|
| I buy and cook for one mostly, the buying part is the same, buy what's on sale for cheap, only right after shopping, you need to package and freeze every thing individually instead of keeping the package as it.
The bread you mentioned can be kept in the freezer, half of it or even all of it if it's sliced and you have a toaster.
That head of lettuce or romaine must be washed, cut, rinsed and dried in a spinner or in a towel, then put into a plastic bag at the bottom of the fridge, where it will keep fresh for several day. If it's wilted, a short stay in water will make it crisp again, or at worst, you can cook it in a veggie mix to give a nice bitter taste to it. Just don't leave any bruised leaves, remove them with straight sharp knife cuts, and always buy the freshest you can see. Do you know you can make a most flavorful $15 Waldorf salad for like $2 of ingredients? Take that in the face, restaurant!
Learn the basics of cooking, like for this salad, how to make a vinaigrette, a mustard sauce and even mayo.
Keep healthy ingredients in store, like olive oil, Dijon mustard, red wine vinegar, a nice soy sauce, bags of flaxseeds, sesame and sunflower seeds, a pepper mill, learn to use spices. Check recipes on the web, markup the ones that don't seem too complex so you can try them. Following recipes is a great way to learn how to cook. And the web is a great way to discover recipes by category, ingredient, country, etc.
Soups are the perfect candidates for freezing, as they are not really meant to be cooked in single portions. As well cook for 4, keep a portion for tonight and freeze the remaining 3 for later. Once you have 2 or 3 different soups in the freezer, you have a choice of a different wholesome starter every day.
One of my favorite starter takes virtually no time to prepare, just grate a raw red beet, add vinegar, oil, very little salt, pepper, chopped parsley or cilantro, a crushed garlic clove, and green anise seeds for sweetness. Leave it in the fridge for 30 minutes so all the juices mix together to form a very refreshing salad.
There are hundreds of recipes that are quick to prepare for the week days, maybe a bit more complex for a nice Sunday meal. And once there are a few you feel comfortable with, it's time to invite friends over for dinner and movie night, or a game of Scrabble or just chilling out. | |
|
Cooking/Buying for 1
