/ck/ - Food & Cooking

boil hot dog

it does suck always cooking for one. I hope there are some good tips here before it's done.
I don't mind eating left overs one or two times, more if I really like the dish.
OP I get pic related at save a lot for under five bucks and boil up two and a half servings of angel hair pasta. I usually just bake the shrimp that are covered with scampi butter in the toaster oven.
eat some for dinner and take the rest to work for lunch

>>10912544
here it is

>>10912303
stay away from sandwiches, burgers, and salads. way too much effort to prepare for one person and you can't reheat them.

>>10912303

Think in terms of leftovers. Even a whole meatloaf can be eaten over the course of a week. Meatloaf with mashed potatoes is a great comfort food but a masterfully made grilled meatloaf sandwich a day later is amazing. If you want to make your own pasta sauce that can be frozen for later, or canned. You can ferment foods too.

I make batch soups and stews that I can heat up and serve with good bread. Tonight I'm making a ground beef dish I can serve with cooked rice throughout the week. You can also buy bulk meat and freeze them into single portions. Or just buy a single item from the butcher fresh that day. You can keep seafood frozen in the freezer as most places that are not legit fresh seafood markets sell unfrozen (buy them frozen unless cooking that day).

Dairy and grains are easy, so sandwich stuffs and cereals for quick meals. Oats with dried fruits, nuts, etc. for quick hot cereals. Pancakes and waffles are easy too. I can eat a full batch on my own with maple syrup, ymmv.

Time is usually the hardest part of the single chef. So if you can't work frequent shopping times consider what you can buy bulk and store that won't suffer from not being eaten right away. Rice is great for that but so is wild rice from Minnesota, order it by online from the farmers (not amazon). You can also get heirloom beans and other items direct to make better meals. My next dish from them is probably going to be Christmas lima beans. Then when you have the time for fresh single items great.

I find the bigger challenge is making sure ingredients get used up. Good bread for example has a few days shelf life. Sometimes you just got to make a sacrifice but even if you can afford it being wasteful seeps out into other areas. So I'm doing my best to use up what I have and learn how to cook more with leftover ingredients.

Tortillas are fucking amazing.

>>10912978
This person is a mega faggot. Don't lie to yourself. Making a big salad to eat through the week with some of the ingredients kept separate is a good idea. No reason not to eat a salad regularly. You can change it up as needed

>>10912303
I want to lick her pussy.

>>10912978
How could sandwiches possibly be too much effort for one person

>>10913320

>>10913220
you'll figure sarcasm out soon
there is plenty of reasons not to eat salads regularly, they are the worst is reason enough for me

>>10913488
>you'll figure sarcasm out soon
Have you ever heard of Poe's Law?????
Fucking retard

>>10913520
no, is it hungarian?

>>10913529
Was Edgar Allan Poe from Hungary???

>>10913542
I don't know. what does he have anything to do with sarcasm.
here's one for you
house of usher is a great story and really easy to follow

>>10913554
>house of usher is a great story and really easy to follow
Will you get off with the biblical stuff, this is the food and cooking board in a cooking for one thread

>>10912978

I can't tell this was sarcasm even though it is using examples obviously specific to OP's request.

>>10913582
your being sarcastic right? I don't even know anymore

Is this the Food & Cooking board, or Sarcasm & Shitposting board

>>10913162
Some of your recipes would be appreciated please.

>>10914331
you must be new here, you haven't missed anything.

>>10913320

>be single
>want simple sandwich
>buy tomato
>buy onion
>buy lettuce
>buy mayo
>buy meat
>buy bread
>wash tomato
>peel apart lettuce
>wash lettuce
>get out cutting board
>slice onion
>slice tomato
>toast bread
>slice meat
>spread mayo on bread
>dry off lettuce
>place lettuce on bread
>place tomato on bread
>place onion on bread
>place meat on bread
>place unused onion in storage container/bag
>place unused tomato in storage container/bad
>place unused lettuce in storage container/bag
>refrigerate mayo
>refrigerate lettuce
>refrigerate tomato
>refrigerate onion
>refrigerate meat
>tie bag of bread
>wash knife
>wash cutting board

thats like an hour of work for a single shitty sandwich. far better to get it from a professional.

>>10915743
>go to /ck/
>ramen thread
>mcdonalds thread
>sip thread
>sandwiches are very difficult and take an hour to make
why am I here again?

>>10916833
To feel normal

>>10916833
autisti/ck/

>>10913162
I grew up in Hawai’i so meatloaf isn’t a great comfort food to me.

Apparently people in this board still don’t comprehend what comfort food means — it the psychological connection and feelings invoked when eating a certain food that usually comes from past experience based on a loved one cooking it for you especially when you are feeling down.

Stir fries work well, but monitoring this thread because I am bad at cooking for just myself

>>10916833
>why am I here again?
tHE eternal question

>>10917877
Why would you stir fries, you're supposed to eat them first before your burger before they get cold