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The One-Pot Gourmet - 125 Simply Delicious Dinners
by Pat Dailey
Lark Books
ISBN 1-57990-647-8
Published March 2005 - Softcover - 192 pages - $14.95

One-pot dishes are my specialty (I cook for one so it's much easier and more efficient) so when I came across this book, I was more than delighted.  And, one-pot dishes don't have to be just meat and potatoes or rice and a vegetable or two.  No sir.  One-pot dishes can either be a pot or a pan used on top of the stove, a casserole cooked in the oven, a wok, or a crockpot.  Author Pat Dailey offers the following categories: Dinner in a Bowl (Soups, Chilis & Gumbos); Speedy Dinners; Dinners in the Oven; Chicken & Turkey for Dinner; Meaty Dinners; Seafood Dinners; Pasta Dinners, and Mostly Meatless Dinners.  Recipes include, among others: Crab, Shrimp & Corn Chowder; Sante Fe Chicken with Black Beans, Corn & Poblanos; Beer & Chili Braised Beef Brisket; White Bean, Chicken & Sausage Cassoulet; Italian Fish Stew with Vinegar-Glazed Leeks & Onions; Pasta Paella, and Peppery Chickpea & Okra Stew.  Scrumptuously tempting.  Each recipe gives preparation time, cooking time, and yield.  There's also a U.S./metric conversion chart.  Not illustrated and no nutritional guides but loads of practical information.
Conclusion - Extremely useful and great ideas.  I know I'm going to get a lot of use out of it.