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Cooking for one cookbooks

lurker172602 — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 11:32:53 GMT

I have a friend who has recently be widowed.
She told me today she really misses cooking now it's just for one person and she doesn't really know how to cook for just herself. Does anyone know of a really nice cookbook for small meals that doesn't blare "cooking for one"?

I'm not asking for recipes for one, any internet search can find that. Rather I'm looking for a nice cookbook that I could give her as a present. Thanks 🙂

Re: Cooking for one cookbooks

kopenhagen5 — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 11:48:25 GMT

The pleasures of cooking for one. Judith Jones.

Re: Cooking for one cookbooks

imastawka — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 11:51:32 GMT

Hard to find one that doesn't say 'cooking for one'

Found this one 'Going Solo in the Kitchen'

http://www.amazon.com/Going-Solo-Kitchen-Jane-Doerfer/dp/0375703934/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0F3DKWC833BCEXB1EMMQ

But I do like the looks of this one 'The Pleasures of Cooking for One'

http://www.amazon.com/The-Pleasures-Cooking-Judith-Jones/dp/0307270726

I hope your friend can get back into cooking. Too often widows say it's

too much bother and their health suffers.

You are a good friend to want to help : - )

Re: Cooking for one cookbooks

freddie*rooster — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:02:41 GMT

I know this isn't what you are asking lurker, but I would try and encourage her to cook as she did when her hubby was alive. I have days when I will cook all day, I make a baking dish of lasagna and freeze it into meal sizes for lazy days, I do rissoles, I even to roast dinner's and freeze them, I do apricot chicken and rice, slow cooker meals, all handy for those can't be bothered days.