Even though I do not live alone, because of my allergies and restricted diet, I cook for myself and let the others fend for themselves (since they prefer frozen and canned dinners to my fare.)
- I almost always have chili in the fridge, which I use for tacos, taco salad, etc. I love my instant pot for cooking beans. I also like curry. So usually I have one or both in the fridge.
- I have homemade pancakes and tortillas (buckwheat) in the freezer all the time. Those are the only "bread" that I eat.
- breakfast is usually a combination of pseudocereals (buckwheat, amaranth, quinoa) and fruit, usually with cinnamon and ginger. So I keep at least two pseudocereals in the fridge all the time
- lunch is usually vegetable stir fry and tofu. I make enough for at least three servings each time, so make it once or twice a week
- whatever fresh fruit and veggies I could get at the discount produce store that week
- hummus - homemade from chickpeas cooked in the instant pot. Good with veggies, on a tortilla, or thinned down and drizzled over a baked potato
- I cut up more peppers, onions, etc. than I need for one meal so they are usually available to sprinkle over a salad, baked potato, bowl of chili, etc.
- Quinoa salad is great with whatever veggies, beans, and dried fruit I have available
- occasional jam on a tortilla when I am craving something sweet. sometimes peanut butter and banana
Love this so much!! Chili is such a good one, I should make it more often. It can do so many things that I didn't really consider! Thanks for that inspo :) You're also making me want to get an instant pot haha. I do love a quinoa salad, it's so easy to mix up with whatever I have on hand. And yay for the discount shopping, I definitely do that too! Thank you so much for reading and sharing all these great ideas!!
I invite my ex over a lot so I am cooking for two. 😂 But when I am alone, I do a lot of small chops or steaks or boneless chicken thighs, and I always have a freezer full of those little boxes of Green Giant veggies that can steam in the microwave.
However, I weigh 300 pounds, so you prolly don't want cooking advice from me 😂
Having someone to cook for can definitely help! My partner is such a good cook, I'm too intimidated to cook for him lol. Keeping the freezer full has been so helpful! I love any cooking advice :)
Even though I do not live alone, because of my allergies and restricted diet, I cook for myself and let the others fend for themselves (since they prefer frozen and canned dinners to my fare.)
- I almost always have chili in the fridge, which I use for tacos, taco salad, etc. I love my instant pot for cooking beans. I also like curry. So usually I have one or both in the fridge.
- I have homemade pancakes and tortillas (buckwheat) in the freezer all the time. Those are the only "bread" that I eat.
- breakfast is usually a combination of pseudocereals (buckwheat, amaranth, quinoa) and fruit, usually with cinnamon and ginger. So I keep at least two pseudocereals in the fridge all the time
- lunch is usually vegetable stir fry and tofu. I make enough for at least three servings each time, so make it once or twice a week
- whatever fresh fruit and veggies I could get at the discount produce store that week
- hummus - homemade from chickpeas cooked in the instant pot. Good with veggies, on a tortilla, or thinned down and drizzled over a baked potato
- I cut up more peppers, onions, etc. than I need for one meal so they are usually available to sprinkle over a salad, baked potato, bowl of chili, etc.
- Quinoa salad is great with whatever veggies, beans, and dried fruit I have available
- occasional jam on a tortilla when I am craving something sweet. sometimes peanut butter and banana
Love this so much!! Chili is such a good one, I should make it more often. It can do so many things that I didn't really consider! Thanks for that inspo :) You're also making me want to get an instant pot haha. I do love a quinoa salad, it's so easy to mix up with whatever I have on hand. And yay for the discount shopping, I definitely do that too! Thank you so much for reading and sharing all these great ideas!!
I invite my ex over a lot so I am cooking for two. 😂 But when I am alone, I do a lot of small chops or steaks or boneless chicken thighs, and I always have a freezer full of those little boxes of Green Giant veggies that can steam in the microwave.
However, I weigh 300 pounds, so you prolly don't want cooking advice from me 😂
Having someone to cook for can definitely help! My partner is such a good cook, I'm too intimidated to cook for him lol. Keeping the freezer full has been so helpful! I love any cooking advice :)