Cooking for one - please share recipes and tip

DapperButch · 11-25-2012, 03:23 PM

TF has gotten into the habit of cooking meals for me and for her son in advance for the week, when she has some extra time on a Sunday (usually twice a month). She makes 3-4 different meals that I rotate throughout the week. If I have anything left, I put them in the freezer. I then rotate some in from the freezer periodically. It took her QUITE a while to learn to cook small amounts, but she has it down now.

She cooks vegan + fish (for me), but cooks fish, chicken, and ground turkey meat for her son.

She is actually off at the store right now. Have I ever mentioned how awesome she is ???

On the weeks she doesn't cook I buy/eat those Amy's TV dinners. They are good and Amy has about 5 different vegan meals I can eat. I am pretty easy when it comes to food in terms of I can eat the same thing over and over.

Maybe she will come in and share her ideas as she can cook several meals in an afternoon. It is high quality stuff too...she is the fastest chef I have ever seen! She cooks similarly to you, DWM, your first meal is something I could see her making (minus the butter). You guys seem to have a similar style.

DapperButch · 11-25-2012, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DapperButch

It took her QUITE a while to learn to cook small amounts, but she has it down now.

She is actually off at the store right now. Have I ever mentioned how awesome she is ???

Two things:

1) This girl cooked 4 meals in 2.5 hours.

Fast. Fast. Fast.

2) I lied about the whole learned to cook in small amounts! Two of the meals are large. She is going to put pictures in one of the other food threads of what she just made.

Sweet Bliss · 04-03-2013, 01:30 AM

There are several things to do to ensure a good meal. Make sure you get plenty of fresh food. At least half of what you eat should be raw.

I used to make tv dinners for a nurse friend. The next best thing would be a pot luck tv dinner party. Invite friends to make their fav dish and you can divy up the food so every one can have meals ready in the freezer.

my famous meatloaf starts with hamburger...2lbs
box of stuffing smashed up
2 scrambled raw eggs
minced onion
1 shredded carrot
garlic powder

mix all together bake at 350 for about an hour

or put in slow cooker

Sweet Bliss · 04-03-2013, 04:40 PM

quick way to cook pasta without making a mess.

boil the water.
when boiling add pasta.
let boil up again (will cool off a bit)
let boil UNCOVERED for about 3 or 4 minutes
TURN OFF BURNER. Cover. let stand for 10 to 20 minutes.
check every five for tenderness.

Drain well, run under cold water to stop the cooking process.
Put in regular large bowl.
Put one Tablespoon of olive oil in pasta, mix well Stops them from sticking.

You are ready to use it in any recipe or store in fridge.

Sweet Bliss · 04-03-2013, 04:46 PM

quicky casserole

2 cups of leftover meat from other meals (chicken, beef, fish, pork what ever)
one can of fav canned soup (creamed)
2 cups cooked pasta
2 cups chopped veggies

Heat soup, add meat till hot, add veggies pasta. Heat until all are hot, stir well during process.

Voila' dinner in a pot. Add fresh salad on the side.

OR you can mix all this stuff cold in the am. Put in crock pot on low, or fridge for later. If you put it in the fridge, come home put in oven and cook for 35/45 minutes. Hot meal!

Luckydwg07 · 04-03-2013, 07:11 PM

A canned of smoked kippers and crackers (plate optional)

thats a quickie.... here a sitdown meal
Take the time.. Slaw salad cut thinly with a sharp knife. NOW garlic ,salt, oil & vinegar to taste together and thru with hand.
Jasamine rice (brown rice optional)
Spanish chicken.... garlic clove,oregano,salt, pepper in a motar &pistle (mash up and rub on chicken)
start the cooking..o/oil & chopped onions til starting translucentcy..add chicken parts to brownTHEN....
tomatoe puree and paste to thicken along with olives w/penentos
cook it all on simmer & a top.
add tomato sauce or chix broth if it gets dry/thick WATCH TOO MUCH HEAT DOESN'T DO. SIMMER IS BEST
sauce should be liquid but not watery.
Plate with or on top of rice. Slaw served up cold with tomatoe slices on top. avocado slice on the side optional

Luckydwg07 · 04-03-2013, 07:17 PM

So much better the next day....

