As the chief cook and bottle washer of Carter Family, Inc., over the years, I have acquired a substantial collection of cookbooks.

Many have called it an addiction.

These books take up a good portion of my kitchen countertop and include everything from Southern Living’s finest, to how to cook old-world Italian, to a wonderful collection of recipes from the ladies at my church.

You can always tell the cookbooks that I used frequently: Their pages are bent, the sport the occasional food stain, they are worn from being opened and closed so often and, they get real dirty.

Sure, there are also some clean ones — those coffee table style cookbooks — but they are ones for show or for reading pleasure, but not for daily use.

Honestly, I won’t be make pecan-mustard glazed grouper anytime soon.

But I’m always on the lookout for another cookbook that I can place in our mealtime rotation.

This week I found one.

Elizabeth Yarnell’s Glorious One-Pot Meals is a terrific addition to any kitchen — but you’ll need a Dutch oven.

I know, you’re rolling your eyes right now and resisting the urge to send me an e-mail about your contempt for cast iron.

Don’t.

Instead, head down to the local sporting goods store and get the biggest, meanest ol’ cast iron Dutch oven you can find; then, grab some good cooking oil, season that puppy and get to work — because you absolutely have to try Yarnell’s recipe for Shrimp Masala with Rice.

Or her Santa Fe Chicken.

And I can honestly say I’m ready to honor her All-American Pot Roast with some type of award that includes a golden statue and a live, televised audience.

One-Pot meals is a simple, easy to use guide from an author who didn’t want to spend that long in the kitchen.