Here are a couple of my favorites...
The Best Egg Salad
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
3 T. Dijon mustard
1/4 t. sweet or hot Hungarian paprika
12 large hard boiled eggs, peeled and chopped
8 oz. thick cut bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
6 scallions, minced
2 T. prepared white horseradish, or to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
In small bowl, whisk together mayonnaise, sour cream, mustard and
paprika. In medium bowl, combine the eggs, bacon and scallions and stir
in as much of the mayonnaise dressing as you like. You can use it all.
Add horseradish and salt and pepper to taste. Makes enough filling for
8 sandwiches.
Double-Decker Club Sandwich
3 slices toasted white bread
3 Tbs. mayonnaise
4 oz. tender sliced turkey
4 oz. tender sliced ham
4 oz. tender sliced roast beef
2 strips crispy bacon
1 slice dill pickle
Lettuce
2 slices red tomatoes
2 slices American or Swiss cheese
Take 1 piece of toasted bread and lay it flat on a plate. Spread
with mayonnaise. Lay the turkey on the toasted bread, follwed by 1
slice of cheese and ham. Dress with lettuce and 1 slice of tomato.
Lay another piece of toasted bread on top and spread with
mayonnaise. Then lay the roast beef and cheese on and dress with
lettuce. Put the two strips of bacon on top with the tomato and lay
the last piece of toasted bread on top. Cut in four pieces and
garnish with the slice of pickle. Served best with fries or chips.
Yield 1 serving.
Ortega Breakfast Burritos
6 ounces breakfast sausage
1 (16-ounce) can ORTEGA庐 Refried Beans
1 tablespoon butter or margarine
8 large eggs, lightly beaten
8 (10-inch) flour tortillas, warmed
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 cup chopped tomato
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 cup ORTEGA Salsa - Thick %26amp; Chunky (Medium)
Cook sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring to break up, for 4 to 5 minutes or until no longer pink; drain. Stir in beans; heat for 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from skillet; keep warm.
Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add eggs; cook, stirring constantly, for 3 to 4 minutes or until eggs are of desired consistency.
Top each tortilla evenly with sausage mixture, eggs, cheese, tomato and bell pepper; fold into burrito. Garnish with salsa.
Makes 8 servingsOn my own now and miss home cooked good food , fed up of takeaways , any ideas of recipes for cooking for one?
When I became single, like you, I missed home-cooked food so I enrolled on a catering course, kitted my kitchen out with professional equipment and plunged myself into the art.
I have never looked back. I am now a much better cook than my ex, can have what I want, when I want and could, if I wanted, become a professional chef.
Yesterday, for example, I made a very special marmalade that took eight hours to cook and it absorbed two bottles of Glenmorangie and enough resulted to keep me going for a couple of years. Cooking on an industrial scale!
I have invested heavily in cook-books. Basic ones such as Good Housekeeping and dear old Delia's are fundamental to begin with but I have become increasingly exotic as I become more experienced and the books are becoming increasingly specialist.
I share my hobby with other good cooks and we have gastronomic evenings, usually with a theme such as Pyrenean cookery or regional Indian cookery.
This was a case of home-sick blues being turned into one of the best adventures of my life.
Why not give it a try?
middle eastern curry
Ingredients
450g/1lb steak pieces
1 tsp oil
2 tsp curry paste
1 dsp Worcester sauce
1 large onion - cut into rings
4-5 potatoes - diced
2 dsp onion relish
400g/14oz can of peach slices
400g/14oz can of coconut milk
2 spring onions - finely chopped
Method
Add the steak pieces and the oil to a very hot pan and toss over a high temperature for 4-5 minutes until the meat is browned.
Add the curry paste and dry fry with the meat for 1 minute to intensify the flavour. Add the Worcester sauce and stir.
Next in with the onions and potatoes and cook for several minutes. Add the relish, tinned peaches and juice and, again, mix well.
Finally, add the coconut milk - this will give a creaminess to the curry. Place the lid on the pan and leave to simmer very gently for 45 minutes to 1 hour until the meat is tender. It is important to stir the curry at regular intervals.
Just before serving, add the spring onions. Cook for a further 2 minutes. Serve with poppadoms.
try pasta dead easy search the web for the excact recipe but you can make lots of sauce then freeze some
bbc.co.uk/food have a facilitiy where they you can convert recipes from four to two or even one. I agree that it is otherwise a faff to have to try and do it on your own. There are also books that are specifically for one person. Deliah Smith's One is Fun springs to mind.
if u like pasta there are loads of sauces out there to chose from to add the pasta to and all you need is a little garlic bread to go with it and hey presto u gotta meal. its cheap and quick to make and enjoyable
Try Delia's ';Cooking for ONe'; - you may find recipes on line
Any one pot meal should suit you well.
