Cooking for One Ain't Easy

[Saralynn99]

I cook enough casserole or soup for four people, put half of it in the freezer, eat 1/4 of it today, and 1/4 of it tomorrow. I take the other half out of the freezer when I don't have time to cook or don't feel like it. I bake big batches of cookies or muffins and keep them in the freezer. Then I take out one at a time and put it in the microwave. I also make huge batches of home-canned soup and keep my pantry stocked with soup that I can use for convenient meals. I think doing all this takes less time than preparing three small meals every day.

 

[Babs2u]

I don't think @wisenior's problem is what to cook for himself; I think the problem is that he's lonely and because of that, he doesn't have the energy or motivation to do so. Loneliness will do that to you.

Every morning when I do the LA times crossword it asks Play with Friends or Play Solo? Do they have to rub it in?

 

[Babs2u]

I usually make enough soup, pasta or potato salad for three days but I vary the go-withs.