Category: Cooking for One or Two
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Grilled Artichoke and Potato Frittata
With fresh eggs from the hen and fresh artichokes from the garden, last night’s frittata was about as good as it gets! Frittatas are much less fussy than omelets and easily adaptable to serve more or less people. The texture is different even though the ingredients are similar because the egg puffs up in the…
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Creole Chicken for Two
I often end up with leftover cooked chicken, which I freeze in 1 or 2 cup portions for recipes like this. This is just as good with leftover turkey of course!
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Garlic and Brown Sugar Chicken Breasts
I love recipes that scale easily and these days I’m especially attracted to ones that let me make a good dinner for just one or two people. These chicken breasts were really good. While they were cooking I nuked a potato for a few minutes, just to get it started, then cubed it up and…
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Lo-Mein with Leftover Ham and Never-The-Same-Way-Twice Soup
Leftovers. A blessing and a curse at times. I went all out for Christmas and roasted a turkey and baked a ham. Our turkey gets used up pretty quickly between sandwiches and a great turkey soup I made. I made the broth from the carcass on Christmas evening after dinner. Refrigerated it in a big…
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Apple Puff Pancake
This apple puff pancake makes a fun breakfast. This will serve two light eaters so you may want to make more! This pancake batter is poured over sliced apples, then baked in the oven. Serve with a sprinkle of powdered sugar.