Cooking Dinner for One Can Be Lots Of Fun

You can have a lot of fun cooking for one person. I cook specially for myself, as I do not eat some of the things the rest of my family does. After being involved with this habit for so long, I have quite a few recipes and ideas that are centered around creating only a single serving. If you are new to the idea of cooking for one, don't despair it is much easier than you might think.

When Cooking For One Pre-Planning And A Stocked Pantry Make The Task Much Easier

In order to create an amazing meal for an individual's tatse, a pantry full of ingredients is essential. Whole-wheat four cheese ravioli can be purchase in large packages, then divided into single servings and frozen for later use. On a night when dinner is in a rush, take out a serving for one size dinner portion, cooking it according to the package directions and then covering with a favorite canned spaghetti sauce makes a quick meal in only minutes. Serve it with a salad on the side and dinner is done.

New Packaging Seems To Be Done With Cooking For One In Mind

In recent years, companies are becoming more aware of families buying frozen items in bulk and using them as needed. This is particularly the case for fish and chicken companies. These days you can buy a large bag of frozen fish or chicken that contains individually wrapped packages. This is a great benefit to the single person who is often cooking for one.  Buying individually frozen meats, bulk packaged, allows for someone who is cooking for one to still enjoy the reduced cost of buying foods in bulk that stay fresher longer.

Specialty Kitchen Gadgets And Cookware Focus On Cooking For One Concepts

As a person that cooks for only one meal at a time, I find that I need items that are designed for smaller portions. On a recent shopping adventure, I found the perfect single size stoneware baking pan that holds the exact amount of vegetables for roasting, a fish fillet or beef steak or a baking potato. This piece of stoneware has become invaluable to me. It is the perfect size for cooking one serving and still fits in the oven with the traditional size cookware that I use for my family, so I can cook both sets of meals at the same time.