Effie May's One Pot Suppers by Isabelle Molerio As I sat on a stool next to the stove I watched Effie lovingly prepare all our family meals each and every day. It was no frills cooking, using only the very essential tools. Some pots and pans, a pressure cooker that exploded on a regular basis, some wooden spoons, a few knives, a hand grater for cheeses and vegetables, mortar and pestle for crushing spices, and not much more. With these essential items she created meals I continue to long for, and recreate to this day. A lot of these meals were what she'd call her one-pot suppers. There was always a crowd to feed at our house and one-pot dishes worked well with unexpected visitors. Effie's kitchen had six mouths to feed on a full time basis, and the doorbell was always ringing with a visiting grandparent, aunt or uncle, and usually a friend of mine or my brother's dropping by for dinner. And, let me not forget the family dog and three cats. Needless to say there were rarely leftovers.

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