Cooking for one

Mr_Singleton

Nelski wrote: »

That would be a good 2 days worth of food for me no way could I manage that amount so I totally understand why people struggle.

That genuinely surprises me.

caronc

Wow 1K posts I'm speechless :eek:(folk who know me in RL would be surprised at this :rotfl:)

I have a good appetite (probably too good LOL) but still tend to either have two very small meals and one larger one or two reasonably decent ones and I seldom snack. We are all different so it will vary how much folk eatand how condusive that is to "fitting in" 5 a day and folks budgets

I need to get my finger out and finally decide how I'm doing my cod think I've swung back to the couscous stuffed pepper with it .........

Karcher I love black lentils but can only get them if I'm Glasgow so have run out so I'm envious you've had Dhal made with them still brown and green ones do an ok job too thankfully

sitesafe

karcher wrote: »

I use both, but tonight it was packet ones.

I don't soak them, I just rinse them.

If like tonight, they are green lentils (or black), I boil them up for 15 mins, rinse again then cook with the rest of the dish for another 20 mins.

If using red lentils, I just rinse them and cook them together with everything else for 25 odd mins.


ETA: Welcome to the thread sitesafe and Mr_Singleton.

Many thanks - I remember the red lentils as a child as Mum used to cook ham shanks with lentils to make what she called 'lentil soup'. I guess with the dried lentils you have some control over portions sizes rather than having to use half a or a whole tin which I've been doing. I may buy some dried ones next time. And probably dried chick peas too...... I just had a lovely supper - risotto with mushrooms, chicken, spinach, fresh parsley, a chopped chilli, garlic and onion. Luckily I made enough just for myself so won't have to have it again tomorrow.

mrssnowy_2

Hi all ,
nearly got in 5-a-day.Porridge and banana for breakfast,second day of leek ,potato soup made with the stock from the Christmas turkey(2016!) followed by fruit in jelly with yogurt.
Tea was mushroom omelette...oops that is only 4,ah a piece of lemon drizzle cake.
There we are ,5. tah dah,did it.


oops-6!!

sitesafe

Well done on the 1,000 posts - very good for a new thread!

LameWolf

caronc wrote: »

Sorry you're not having a good day:grouphug: It's lovely to have your input even if nowadays you're not cooking for one- I take it from the "nowadays" you have before so know the pluses and minuses of doing so

I have only catered for myself in the past, yes; though it wasn't really what you'd call "cooking". I was still living in the same house as the ex, but we were living totally separate lives. However, we had to share kitchen and bathroom facilities, of course. My "self-catering" consisted of nipping to the fridge when he wasn't around, grabbing something I could eat that wasn't carefully stashed behind his mountain of raw liver :mad: (one of the things he used to do to get to me, because he knew just the sight of meat made me heave) and scarper back to my own room, pdq, before he found me in the kitchen. Believe me, it wasn't fun. Thanks be to whatever deity would care to take credit, that all ended 15 years ago. :T

karcher

sitesafe wrote: »

Many thanks - I remember the red lentils as a child as Mum used to cook ham shanks with lentils to make what she called 'lentil soup'. I guess with the dried lentils you have some control over portions sizes rather than having to use half a or a whole tin which I've been doing. I may buy some dried ones next time. And probably dried chick peas too...... I just had a lovely supper - risotto with mushrooms, chicken, spinach, fresh parsley, a chopped chilli, garlic and onion. Luckily I made enough just for myself so won't have to have it again tomorrow.

Whilst you don't need to soak lentils, you do need to soak chick peas, kidney beans etc but it is far more economic than buying tinned and not a chore if you remember to leave them to soak overnight. I put them to soak for the next day whilst cleaning up after the current nights dinner iyswim :rotfl:

ETA I'm not sure that even makes sense to me after writing it down :rotfl:

karcher

caronc wrote: »

Wow 1K posts I'm speechless :eek:(folk who know me in RL would be surprised at this :rotfl:)

.........

Congrats caronc :T

Quite right too as it is a very appropriate thread for the O/S board...

...us singletons aren't alone seemingly :cool:

Nelski

well done caronc its great to see a thread that doesn't talk about what "He" is having or what each of the family members will be eating ....I dont care lol the length of the thread demonstrates how much it was needed

sitesafe

karcher wrote: »

Whilst you don't need to soak lentils, you do need to soak chick peas, kidney beans etc but it is far more economic than buying tinned and not a chore if you remember to leave them to soak overnight. I put them to soak for the next day whilst cleaning up after the current nights dinner iyswim :rotfl:

ETA I'm not sure that even makes sense to me after writing it down :rotfl:

Thanks karcher, I do SWYM!