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01-21-2008, 01:21 PM | #1 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: europe
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| cooking for ONE i love to cook, but cooking for one is soo hard. I always have leftovers and end up throwing them away any yummy recipes, good for one meal??
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01-21-2008, 01:44 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida
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| GOSH ....Your right that is hard. I even have a hard time cooking for just hubby and I. I like to just freeze things when it is too much food so it makes for a quick meal one day when I get home late or seem to be running behind in life which seems to always be happening - LOL!!
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01-21-2008, 02:06 PM | #3 |
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| I usually try to make meals that will give me one or two leftover meals. You can always just codense recipes down to one portion.
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01-21-2008, 02:10 PM | #4 |
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| Rachel Ray has a cookbook out 2,4,6,8 The numbers stand for how many the meal will feed. I love it. As I too have lots of left overs when I cook and dbf doesnt eat left overs (he's weird i know) |
01-21-2008, 03:58 PM | #5 |
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| Good question! My husband is out of town for awhile and I went to the store and stocked up on canned soup and frozen dinners. |
01-21-2008, 04:15 PM | #6 |
YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Long Island, New York
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| I find that I have been using my slow cooker a great deal. For instance, some of our favorites are lentil soup, pea soup, vegetable soup, pulled pork (husband likes this) etc. I find that it is easier to cook like this, especially in the winter, and then freeze portions for later use. Sample Soup Recipe for you: one medium onion 3 or 4 gloves of garlic 4-6 cans of vegetable or chicken broth 1 pkg of lentils 1/4 pkg of sliced baby peeled carrots 1 tablespoon of oil (optional - I use Pam oil spray on the bottom of the pot) 1/4 sliced red bell pepper salt and pepper There you have a basic soup recipe. You can substitute vegetables, or make this a pea soup and add potatoes. When I am home I put the slow cooker on high for about 4 hours. I cook rice or pasta on the side and added to the soup you have a meal in itself. Enjoy! |
01-21-2008, 04:18 PM | #7 |
Kyle Plus 3 Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Washington, DC
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| I think if you put one of those mini slow cookers, you could come up with a lot of single serving recipes. Also pastas are another easy meal to portion.
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01-21-2008, 06:17 PM | #8 |
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| I've been trying to use my crock pot a lot more too. I have a 2quart I think. Actually, I'm about to eat a dinner I cooked in it today...I'm hoping it turned out good! I should have two leftover meals from it which I do purposely so I'm not cooking every meal. I need something fast to eat for lunch.
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01-21-2008, 06:25 PM | #9 |
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| I too am in the same situation and like other I freeze as much as I can. Also, try getting some already cooked rotisserie chicken from the grocery store and make a different meals out of it everyday. For example, one day make chicken tacos, one day put it in a salad, one day make it a chicken sandwich, etc. |
01-21-2008, 07:07 PM | #10 |
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| I buy frozen chicken tenderloins (not cooked or breaded) and keep them in the freezer, I pull out one serving (3), thaw them in the microwave and use them for a one meal stir fry, fajitas, toss it in with pasta, saute them in a pan with mushrooms, or even make a chicken sandwich with them.
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