Thai Spoons omelet

This morning's breakfast: scrambled eggs with some black pepper, some pinched-off bits of green bell pepper, and the teeniest amount of onion I could get in there.

Last time I had too much onion. This time was better. (I was also too lazy for the bacon this time.) I'm starting to work this toward emulating a veggie omelet offered at Thai Spoons, a steam table Thai place near my house. They include, I believe, onion, tomato, and pepper. I will probably always be too lazy to do the tomato. Tomatoes do not grow in a size that fits in a single person's omelet. (Bell peppers and onions don't either, but they freeze better. The peppers I had in strips already. All I had to do this morning was pull a couple out of the bag, pop the bag back in the freezer, and pinch off little bits into the egg.)

Now, though, the bell pepper is crispier and has a stronger flavor than I was expecting. It also doesn't stick to the egg very well. Does the restaurant saute it a bit first? Mayyyybe.

It's still cheaper (taking waste into account), easier, and tastier to go buy a serving. However, I'm now fast enough that I'll beat the trip to a steam table restaurant on time.

Cooking for one

I just realized that one of the reasons I struggle so much with cooking for one is that I'm making completely different stuff than I know how to do.

I make a meatloaf I happen to love and I can do a lasagne I find absolutely scrumptious, but c'mon, raise your hand if you make one-person versions of those! If I have a quarter pound of ground beef it's a BURGER. Conversely, who makes omelets for thirty? I sure haven't.

The feed-a-dormitory or feed-a-family recipes can be broken down into neat little piles of Tupperware, but multiply helpings by desirable variety and I'm out of freezer space. Thus my main storage facility is the freezer aisle at Safeway. Shrinking the recipes, on the other hand, multiplies the labor and prep time and also increases waste (ingredients are much more perishable before they get frozen as meals). No wonder a restaurant is such an easy choice for me.

What's your favorite thing to make for one person? Preferably quick. (Bonus points for no leftover ingredients.)

Mad housecleaning DONE! er, almost.

Rob's going to vacuum because I clued in on what that does to my feet. But the laundry's done, the sheets are back on the bed, the nasty floor is cleaned, the litterbox has been cleaned out and swabbed down, the dishes are done, everything slimy or fuzzy is out of the fridge, the overflowing trash and recyclables are out, and soon we can greet a houseguest who frankly has seen this place in pretty bad shape anyhow.

It's shower time.