Category: Cooking for One
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Ground Chicken: Cooking for One
Cooking for one can be challenging if you like to cook. I don’t want to make a lot of something and then freeze it. I don’t mind eating a serving of leftovers for lunch or a dinner later in the week so I typically cut recipes in half or even quarters. Most ground meat is…
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Wow. It’s been a few years!
Hey, whomever is still out there reading. I’m going to start to post again I think. It’s been a few years, to say the least. Life has changed. My “girls” are both women, both married, one with a baby. One has moved away, one is still close. We all still talk about food and share…
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Costco Mushrooms: Cooking with Bulk Ingredients
Cooking with bulk ingredients can be a challenge. A while back I bought one of those large containers of mushrooms at Costco. Even living alone, I am tempted! But I was determined to use them up without wasting any and not eat the same thing over and over. I thought it might make an interesting…
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Penne with Brussels Sprouts
I had some Brussels sprouts left over from the holidays that needed using up but I felt like doing something other than just roasting them. I thumbed through a few cookbooks and saw a recipe in Melissa Clark’s Dinner, a fun cookbook for playing around on weeknights, that caught my eye. Penne & Brussels Sprouts…
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Chicken Tetrazzini for Two
In the quest for using up food leftover from the holidays, I’m targeting a large container of mushrooms I bought. I made a small portion of chicken tetrazzini for dinner, trying not to create more than one portion of leftovers! I had some cooked chicken leftover from making this fantastic “cure-all chicken soup” with spicy…