Just finished going through this cookbook from cover to cover. Picked it up at the library. Love it already, although I've not yet tried cooking anything. Been looking for a collection of hearty one-dish meals with a focus on rice/beans and/or veggie/grains and so far this is the closest to what I imagined, with classics such as chicken pot pie thrown in. Love Shulman's tips for preparing ahead and how to use leftovers. Can't wait to try these recipes! Will write a real review once I've cooked o More...

I like to spend Sunday afternoons cooking up a giant pot of something divinely satisfying for the week. This book fits the bill for lots of great, simple and delicious recipes; I especially appreciate that there is a minimum of hard-to-find ingredients. Most of these dishes simply require some chopping and assembly, from there they basically cook themselves.