11-25-2012, 03:23 PM	#1
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04-03-2013, 07:11 PM	#6
Luckydwg07 Member How Do You Identify?: Yes Ma'am! Butchiness- hard shell candy with a soft center Relationship Status: I've bee found-Life has new meaning to me Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: yankee in southern waters Posts: 352 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 685 Thanked 312 Times in 136 Posts Rep Power: 2730229	Good for ya too! A canned of smoked kippers and crackers (plate optional) thats a quickie.... here a sitdown meal Take the time.. Slaw salad cut thinly with a sharp knife. NOW garlic ,salt, oil & vinegar to taste together and thru with hand. Jasamine rice (brown rice optional) Spanish chicken.... garlic clove,oregano,salt, pepper in a motar &pistle (mash up and rub on chicken) start the cooking..o/oil & chopped onions til starting translucentcy..add chicken parts to brownTHEN.... tomatoe puree and paste to thicken along with olives w/penentos cook it all on simmer & a top. add tomato sauce or chix broth if it gets dry/thick WATCH TOO MUCH HEAT DOESN'T DO. SIMMER IS BEST sauce should be liquid but not watery. Plate with or on top of rice. Slaw served up cold with tomatoe slices on top. avocado slice on the side optional __________________ Dogs' Lives are too Short. Their Only Fault Really. Agnos Sligh Turnbull

04-03-2013, 07:17 PM	#7
Luckydwg07 Member How Do You Identify?: Yes Ma'am! Butchiness- hard shell candy with a soft center Relationship Status: I've bee found-Life has new meaning to me Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: yankee in southern waters Posts: 352 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 685 Thanked 312 Times in 136 Posts Rep Power: 2730229	leftovers So much better the next day.... __________________ Dogs' Lives are too Short. Their Only Fault Really. Agnos Sligh Turnbull

04-03-2013, 01:30 AM	#3
Sweet Bliss Senior Member How Do You Identify?: I Am Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: solo Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: the Beach, Pacific side Posts: 4,160 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,354 Thanked 7,268 Times in 2,159 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	There are several things to do to ensure a good meal. Make sure you get plenty of fresh food. At least half of what you eat should be raw. I used to make tv dinners for a nurse friend. The next best thing would be a pot luck tv dinner party. Invite friends to make their fav dish and you can divy up the food so every one can have meals ready in the freezer. my famous meatloaf starts with hamburger...2lbs box of stuffing smashed up 2 scrambled raw eggs minced onion 1 shredded carrot garlic powder mix all together bake at 350 for about an hour or put in slow cooker

04-03-2013, 04:40 PM	#4
Sweet Bliss Senior Member How Do You Identify?: I Am Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: solo Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: the Beach, Pacific side Posts: 4,160 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,354 Thanked 7,268 Times in 2,159 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	quick way to cook pasta without making a mess. boil the water. when boiling add pasta. let boil up again (will cool off a bit) let boil UNCOVERED for about 3 or 4 minutes TURN OFF BURNER. Cover. let stand for 10 to 20 minutes. check every five for tenderness. Drain well, run under cold water to stop the cooking process. Put in regular large bowl. Put one Tablespoon of olive oil in pasta, mix well Stops them from sticking. You are ready to use it in any recipe or store in fridge.

04-03-2013, 04:46 PM	#5
Sweet Bliss Senior Member How Do You Identify?: I Am Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: solo Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: the Beach, Pacific side Posts: 4,160 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,354 Thanked 7,268 Times in 2,159 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	quicky casserole 2 cups of leftover meat from other meals (chicken, beef, fish, pork what ever) one can of fav canned soup (creamed) 2 cups cooked pasta 2 cups chopped veggies Heat soup, add meat till hot, add veggies pasta. Heat until all are hot, stir well during process. Voila' dinner in a pot. Add fresh salad on the side. OR you can mix all this stuff cold in the am. Put in crock pot on low, or fridge for later. If you put it in the fridge, come home put in oven and cook for 35/45 minutes. Hot meal!