last night i hoofed it in the hundred-degree heat to trader joe's to make myself a grown-up meal, a square meal with sides and a big hunk of protein. however, i realized it's pretty damn hard to cook small enough portion sizes when you are cooking for one. do you cook the whole thingy of meat, or break it up?do you cook the whole recipe, even though all recipes are built for 4-5 people? do you refrain from snacking so by the time the whole she-bang is out of the oven, you are still hungry? cooking for one is so unpretty. that's why last night i ended up eating soy ice cream out of the container in front of access hollywood.
(that is, until i got the call to go to alma de cuba where i entered the restaurant to have free brazilian alcohol literally shoved down my throat until i played bongos with the band. but that's another story. stories like that are also probably why i am still cooking for one. feh.)
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i got so excited when i saw the pic of the kraft mac & cheese box because i thought surely this was another "ode to". but after reading the post, i was so surprised to not here you mention it once...
soy ice cream, huh? remind me to never try that.
and at least you are shoving (or having shoved as you wrote it) free brazilian alcohol down your throat and not something else :)
Here's how i handle cooking for one. Begin cooking the food, somehow cook way too much, taste it, and throw it in the trash. Grilled cheese is balanced enough.
to the man in the back room: that is wasteful. bring the food to work the next day. i eat anything. thank you.
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