Jambalaya is one where chunks of fish, vegetables and rice is done in one pot...
Do the same but replace the fish with minced beef is another,
OR
Macaroni and mince done in one pot with thinly sliced onion is another.
omelets, frittata, ramen noodles with meat and veggies added,
cook some Italian sausage and/or ground beef and add store bought spaghetti sauce, you can add stuff like pepper, onions, mushrooms that you cook yourself-pour over pasta and add grated cheese. freeze leftover sauce
any of the following can be made, divided into single portions and frozen
tuna casserole
chili
vegetable soup
macaroni and cheese
you could always invite friends and everyone brings part of a homecooked meal
chop some winter veg and onions. put in a pot with some chicken pieces. add a stock (cubes disolved in water are fine) and cook on the hob for about 45 mins. if you get adventurous you can add dumplins (get a mix) and you have made a lovely stew!
It seems a chore after a day at work, but it beats a kebab!
I found this web site that had some basic recipes - www.usu.edu/dietetic/recipes/single.html
Also Taste of Home magazine features cooking for 2 each month. Your local library may carry the magazines.
tuna mayo pasta and peas and sweetcorn that lush when i left home lived in a hostal i had that it really nice cold or hot
frog pie it croaks a bit
using sauteed onions is a good starting point for many meals...
add some chopped celery, ground beef, a couple of 12 oz. cans of V8 juice, one can of small diced tomatoes, one can of kidney beans, several table spoons of chili powder and cumin... simmer to reduce V8 juice and there you have chili. top with grated cheddar cheese.
or
cut up some pork tenderloin or a boneless piece of chicken breast into bite size pieces and saute with the onions, add salt and pepper and some marjoram, when the meat is cooked add one cup of rice and 2 cups of water and bring to a boil then cover and reduce the heat to low and simmer until the rice absorbs all the water.... about 20 minutes.
you can add peas or sliced mushrooms for variation. eat with a salad or some pickles.
get a couple of those small cook booklets you see in the checkout lines at the store, those are a good place to start also, they usually have simple meals to make.
20 Minute Hamburger Skillet Stew
1/4 lb. Lean ground beef
1 large Onion, sliced wafer-thin
4 Carrots, sliced wafer-thin
2 Potatoes, halved, sliced wafer-thin
3 Ribs celery, sliced wafer-thin
1 cup Boiling water
2 tsp. Beef extract OR bouillon
2 Bay leaves
1/4 tsp. Dried thyme
Salt OR garlic salt
Pepper
1/4 cup Dry red wine OR tomato juice
2 Tbsp. All purpose flour
Use melon baller and shape meat into tiny meatballs. Brown in skillet. Discard any fat.
Stir onion into skillet and cook 1 min. Add boiling water OR broth and extract or bouillon. Add remaining veggies and seasonings.
Cover and cook over low heat, 15 mins. until veggies are tender.
Combine wine or water and flour in covered jar. Shake and stir into skillet. Cook and stir until sauce is thick, about 4 minutes.
Beef Stir Fry for One
1 tbsp. soy sauce
2 tsp. cider or red wine vinegar
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 tsp. sugar
1/4 lb. sirloin steak, cut into 1/4-in. strips
1/4 cup broccoli florets
1/4 cup cauliflowerets
1/2 tsp. vegetable oil
1/4 cup diced green or sweet red pepper
1/4 cup diced cabbage
1/4 cup sliced water chestnuts
2 green onion, sliced
3 tbsp. beef broth
1 tsp. cornstarch
Hot Cooked Rice
In a large resealable plastic bag or shallow glass container, combine the first 4 ingredients; add beef and turn to coat. Seal or cover and refrigerate for at least 10 minutes.
In a skillet or wok, stir-fry broccoli and cauliflower in oil until vegetables begin to soften.
Add beef and marinade; cook on medium-high for 3 minutes.
Add green pepper, cabbage and water chestnuts; stir-fry for 2-3 minutes or until the vegetables are crisp-tender.
Add onions.
Combine broth and cornstarch until smooth; add to skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
Serve over rice.
get a couple of recipe books, you can make up a few meals and freeze them
You could make bowls of soup, lasagne, spaghetti bolognese and freeze them
barbecue spare ribs and egg fried rice
I'm in the same boat,it's tuff,i cook and freeze the left overs,like spegetti and chilly and i eat alot of them pizzas from the market.
Buy a health grill you can do all sorts on it and replaces using the oven. You tend to think ';I'm not putting the oven on for one '; but with a grilling machine you don't think twice. They are so veratile.
Also my friend cooks all of her vegetables and freezes them in one go then uses the microwave to heat them when she wants them. She uses an icecream scoop for mashed potato , turnip, and cabbage portions open freezes these initially to top them sticking together then seals them up in bags. She says she wouldn't eat properly if she had to prepare her stuff from scratch every day
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