The One-pot Gourmet

Of course one-pot meals are simple to prepare and make cleaning easy, but these 125 delicious recipes--beautifully presented on appealing and contemporary pages filled with hot colors, cool line drawings, and great graphic designs--reach unsurpassed levels of elegance.

They're for sophisticated home chefs who want to go beyond the casserole and cook with style.

So, what's for dinner?

Those who seek supper in a bowl will find options such as Lentil and Sausage Soup with Feta and Mint.

Meat-eaters' mouths will water over baked Cornbread-Stuffed Pork Chops with Vidalia Onion Sauce.

Memorable meals like luscious Red Snapper Creole will have seafood lovers salivating.

Vegetarians can guiltlessly dig into a Ratatouille accented with black olives, capers, and goat cheese, served in a crisp bread shell.

All recipes include prep and cooking times, and offer substitutions when appropriate.