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?

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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?

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It's different for everyone. You may need to justify a vacuum food saver system. I did.
Simply reduce the portion size until you find out what your preferred single-portion size is. Then it clicks!

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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?

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For myself when I was living alone, I found what worked best was to 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 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 addition 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.

There is also a choice of freezing left over food. Make big meals and freeze the left overs. There are many ideas, and you had great posts above. Think lots of salads and fruits and veggies.

Definitely the vacuum food sealer. Cook big when he is home and freeze portion sized leftovers, label and store. You will have your own line of lean "home made" cuisine in your freezer when he leaves. Buy a lot when meat is on sale and vacuum seal in for two and for one portions. Use it to reseal premade salad mix(that stuff goes bad over night) Eventually it pays for itself well justifying the cost. Heck, I use mine to vacuum seal dry clothes when I go kayaking and camping. I've been cooking for one for 17 years and I've had mine for 10... still working strong. Foodsaver II

Why go through all that change? Come cook for me for a month.

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