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Books > Health, Home & Family > Cookery / food & drink etc > Cooking for one
Have your cake and eat it too without any leftovers or waste with
these 175 essential, delicious, and decadent baking recipes
perfectly crafted for one. Baking for one is harder than it may
seem. It's tricky to make sure you have the right measurements and
ingredients to recreate a more manageable amount of your favorite
treats. The good news is that it's now possible to prepare
single-serving recipes that are full of flavor, easy to make, and
economical with The Ultimate Baking for One Cookbook. This cookbook
allows you to make fresh, homemade baked goods for one without
having an entire cake, dozens of cookies, or a full tray of
brownies leftover. Each of the 175 single-serving recipes are quick
and simple to make and will save you both time and money. And while
the common ingredients can be found in everyone's pantry, the
results are anything but ordinary. From mug cakes to muffin
recipes, you'll be able to enjoy delicious versions of all your
favorite desserts, no matter what the occasion. Whether you live
alone or are just searching for the perfect sweet treat, baking
solo never needs to be challenging (or overwhelming) again!
You could be forgiven for thinking that the keto lifestyle is an
expensive one - but that doesn't have to be the case. In this
highly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling Keto Kitchen and
Lazy Keto Kitchen, Monya Kilian Palmer shares all the secrets of
how to enjoy the energy-boosting (and weight-loss) benefits of the
low-carb keto lifestyle without breaking the bank. From clever use
of leftovers to how to get the most out of more affordable cuts of
meat, this book is packed with ideas to transform even the most
basic of ingredients into decadent dishes that still work with your
macros. From tasty Pulled Pork Burgers to Spicy Enchiladas or
Mushroom & Cheese Souffle Omelettes, these good-value,
great-tasting meals will satisfy your taste buds - and your bank
balance. This is keto made simple and affordable.
It's time to leave leftovers behind. One-Pot Cooking for Two shows you how to put an end to oversized servings and wasted food using easy-to-make and tasty recipes that only need a single pot to cook―and two dishes to serve.
From Mediterranean Breakfast Pitas to Broccoli Cheddar Soup and Garlic-Lime Fish Tacos to Sheet Pan Steakhouse Dinner, discover tons of delicious one-pot dishes, each featuring informative labels and tips that make picking the right meal and customizing it to your needs a breeze. One-Pot Cooking for Two is also filled with simple and effective tips for minimizing food waste, as well as guides to shopping, meal planning, and cooking for just the two (or one) of you.
One-Pot Cooking for Two includes:
- One-pot meals―Serve up savory and sumptuous foods that you can fix in a single skillet, saucepan, Dutch oven, slow cooker, or electric pressure cooker.
- Cooking for two―"What's for dinner?" is finally answered forever thanks to One Pot Cooking for Two's flavorful assortment of 100 meals and snacks.
- Great tastes, everyday ingredients―Learn how to make all sorts of exciting and tempting dishes with ingredients that can be found at your local grocery store.
When it comes to cooking for two, there's no better option than these scrumptious one-pot plates.
With the addition of just a few store cupboard staples or a handful
of fresh ingredients picked up on your way home, Batch But Better
shows how easy it is to transform one meal into three - saving you
time and money and reducing waste. For every recipe cooked from
scratch, Lizzie provides ideas for two more fuss-free dishes. Roast
aubergine with tomatoes transforms into a pasta bake and mini
calzones. A supper of lamb koftes becomes a comforting moussaka as
well as spiced lamb and hummus wraps. Deliciously sticky short ribs
cooked at the weekend give you a fresh and feisty Thai beef salad
and Vietnamese summer rolls in the days after. From vegetable-based
dishes to fish, meat and also desserts, this book will not only
help you save time in the kitchen, spend less and avoid waste, but
also cook simple, good-for-you meals that you really want to eat.
