Cooking for one

[cjsmith]

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.)

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[firecat]

a jar of Trader Joe's tomato garlic soup with tofu and cheese melted in and tortilla chips on top (that would have some leftovers unless you were very hungry)

cold noodles with cottage cheese and cashews

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I think I've had this at your house! Yummy! There's something about tomato soup and cheese (or cream). Tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich was a childhood staple meal for me. Fancy places do a swirl of cream in a bowl of tomato soup. I gotta do some of this combo.