Cooking for one cookbooks

lurker172602
Community Member

on ‎15-08-2014 09:32 PM

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 🙂
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kopenhagen5
Community Member

on ‎15-08-2014 09:48 PM

The pleasures of cooking for one. Judith Jones.

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imastawka
Honored Contributor

on ‎15-08-2014 09:51 PM

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=0F...

 

 

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   : - )

 

freddie*rooster
Community Member
In response to imastawka

on ‎15-08-2014 10:02 PM

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.