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF
THE YEAR BY TASTE OF HOME A thoroughly modern guide to becoming a
smarter, faster, more creative cook from Molly Baz, featuring fun,
flavourful recipes anyone can make. If you seek out, celebrate and
obsess over good food but lack the skills and confidence necessary
to make it at home, you've just won a ticket to a life filled with
supreme deliciousness. Cook This Book is a new kind of foundational
cookbook from Molly Baz, who's here to teach you absolutely
everything she knows and equip you with the tools to become a
better, less stressed, more efficient cook. Molly breaks the
essentials of cooking down to clear and uncomplicated recipes that
deliver big flavour with little effort and a side of education,
including dishes like Pastrami Roast Chicken with Schmaltzy Onions
and Dill, Chorizo and Chickpea Carbonara, and, of course, her
signature Cae Sal. But this is not your average cookbook. More than
a collection of recipes, Cook This Book teaches you the invaluable
superpower of improvisation through visually compelling lessons on
such topics as the importance of salt and how to balance flavour,
giving you all the tools necessary to make food that tastes great
every time. Throughout, you'll encounter dozens of QR codes,
accessed through the camera app on your smartphone, that link to
short, technique-driven videos hosted by Molly to help illuminate
some of the trickier skills. As Molly says, 'Cooking is really fun,
I swear. You simply need to set yourself up for success to truly
enjoy it.' Cook This Book will help you do just that, inspiring a
new generation to find joy in the kitchen and take pride in putting
a home-cooked meal on the table, all with the unbridled fun and
spirit that only Molly could inspire.
We've all spent a little more time at home recently and this has
meant we've a new-found appreciation for what lunch represents to
us: a break, excitement, something that isn't typing emails or Zoom
meetings. Without the crutch of highstreet chains, we've had to
start fending for ourselves and this means endlessly trying to come
up with different, filling and nutritious meals for our family and
ourselves. But there are only so many great ideas about what you
can put between two slices of bread or do with an egg and a piece
of toast. Lunch is the best way to brighten your day, but it
involves a level of imagination we don't have the time for. This is
where Let's Do Lunch steps in. You can decide how much time you
want to dedicate to your lunch, then pick a straightforward,
satisfying meal and get cracking. At the heart of this book is this
lack of fuss. There will be no challenging techniques, hard-to-find
ingredients or decadent cooking times. Just quick, accessible and
clever recipes that will have you wondering how on earth you
managed to make something so delicious in so little time. The book
is filled with encouraging tips and tricks to help energise and
transform your cooking experience from something you have to do
into something you look forward to doing. All recipes are all light
on meat and fish, with the emphasis on fresh vegetables, grains,
cheese and nuts so you can feel energized right through to till
dinner. Ditch the al desko and make a ritual out of lunch again.
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'The book that every home baker -
including me! - needs' - Nigella Lawson 'You're always safe with
Edd Kimber' - Diana Henry, The Daily Telegraph Baking recipes
typically serve large groups, which is perfect for a party, a
celebration or a crowd, but not when there's just one or two of you
and you would rather not spend the money on making a big batch, or
be faced with eating leftovers for a week. Following on from the
huge success of One Tin Bakes and One Tin Bakes Easy, Great British
Bake Off winner Edd Kimber's new book proves that good things
really do come in small packages! It offers accessible, easy bakes
that are perfect for singles, small households, students or anyone
who likes to bake a lot. Primarily sweet, the recipes include
cookies, cakes, tarts and bars a well as desserts and a sprinkling
of savoury breads, buns and pies. The skill level is on the easier
side, and equipment is kept to a minimum, so everyone can have a
little of what they fancy.
EATING BETTER ON A BUDGET The One Pound Chef is back and wants to
help make our lives a little bit 'greener'. Whether you eat meat or
follow a vegetarian or vegan diet, we all now recognise the
importance of doing our bit to help the planet. In Green One Pound
Meals, Miguel brings his no-nonsense approach and shows you how to
eat more consciously, with delicious, planet-friendly, healthy food
on a budget. The book is packed with plenty of veggie and vegan
recipes, along with some meat and fish dishes for those days when
you might want something different. Miguel wants us all to be more
aware of the food we eat: where it comes from, whether it is in
season and is it good for you. He includes lots of tips and ideas
for shopping smart and how to avoid food waste, as well as
time-saving hacks. Why not switch things around and try 'Meat
Mondays' and enjoy plant-based, nourishing meals during the rest of
the week? Miguel will show you that you that these quick, easy and
nutritious meals don't have to cost you the earth and can help you
do your bit towards helping the planet. Minimum fuss, maximum
flavour and all for GBP1 per person.
*The Sunday Times Bestselling Author* From TV's award-winning
qualified nutritionist, Dale Pinnock, comes The Medicinal Chef:
Plant-based Diet, a cookbook that will transform your thinking and
ensure that you are eating nutritiously. Starting with the science
behind a plant-based diet, Dale takes a look at the health benefits
as well as rectifying the pitfalls that so many of us suffer when
eating vegan, arming you with the knowledge to eat well. This
nutritional information can then be utilised through the more than
80 simple, quick and delicious recipes that will promote good
health, with each recipe being helpfully labelled, letting you know
if it contributes to skin, skeletal, immune or cardiovascular
health as well as listing other key nutritional benefits. Recipe
chapters include: RAW BLITZ AND BLEND STOVE TOP READY IN A HURRY
MINIMAL EFFORT TIME ON YOUR HANDS A BIT ON THE SIDE
Cooking for one is harder than it seems and it can leave anyone
wanting to make a healthy, tasty meal either throwing out extra
helpings or watching expensive ingredients expire. But it's
possible to prepare single-serving recipes that are full of
flavour, easy to make, and economical if you have the right guide.
