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1 online resource (315 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Part 3 Fueling Up for Lunch |
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Cooking for one.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781119886952 |
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1119886953 |
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