Cooking for one - please share recipes and tip

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....

Luckydwg07 · 04-03-2013, 07:31 PM

My Mom had a book on Tapas from Spain. I tried to steal it but I got busted.
Needless to say I'm ordering my copy.

I think little morsels of food are tastie and just enough...the nice thing is you can have as many different taste as you want.
Vino complements nicely

pop them in ur lunch pail too.

Sweet Bliss · 04-03-2013, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Luckydwg07

My Mom had a book on Tapas from Spain. I tried to steal it but I got busted.
Needless to say I'm ordering my copy.

I think little morsels of food are tastie and just enough...the nice thing is you can have as many different taste as you want.
Vino complements nicely

pop them in ur lunch pail too.

Yer're killin' me here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sweet Bliss · 04-09-2013, 11:52 AM

Cooking for one or two is a problem for lots of folks. Another problem I have run into is folks who will not eat leftovers... really? leftovers taste better than the first servings.

So here are a few other ideas that occured to me.

Get a group of friends together and do a reverse potluck. Everyone brings a dish (main course) enough for all who attend... then divide the spoils. That way you only cook one main dish and get several in return. Even if you only did it once a month, it would cut down on meals eaten out or drive thru crap. There are lots of recipes out there for dishes that can be made ahead and frozen.

I used to have a stash of recipes that you can make ahead and just add a few fresh ingredients, and voila` instant food. Check your local library.

Another idea is to cook up your meats ahead of time. Since meat usually takes the longest to cook, doing it ahead will cut your cook time. Just add fresh or frozen veggies. The more fresh/raw food you add to your meals, the less you have to cook at all.

Cook potatoes in a crock pot, you can use them for hashbrowns, mashed, throw in quick soups, potatoe pancakes. Throw some yams in there too.

Cook a pot of beans, divide up and freeze.

You could also start a group that meets once a week at each other's home, share a meal, and cut costs for food and prep time.

So Monday go to Fran's house for chinese, Tuesday go to Mike's for grilled chicken, Wednesday go to Lila's for her famous swedish meatballs, you get the idea. That way you only cook ONE DAY A WEEK... Bam. homecooked meals, you can't beat that.....

04-03-2013, 07:11 PM	#1
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	#2
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, 07:31 PM	#3
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	Ahh Spanish influence! Yum!! My Mom had a book on Tapas from Spain. I tried to steal it but I got busted. Needless to say I'm ordering my copy. I think little morsels of food are tastie and just enough...the nice thing is you can have as many different taste as you want. Vino complements nicely pop them in ur lunch pail too. __________________ Dogs' Lives are too Short. Their Only Fault Really. Agnos Sligh Turnbull

04-09-2013, 11:52 AM	#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	Cooking for one or two is a problem for lots of folks. Another problem I have run into is folks who will not eat leftovers... really? leftovers taste better than the first servings. So here are a few other ideas that occured to me. Get a group of friends together and do a reverse potluck. Everyone brings a dish (main course) enough for all who attend... then divide the spoils. That way you only cook one main dish and get several in return. Even if you only did it once a month, it would cut down on meals eaten out or drive thru crap. There are lots of recipes out there for dishes that can be made ahead and frozen. I used to have a stash of recipes that you can make ahead and just add a few fresh ingredients, and voila` instant food. Check your local library. Another idea is to cook up your meats ahead of time. Since meat usually takes the longest to cook, doing it ahead will cut your cook time. Just add fresh or frozen veggies. The more fresh/raw food you add to your meals, the less you have to cook at all. Cook potatoes in a crock pot, you can use them for hashbrowns, mashed, throw in quick soups, potatoe pancakes. Throw some yams in there too. Cook a pot of beans, divide up and freeze. You could also start a group that meets once a week at each other's home, share a meal, and cut costs for food and prep time. So Monday go to Fran's house for chinese, Tuesday go to Mike's for grilled chicken, Wednesday go to Lila's for her famous swedish meatballs, you get the idea. That way you only cook ONE DAY A WEEK... Bam. homecooked meals, you can't beat that.....