Mr. Munro has worked late for the last few nights, which has meant I’ve had to dine alone. I don’t know about you, but I don’t like cooking for one. When it’s just me for dinner I tend to snack. Tonight I was tempted to make toasted sandwiches, but then I thought no – that’s not healthy.
In the end I went with pasta. The contents of our fridge were pretty sparse, but I managed to find onion and mushrooms. I added frozen corn kernels, part of a fresh tomato and the last quarter of a jar of pasta sauce. Everything was cooked and ready to eat in fifteen minutes. Add a glass of wine and it was fast food at its best.
My pasta meals are different every time. Sometimes I’ll add pesto or blue cheese and nuts – whatever I have in the fridge and pantry at the time usually works with pasta.
Another favorite meal is a baked potato topped with thick Greek yoghurt and a salad, although this takes a bit longer to cook.
Do you like cooking for one? What meals do you tend to have when it’s just you?
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October 23rd, 2009 at 4:30 am · Link
Why don’t you give up your career as an author and come and cook for me:)
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:18 am · Link
When it’s just me, I enjoy a nice hot bowl of Chicken Noodle soup. It’s cheap, it’s fast, and it’s easy.
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:36 am · Link
If the hubby is not around, the kids and I are good to eat cereal, oatmeal, mac and cheese…anything that the big fella would not eat for dinner on a normal basis. I don’t know the last time I would have ever made dinner for just me.
I graduated from college and got married in the same year, and I was pregnant before our 1 year anniversary and 4 kids later, I have never been on my own. So maybe in 20 year I will figure out what I will cook as a meal for one, once all of the kids are gone and the old man is out on a fishing weekend or something!
But, your dinner sounds very good. We are big pasta eaters, I might have to give this a try!
Amy M
October 23rd, 2009 at 8:49 am · Link
Those pizzas have me drooling. I’m in serious need of visiting our local brick oven pizzaria, I think!
October 23rd, 2009 at 9:16 am · Link
One doesn’t cook for one, one heats up for one.
October 23rd, 2009 at 10:19 am · Link
Ah I don’t like cooking for one much – and I tend to snack just like you do. But I do enjoy a baked potato by myself – or cereal! LOL
October 23rd, 2009 at 10:36 am · Link
I agree with Catherine–heating up for one is what I do!
October 23rd, 2009 at 10:42 am · Link
Yes, I have to agree with the heating up for one. My microwave gets a good workout. I do like anything pasta or potatoes. I love baked potatoes. I make them in the microwave too.
October 23rd, 2009 at 12:50 pm · Link
I don’t even remember the last time I made just enough food for myself even if I was the only one eating dinner.
I love to cook, absolutely love it. So when I’m making a dish I usually go all out and make a large pan, pot, casserole ect..dish of whatever I’m making. I mean you can always freeze it and have it as lunch leftovers, right?
Lunch is when I like to just heat something up and since I make so much food for dinner, there’s always soemthing to heat up for lunch.
October 24th, 2009 at 1:58 am · Link
Sandra – you’d have to turn into a vegetarian if I cooked.
Jaime – I like soup too. It’s my favorite winter food.
October 24th, 2009 at 1:59 am · Link
Amy – my hubby wouldn’t eat cereal for dinner either. He has to have a proper meal in the evening.
Susan – I quite like pizza now and then. We had pizza last week.
October 24th, 2009 at 2:01 am · Link
Catherine – I quite agree. If I’d had something in the fridge to reheat I would have done exactly that!
Karen – another cereal eater. That’s weird. I only eat cereal in the morning.
October 24th, 2009 at 2:03 am · Link
Kaye – it’s easy, that’s for sure.
Linda – I don’t know what I did pre microwave. They’re very handy.
Mary – we usually cook extra at dinner and hubby takes it to work for his lunch. It’s way cheaper than buying something every day.