Alot of people say "it's hard to cook for just one"... what are your secrets to success in cooking for one?

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Planning I cook for just myself a lot because I try to maintain a low carb, low fat diet. My wife is on heavy meds that require a whole different diet so there are a limited number of things that we can share. I shop two or three times a week rather than buying a ton of stuff once a week.

A trip to Costco every couple months for canned goods in bulk saves a bundle. I try to buy in small quantities: one steak rather than the family pack, two lamp chops, one piece of fish, etc. I buy produce and fruit by the item rather than in the wrapped packages. Small cans rather than large (I buy a case of mushrooms in small cans rather than a few a week at twice the price at the supermarket).

Dairy products in small containers with the longest expiration dates. I buy one serving salads off the salad bar rather than buying all the ingredients and scrambling to use 'em all up before they go bad. I also try to by multi-use items.

Today's roast chicken leftovers will be chicken curry or chile in the middle of the week. Pork chops that were breaded and fried today (yes, you can on a low carb/fat diet) get simmered in a tomato sauce and topped with provolone later in the week. I also cook in big batches and freeze.

I got a hell of a deal on a big package of veal stew meat last week. I cooked it up in a spicy tomato sauce and made a nice meal out of it. The rest was frozen in serving size containers.

I'll be eating that for months. Soups and stews also freeze well. I make a big batch of bean soup about once a month and package and freeze it in small containers.

I also buy big packages of stew beef when the price is good. Cook it up in a plain brown gravy and freeze it. I can use that plain over whole wheat noodles, pasta or toast, or add veggies to make a beef stew.

If I have a lamb roast or if I get a deal on lamb stew meat, I make a stew and freeze it. It ain't easy but it's doable with a little planning and forethought..

Cook for the week I love cooking but always found myself cooking for one, so I cooked a couple main dishes at once and combined them in containers so I would have meals for a few days. It's a lot of work and it's hard to get motivated to cook for one sometimes, but this way I only cooked a couple times a week and I had homemade meals for every day! .

Cook for the month and put most in freezer Calidee - The simplest way I manage 'singles' is close to what you do. Once a month I spend a good part of the day cooking the meats, these can be ground beef, sliced steaks, or a small roast, cooked on the stove top; when done and cooled they're placed in containers and popped into the freezer section of frig so there's always something on hand from day to day. Most times I don't care to cook chicken either and take the easy way out.

I buy a whole barbecued one (you can try two! ) then just divide this up into small dishes and zip them into the freezer. When it's time for a meal I can quickly defrost a frozen meat dish in the microwave and either combine it with veggies in a pot or have it separately.

Veggies and potatoes only take about 20 minutes of cooking so it means very little preparation time, and fixing a salad is quick enough. Of course one usually has the old standby of a big pot of soup on hand and that lasts for days, or you can try convenient tins of soup, whatever you prefer. This works well enough for a single meal but I can't vouch for when company is coming!

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George Foreman I still have difficulty cooking for myself things that are not frozen. It's gotten easier since I got a George Forman. I have the one with removable plates, timer and heat settings.

I can easily go the the grocer and get a few nice cuts of meat for the week and grill them on there with no problem. I recently got Jessica Seinfeld's "Deceptively Delicious" and I intend on trying that this summer. She purees veggies/fruits and adds them to food.

They're freezable, so they're easy to keep on hand.

Actually, that is not the case anymore. That claim was mostly due to using prepared foods that were packaged to provide several servings. Today you can get almost everything you need to prepare single portions.

Fresh and frozen vegitables allow you to buy and use what is needed. Meat can be broken down into individual portions. Fresh potatos can be prepared in single portions..

OK my friends I can cook a lot of things but not Southern cooking and Hubby has taken to Southern cooking.

I got a cooking lesson from a fireman on how to treat/cook pork, It was intense!

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