Cooking For One For Dummies
- Length: 304 pages
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
- Publisher: For Dummies
- Publication Date: 2023-03-08
- ISBN-10: 1119886929
- ISBN-13: 9781119886921
- Sales Rank: #619986 (See Top 100 Books)
Serve yourself something amazing―you’re worth it
Cooking For One For Dummies is full of recipes to inspire you to create delicious meals, without packing your fridge full of forgotten leftovers. Learn to make mug cakes in the microwave, teriyaki salmon, and everything in between, with easy-to-follow instructions. We also cover cooking basics, so you can build your skills and wow the person whose opinion matters most―you. Stock up on kitchen tools you need to home-chef successfully, figure out healthy grocery shopping for one, and follow dozens of fantastic recipes. It’s fun, it’s delicious, it’s healthy, and it’s efficient. Let’s start cooking for one.
- Cook over 100 delicious recipes designed for single servings
- Level up your cooking technique with step-by-step explanations
- Spice up leftovers for round two and plan your meals ahead of time
- Build good kitchen habits and use the right tools for the job
- Singles who want to learn how to cook appropriate servings of delicious food will love this recipe book and solo cooking guide.
Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction About This Book Foolish Assumptions Icons Used in This Book Beyond the Book Where to Go from Here Part 1 Savoring Cooking When You’re Single Chapter 1 Digging Into Cooking for One Eating What You Want When and Where You Want It Sustaining yourself after shift work Brown bagging like a boss Transcending from Survival Mode to Creative Mode Cooking is an art Your creativity can compound daily Eating Fewer “Heat and Eat” or Food Kit Meals Catering to Your Nutritional Needs Allergies and intolerances Other medical and health concerns Personal taste Religion and belief systems Having Less Waste When a Recipe Flops Why a recipe might flop Salvaging a lackluster result Plating Like a Pro to Really Savor the Results No-Wait Cooking (Almost) Buying Smaller Amounts of Ingredients Prepping and Cleaning Up in a Snap Celebrating Your Self-Sufficiency Chapter 2 Gearing Up to Cook Selecting Pots, Pans, and Kitchen Gadgets for the Single Chef Tools for basic recipe prepping Pots, Pans, and Cookware Choosing Must-Have Countertop Appliances Microwave oven Blender Toaster oven Buying Nice-to-Have Countertop Appliances Air fryer Multi-cooker Slow cooker Mini waffle maker Countertop Appliances You Could Live Without But Are Still Cool Chapter 3 Hunting and Gathering Groceries for One For the Love of a List Keeping more money in your wallet Optimizing your time Minimizing “forgets,” frustration, and frequent trips Not Too Much, Not Too Little, Just Right: Buying Groceries Tips for butcher, deli, dairy, produce, and frozen departments At the butcher counter In the deli department In the produce department In the dairy department In the frozen department Buying in small-batch from the bulk department Online shopping strategies Tips to win the club shopping game Convenience products and pantry staples to have on hand Exploring alternative food sources Sharing with family and friends Chapter 4 Scaling Up and Food Storage Cutting Down or Doubling Up Recipes Scaling down family-sized recipes Solve it with math The great “egg issue” Turn down the volume Don’t overcook Salt and season sparingly Scaling up single-serve recipes to serve two or more Exploring Meal Storage Solutions Containing leftovers for later Freeze it, but don’t get burned! First in, first out Prepping Your Meals, Maybe Types of meal prep Deciding if the meal-prep lifestyle is for you Part 2 Starting the Day Right with Breakfast Chapter 5 Hearty Eggs and Breakfast Meats Chapter 6 Filling Waffles, Pancakes, and Mug Muffins Chapter 7 Oatmeals, Cereals, and Toasts with the Most Chapter 8 Healthy Smoothies, Parfaits, and Breakfast Puddings Part 3 Fueling Up for Lunch Chapter 9 Salads for Every Season Chapter 10 Soups for Singles Chapter 11 Sandwiches, Personal Pizzas, and More Part 4 Delicious Dinners Chapter 12 Chicken Dishes to Cluck About Chapter 13 Beef Dishes That Can’t Be Beat Chapter 14 Fish and Seafood Dishes That Make Waves Chapter 15 Meatless Meals for Everyone Part 5 Sides to Swear By Chapter 16 Grains, Beans, and Beyond Chapter 17 Fruits and Veggies to Brighten Your Plate Part 6 Snacks, Desserts, and Nibbles Chapter 18 Savory and Sweet Snacks That Satisfy Chapter 19 Single-Serve Desserts with Automatic Portion Control Chapter 20 Smaller-Batch Desserts: Sure, Have Another Part 7 The Part of Tens Chapter 21 Ten Ways to Make the Most of Your Freezer Maximizing Freezer Real Estate Choosing Suitable Storage Containers for the Freezer Naming and Dating to Prevent Mystery Containers Using “FIFO” Accounting for Your Frozen Food Plunging into Blanched Produce Freezing Beans and Grains Like a Boss Freezing and Thawing Meats and Fish Safely Keeping Dairy and Eggs Beyond Their Expiration Date Saving Herbs in Your Freezer Knowing That If in Doubt, Throw It Out Chapter 22 Ten Ways to Take Advantage of Leftovers Storing Leftovers Safely Making Extra on Purpose Giving Scraps and Crumbs a Second Chance as Future Ingredients Disguising Leftovers in “Kitchen Sink” Casseroles and Stir-Frys Making Soup When You’re Stumped Redefining Traditional Meals Turning Last Night’s Doggie Bag into a Brand-New Meal Sharing the Excess Bounty with Family and Friends Composting to Clear the Fridge Appendix A Metric Conversion Guide Index Supplemental Images EULA
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