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| Originally Posted by mjl Just a quick question:
My husband is in the military and has been gone for the last 3 months, and won't be home for another month. It is hard enough to cook a meal for only 2 people, but when it is just me it is even harder! I normally cook big meals and bake a lot when he is home, but when it is just me home I can't find the modivation to cook big meals. And, it makes just too much left overs with just me home. Does anyone have any good, quick reciepes for one? |
For myself when I was living alone, I found what worked best was to go ahead and cook enough for 2-3 meals. I'd then have my dinner then pack up the rest and have a couple of lunches for work. Or even have one for dinner a few nights later if you're not feeling like cooking.
Things that you know will reheat well are a good bet. For example, I wouldn't do this with steak as nuked steak is never good. But chicken and pork worked out fairly well.
And having a nice hot meal at work is very nice. It beats having a sandwich every day. It sounds like you enjoy cooking, and I found this gave me the flexibility to go ahead and have fun cooking without worrying so much about doing it all for one meal.
Also as CaptainRich suggested above, find the portions that work for you. In addtion to the above stuff, I'd also keep a stock of small pieces of meat in the freezer. When I wanted something relatively quick, just thaw something out, maybe make a side dish, throw a salad together or heat up some corn. I found that keeoing a thing of stuffing mix on hand and some potatoes made for quick easy sides.
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