One-Pot Favorites

One-Pot Favorites
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Mothers & Daughters
By Judy DeCarlo

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.
~Thomas Edison

I sure didn't buy it for the love of cooking. Meal planning and preparation were things I did more out of duty than pleasure. At the time, our daughters Christine and Mary were about nine and seven. They needed healthy, homemade meals, while I wanted them fast and easy. I was also in the throes of a mild addiction to televised home shopping.

So when I saw a "one-pot" cookbook offered on TV, I grabbed the phone and ordered one. The book had recipes for seemingly luscious meals with creative names that I was sure my family would love. (Keep reading)