Cooking for yourself

[shogunblade]

I love to make an omelet, those are amazing, especially if you like veggies in your food, you can have fun with them, and a little hot sauce with some aren't too bad.

I also love making Potatoes O'Brian. Potatoes are cheap, a little bit of butter or olive oil, plus throw some bell peppers or something else with that, if you can operate an oven top and a knife, it's rather easy and a lot of fun to make. I make them probably 1-2 times a month, especially if I am in the apartment by myself.

 

[CaptainMidlands]

Stews and Caseroles are all ways a good option for me, I like to once a month make a big batch and then simply put 5-6 plastic containers of it in the freezer, simply take them out when you fancy one and reheat it in the oven in a oven dish and your good to go.

Best thing about Stew is it's easy to make and keeps for a month or two easy and the ingredients can be whatever you have left over. Find you have some corned beef in the cupboard, throw it in. Find a couple of Onions and potatoes, you have the makings of a stew right there

 

[Gorrath]

My advice? BUY A SLOW COOKER! A nice sized crockpot works wonders. I make dozens of totally different dishes in it. Most of them involve just a few steps and you leave it to cook all day. Once home, wham-o, dinner's already ready. I make killer chili in mine all the time. Caribbean pepper pot is amazing, especially with a a nice kahlua cocktail to drink. Beef stew? Crockpot. Curried chicken? Crockpot. Salsa con queso? Crockpot. Honey-garlic chicken thighs? Crockpot. It never ends!

Ditch your microwave and replace it with a toaster oven, I implore you! There's many wonderful things you can make fast in a toaster oven, like endless toasted sandwiches (tuna being my favorite.) I ditched my microwave a decade ago, got a toaster oven and never looked back. Believe me, almost anything you'd normally microwave can be done almost as fast in a toaster oven and does not taste like crap.

quick edit: Sorry for any disasterous use of grammar. I am quite deep into a bottle of Tempranillo.