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.)

Comments

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Ah, I just knew I'd hear from someone who had done it professionally! That would, however, not be me. :)

Pasta is great because it's almost immortal. All those annoying things like meats and veggies and eggs all go bad in weeks or months, but pasta just keeps on keepin' on. If it were healthy for me to live on pasta alone, I just might.

[lkeele.livejournal.com]

What? You mean it's not healthy to live on pasta alone? There go my future plans. ;)