Small-household cooking guide
A small-household system: short lists, freezer halves, and dinners that end before the leftovers do.
Browse every page in this topic at cooking for one or two. This guide is the process: what to cook, what to freeze, and how two appetites share one base.
Browse every page in this topic at cooking for one or two. This guide is the process: what to cook, what to freeze, and how two appetites share one base.
The problem with cooking for one is not skill. It is packages designed for four, and the guilt of throwing away half a bunch of herbs.
The rule
Cook the meal. Freeze or pack half before you are bored of it. Safely cooked leftovers generally keep 3–4 days at 40°F or below. After that, it should already be frozen or gone.
The shelf
Eggs, oats, rice, no-salt beans, a potato, and plain yogurt will make a dinner when the store did not happen. Pantry dinners for one and cooking for one are the core pages.
Two people, two appetites
Cook one base. The person who is training gets more rice or an extra egg. The person who wants a smaller plate stops earlier. Sauce on the side. Read two appetites.
Shop for four days using grocery shopping for one. A family pack is a deal only if it goes into the freezer the same day.