I'm familiar with that scenario
it's much easier to shop and cook for two or more.

when the mrs goes away I end up eating sandwiches for every meal.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 13:54, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

I'm slowly getting better
and picking up cook books as I go, managed to whip up a chorizo and butter bean stew with thyme and garlic for the parents on mothers day that went down rather well.

hmm, the food for one is a struggle sometime, but only have maybe one or two meals a week out of a package, the rest I cook
(Halfy By light alone, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 13:59, Reply)

good stuff
I can recommend a subscription to Goodfood magazine. Despite having an absurd number of cookbooks, a lot of my recipes come from there, if I don't make them up.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 14:01, Reply)

haven't got to the making it up point yet
don't trust myself not to spend 2 hours arsing around in the kitchen throwing things together and discovering it's shit at the end
(Halfy By light alone, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 14:04, Reply)

I usually come up with an idea or a taste combination
then check on the internet to see if it has been done before.

haven't had any incidents where it was inedible
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 14:08, Reply)

I have!
it usually involves potatoes strangely
(Halfy By light alone, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 14:10, Reply)