Cooking for One: Scaled Recipes, No-Waste Solutions, and Time-Saving Tips

From the Publisher Cooking for One: Scaled Recipes, No-Waste Solutions, and Time-Saving Tips

Inside your Cooking for One guide, you'll find unfussy yet utterly appealing meals that rely on ingredients you already have on hand, making cooking for yourself special without becoming a chore. Discover the joy of cooking for yourself with more than 160 perfectly portioned, easy-to-execute recipes, flexible ingredient lists to accommodate your pantry, and ideas for improvising to your taste.

The main event, simple soups and stews, one-pan dinners, sides to match or eat on their own, sandwiches and salads, and something sweet - Cooking for One has you covered. Emphasis is placed on reducing food waste with for-one shopping strategies, guidelines about ingredients to always have on hand, and tips for repurposing leftovers.

"Kitchen Improv" boxes offer suggestions for customizing recipes, including "Make it Vegetarian" or "Make it a Meal" to transform a side into the main event. The sauces and spice rubs section provides scaled-down recipes for finishing elements that brighten up simpler meals.

Whether you're looking for inspiration for transforming your leftovers or want to bulk up your side dish to make it a meal, Cooking for One has you covered. Start with a base, add a protein, and top it off with savory toppings to make your side dish the main event.

For the main event, try the Glazed Meatloaf for One, which uses ground pork and Asian-inspired ingredients for a flavor reminiscent of your favorite dumplings. As for sides, the Broiled Eggplant with a Honey-Lemon Vinaigrette is a more vibrant application that showcases the meatiness of eggplant.

In the simple soups and stews category, the 5-Ingredient Creamy Chickpea and Roasted Garlic Soup transforms a can of chickpeas into a creamy, Mediterranean-inspired soup in 30 minutes, thanks to the power of roasted garlic.

For one-pan dinners, the Chicken Sausage Hash requires just one potato to get started, making it a quick and easy option compared to hash for a crowd.

As far as we're concerned, one is far from the loneliest number. Cooking for One is here to help you discover the joy of cooking for yourself, with no-waste solutions and time-saving tips to make the process a breeze.

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