As far as one pot recipes this book has so many delicious looking recipes i cant wait to try. It has a little bit of everything. You can never have too many recipe books so if your the type who loves easy one pot recipes and dying to try some new recipes definitely check this out. I mean seriously only 5 ingredients and you get an amazing dinner without the hard work.

I have a very small kitchen, so I love the concept of one-pot cooking. I really liked the overview of the pots and pans used in the recipes. Since my small kitchen contains almost no storage, it’s nice to know that I already have the tools. The basic list of ingredients is great too. I always try to have extra ingredients on hand to throw something together and a lot of these recipes have common ingredients. There’s also tips, swaps, and variations in the notes which are nice for beginners or picky eaters. Another useful thing that I wish more recipe collections would have is the cookware needed and dietary restrictions are easily seen right under the recipe name.

*i received a copy of this book from netgalley in exchange for my review

I really loved the 5-Ingredient One-Pot Cookbook by Linda Kurniadi as her cookbook is perfect for both novice and seasoned cooks. Why? Her recipes written well enough that a novice cook should have success in the kitchen while seasoned cooks can use her recipes to whip us a quick meal using pantry staples. In fact, I did just that tonight as I prepared her Corn Chowder recipe using ingredients I had in my pantry. You will find a photo of the prepared soup using her recipe included with my review. Her recipe called for using 2 cups of vegetable broth, which I didn't have, so used chicken broth instead. The Corn Chowder recipe turned out delish and was the perfect meal as it's cold outside. The Corn Chowder can be prepared using a stockpot or slow cooker. I used a stockpot to prepare the soup.

Other recipes you'll find in her cookbook include:

Caramelized Onion and Potato Frittata
Mu Shu Pork Tacos
Red Pepper Risotto
Chicken Maderia
Peppercorn Pork Chops
Not-Your-Usual Caesar Salad
Garlic Parmesan Chicken Wings
Easy Roasted Salmon
Elegant Tuna Salad

Each recipe includes nutritional information, which I really like, as I am trying to eat healthier. Being able to select recipes based on nutrition information makes keeping to my healthy diet much easier.

Throughout her cookbook you will find plenty of color photos illustrating the recipes.

At the beginning of her cookbook the author writes about the ease of one pot cooking, the types of cookware used to prepare one pot recipes, and includes a section called Pantry Staples.

Her book is broken down into chapters called:

Skillet and Saute Pan
Saucepan and Stockpot
Dutch Oven
Sheet Pan
Baking Dish
Roasting Pan
No-Cook Bowl

At the end of her book is a chapter called The Dirty Dozen and the Clean.Fifteen. The author lists produce that falls into the Dirty Dozen which the author recommends be bought as organic produce. The Clean Fifteen lists produce that are least critical to buy as organic produce.

Overall, this is an excellent cookbook that will serve almost any cook well.

Recommend.

Review written after downloading a galley from NetGalley.

This provides exactly what it promises, and a little more - an array of recipes that can be thrown together in "one pot" (which ranges from actual pot, to a baking sheet to a Dutch oven, among others), with plenty of tips thrown in to help boost one's general cooking skills. My one quibble would be that I would have liked to see a few more vegetarian recipes, but one the other hand, I can't fault it for working to offer up a diverse array of meals to choose from. Overall, a good book to reach for on a busy weeknight.

The 5-Ingredient One Pot Cookbook is a very basic set of recipes that will simplify meals for us ancients and provide basic instruction for new cooks. I find that I am spending more time cooking in my cast iron, including the dutch oven, than I ever found time to do, before. I rarely get out the crock pot any longer, and have taken the Instant Pot off of my wish list. ANd this cookbook will be a perfect gift for my great-nieces and nephews.

I received a free electronic copy of this cook book from Netgalley, Linda Kurniadi and Rockridge Press in exchange for an honest review. Thank you all for sharing your hard work with me.

In spite of its faults, this cookbook is probably an excellent starter cookbook for very busy cooks who want to get meals on the table in a hurry.

Its faults, however, are many.

It's gimmicky in that it cashes in on current trends to repackage stuff that's familiar. With the rage for"one pot cooking" we get casseroles, basic stir-fries, and roasts, all wrapped up in this new term. While I have no problem with pointing out that these things use one pot, this isn't a new thing.

The second trend it cashes in on is "five-ingredient cooking." While it does a better job than so simple cookbooks I've seen, it uses things like condensed soup and frozen vegetable medleys or mirepoix to get under the limit. It feels forced.

Finally there's "healthy." The author even writes a healthy cooking blog and talks about how cooking at home is an alternative to less healthy take out. But then recipes use condensed soup or there's another recipe that has almost nothing but frozen ingredients in it. While many recipes do rely on fresh ingredients, I felt as if it was no more healthy than other cookbooks that don't proclaim this so loudly.

On the good side most of the recipes look good. She has good, if basic, information on buying the different pans used and each recipe has nutrition information for it.

If you know a beginning cook, this is probably a good choice of a cookbook.