Cooking for One
Personally, I am not a huge fan of eating leftovers. I mean, unless of course it’s a breakfast frittata or casserole I purposely made to have throughout the week. But for the most part, I dislike having leftovers because I either forget about them or just never get to them. A big reason why this happens to me is because most recipes are made to cook for two people (yes, the couples of the world) or more (families).
Although I have roommates, I don’t cook for them and vice versa because we eat different than one another.Beyond having a dislike for eating leftovers, it also takes extra thought to decipher ingredient amounts to break it down for one person.
The reason I don’t usually put ingredient amounts for recipes I make is because I’d rather you gauge it for however many people you’re cooking for.Some people don’t even get the urge to cook if it would only be for themselves, they don’t see the point. But there can be lots of fun had for cooking for yourself!
Here are some helpful websites with single serving recipes for folks like me (and maybe you):
Marie Claire - Living Alone Recipes
Singledom
Why is it that people in relationships have a tendency to feel bad for their friends who don’t have a significant other? And they are always saying they think they know someone you may like? As if being single is a curse or automatically means you’re lonely.
You know what time it is right now for me?
It’s time for me to be selfish.
It’s for me to do things only thinking about myself.
If I want to watch a girlie flick, I can do so without the worry of a guy trying to dissuade me.
If I want to spend a Saturday night giving myself a mani/pedi, I can do so without complaint from anyone.
If I want to roll around my entire bed throughout the night, I can do so without worrying about bumping anyone off of it.
If I want to spend a night just reading, i can do so without worrying that I’m ignoring someone.
If I want to just date without worrying about hurting anyone’s feelings, I can do so.
If I want to have a set workout schedule throughout the week, i can do so without someone complaining that I don’t have time for them.
If I want to go on a weekend getaway with just the girls, I can do so.
If I don’t feel like shaving my legs for a week or two, I can do so (more than that it just gets uncomfortable).
I can make myself whatever I’M craving without having to consider what someone else might be craving.
If I want to flirt shamelessly with the guy at the store, I can do so without guilt.
Clearly, many if these things can and are done by women in relationships, but not all. This is ME time and I am totally okay with that.
EDIT: After reading a couple replies I feel I need to add to this. I am in no way knocking being in a relationship. I’ve been in a few good ones where it’s great and you don’t feel you need all the things I listed, I am fully aware. I am only referring to the people in relationships that pity those who are not. The people who automatically think you’re incomplete because you don’t have a significant other. Or think you want to be set up all the time. THAT is who I am referring to.
Unscrupulous Man Eater: I'm having a pity party and you're invited.
Two years ago last month I ended an unhealthy relationship and I’ve been pretty happy and not lonesome since then. However, I just received an email from one of my best friends in which she tells me that she has promised her boyfriend that she is going to “give up going out and focus on making…
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…and ummm…could this be any more of a perfect description on how I feel on the matter? I mean it hasn’t been two years for me, but almost a year, and just like her, I don’t feel I need a man to validate myself nor to feel confident, but also just like her, most my friends are in relationships and always have to check with their S.O.’s to make plans, or her and the S.O. are going on a weekend getaway, etc. Just makes me think….I know I don’t need a boyfriend, and am not quite ready yet, but even when the time comes when I feel ready, where will be said love of my life? *sigh*
Yep, enough said.
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