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Pleasures Of Cooking For One (2014)

by Judith Jones(Favorite Author)
3.88 of 5 Votes: 1
ISBN
1299253237 (ISBN13: 9781299253230)
languge
English
publisher
Knopf Publishing Group
review 1: I read the whole thing in one sitting. Perhaps I shouldn't rate it until I've actually tried some of the recipes, but I have to give points to the fact that I marked about 20 pages with post-its as I read, to come back to later. Besides the recipes, she includes practical tips for cooking for just yourself, including how to simplify cleanup, how to stretch the same item over several meals without getting tired of it, and general information such as a spread on how to roast various vegetables.
review 2: Cooking for one can bring many challenges but I found the information in this book extremely helpful. I love the author's philosophy of why not make a fantastic meal for yourself. You deserve it. I have started feeling this way lately. Eating frozen meals i
... mores just crap and it really is easier than you think to cook for yourself if needed. The areas of this book that I benefited from were the essential equipment and what to have in your freezer and refrigerator. These tools and essentials are definitely necessary to help make cooking easier, even for cooking for a family. Some of the recipes are still very over the top for me but others are very doable and will try over and over.I enjoyed the no nonsense approach that this author took when writing this book. less
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jess
A small and beautiful cookbook full of practical advice and great recipes for the solo cook.
Pooh
Good recipes, not dumbed down, why shouldn't we treat ourselves when we eat alone?
green
So much to glean here. Good ways of thinking.
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