Cooking in company is fun of course but it is not possible to organize family lunches or brunch parties with friends every day. Cooking as a couple is romantic and intriguing, who can deny it, but not everyone has a partner to share the joys of a hot stove with. In brief: what is the best approach to cooking for one person?
We have collected a series of practical suggestions and advice to help singles survive in the kitchen preparing nice meals for one. No more giant helpings, shopping disasters, make-do sofa dinners with a tin of tuna and a couple of breadsticks: this cooking guide for one person will teach you how to cook marvellously if you are on your own.
GETTING OFF TO A GOOD START
So, you want to avoid those moments of desperation, when cleaning out the kitchen or battling with dirty saucepans, which send you scuttling off to call up your former girl/boyfriend in tears? Here you will learn the secrets of a well organized kitchen, whilst here you will find some essential tips on how to avoid scattering pepper seeds everywhere or how to scrape off residual food from your frying pans. And click on this link to read 50 tips that will change your life in the kitchen. Are you all set to start? Ready, steady, go.
MY DARLING MICROWAVE
The microwave oven is not only useful for heating ready-to-serve food or for thawing out frozen supermarket pizza. On the contrary, it can even be used to prepare some quick and easy microwave recipes that are delicious. You can pamper yourselves with great microwave recipes, or make healthy yet irresistible chips to keep you company as you watch your favourite TV show.
A POT FULL OF HAPPINESS
Recipes in one pot seem to have been invented for singles, don’t they? Here you will find five simple one-pot recipes, complete with quantities and ingredients.
AVOCADO MON AMOUR
Avocado is a super food, as you all know by now. Avocado is delicious, as you have found out for yourselves. But did you know that it is the survival food of any self-respecting single? Here you will find a series of recipes which seem to have been studied especially for people living alone: avocado cake, avocado fries, a flow chart of guacamole and a guide to telling when an avocado is ripe.
LET IT BE A SANDWICH, THEN
A sandwich does not have to represent sadness. Here are five tasty ideas for interesting sandwiches. We've even got some suggestions for vegan sandwiches.