Fellow parents and accidental amateur chefs,

 

I'm a busy dad with a full schedule, questionable knife skills, and a deep love for meals that don’t require 47 pans and a culinary degree. That’s where soups, stews, and chowders come in—a.k.a. the holy trinity of “throw it in a pot and pray.”

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Whether you're feeding picky kids, raiding the fridge for leftovers, or just trying to make something warm and edible before bedtime chaos begins, this is your one-pot stop. Some of these recipes are delicious enough to double as bribes. Others are sneaky veggie delivery systems. All of them are easy, comforting, and tested on small, brutally honest humans.

 

So grab your biggest pot, lower your expectations just a tad, and let’s make dinner that (probably) won’t end in a cereal backup plan.