to help you get started in the
<a href="https://mel.org/az.php" target="_blank">MeL eResources</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>If you have any MeL eResources questions or issues, contact
</b><a href="mailto:melerhelp@mcls.org"><b>melerhelp@mcls.org</b></a><b> for help.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Brought to you by <b>Laura Warren-Gross</b> from the MeL Team. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Supporting Michigan Libraries by Putting You First. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Want more information on MeL?<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span> Stay tuned for the next MeL Minute available on many Michigan library listservs, visit<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><a href="http://mel.org/" target="_blank">http://mel.org</a>,
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<p class="MsoNormal">MeL eResources are available to Michigan residents or for Michigan library or school access only. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Library of Michigan.<o:p></o:p></p>
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