The Ultimate Cooking for One Cookbook allows you to make a fresh,
delicious, home-cooked meal for one without creating a week's worth
of leftovers or leaving an abundance of unused fresh ingredients
that quickly go to waste. Each of the 175 single-serving recipes is
quick and simple to make and save you both time and money. And
while the ingredients are common, the results are anything but. In
addition to flavourful meals, this cookbook includes clever ideas
of how to reduce food waste and source single servings of fresh
ingredients.
'Inspires you to spoil yourself.' - Claudia Roden "Cooking for
yourself is, I know now, nothing more or less than an exercise in
loving yourself." Solo Food is the first cookbook that celebrates
cooking for yourself. Many people love to spend hours in the
kitchen for their family or friends, but eat a pizza in front of
the TV if they're alone. Janneke Vreugdenhil shows that cooking
without the other mouths to feed can be extremely satisfying. You
don't need to take anyone else's tastes into account; you and you
alone know exactly how long you like your steak to be cooked and
you can go ahead and enjoy that delicious pasta with prawns and
smoked whiskey tomato sauce. Solo Food is an exciting and personal,
inspirational cookbook with 72 recipes that you'll love putting on
the table.
Incredibly simple, delicious recipes that encourage healthy ageing
and boost immunity, based on Manju Malhi's popular Open Age cookery
classes. Whatever your age, it is beyond doubt that an active
lifestyle and eating a balanced diet is an important part of
maintaining good health. It helps to reduces risk of disease,
infection and other illnesses. But, above all, it can help you feel
your best. As we get older, many of us find our appetite shrinks
because our energy output lessens. However, our fundamental needs
haven't changed. Even if you have a smaller appetite and require
fewer calories, your body still needs the right vitamins, minerals
and nutrients to sustain you. Manju Malhi wants to inspire people
of all ages to enjoy the time they spend in the kitchen and view
cooking as a joy instead of a chore, and she has been awarded the
British Empire Medal for her work with Open Age. The Seasoned
Foodie is a collection of dishes that are easy to follow and will
satisfy both your dietary needs and your love of good food, however
young you feel. Inside you will find simple, tasty recipes that
pack maximum nutrition, such as: - Scandi-style Salmon with Pickled
Potatoes - Herby Pumpkin Soup - Brazilian Black Beans - Jerk
Jambalaya - Oat and Ginger Cookies This collection of delicious
recipes that encourage healthy ageing and boost immunity make you
fall in love with the kitchen again.
Perfect for when you need an instant indulgent treat, these
foolproof vegan mug cakes require just a mug, a microwave and a few
simple ingredients. From classics such as Coffee and Walnut Cake to
irresistible flavour combinations such as Blackberry and Lime
Upside-Down Cake, these are quick, easy bakes for every mood and
occasion. With tips on plant-based ingredients and the dos and
don'ts of microwave baking, Vegan Mug Cakes provides all the
know-how you need to whip up delicious treats in a matter of
minutes, with no waste and little washing up.
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Cooking Alone
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Kathleen Le Riche; Introduction by Bee Wilson
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Supper for one? Whether you're a career girl, eccentric bedsitter or
wild bachelor, this vintage 1950s cookery gem is the essential guide to
dining in solitude (with a new foreword by Bee Wilson).
The Career Woman (who buys a chicken as a treat)
The Bedsitter (who experiments with newfangled gadgets)
The Old Lady (who feeds her menagerie of pets)
The Schoolboy Moocher (who makes toffee and wallows in grapes)
The Bachelor (who learns to stockpile food)
Meet the experts in cooking alone . . .
'Every servantless man and woman should read her.' Truth
Supper for one? Cooking Alone (1954) is a delicious miniature
compendium of tales inspired by a cast of eccentric solitary
characters. Brimming with entertaining anecdotes, recipes (rabbit with
aubergine and prunes, anyone?) and top tips (ever wondered how to store
ice cream in a bedsit?), Kathleen Le Riche is a witty, charming guide
to the single life. Reissued with a new foreword by Bee Wilson, this
vintage delight is a hymn to the pleasures of dining solo.
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