Recipe: Beef with Mushrooms
September 30, 2009 by Simple or Sensational
Filed under Dining Solo
Steak is right up there on my list of solo meals. If you shop at a butcher you can buy just one, or if not they will sit happily in your freezer almost indefinitely (although you do need to make sure that it is wrapped properly and the quality does decrease the longer it stays [...]
Recipe: Chicken Breast Stuffed with Spinach and Mushrooms
September 30, 2009 by Simple or Sensational
Filed under Dining Solo
My spouse is not a fan of stuffed chicken so it is something that I tend to make when he is away. You can quite easily use frozen spinach in this dish but if you have bought spinach for a salad you will have tons left so this and the pasta dish in this section, [...]
Recipe: Linguini with Spinach and Mushrooms
September 1, 2009 by Simple or Sensational
Filed under Dining Solo
Pasta is my standard fall back when I am cooking for myself. It’s easy, you can keep it in the cupboard or freezer for ever, and it takes next to no time to cook. Obviously the easiest thing to do is just to buy a sauce and do nothing else. But on the days when [...]
Recipe: Chilli Mussels
November 30, -0001 by Simple or Sensational
Filed under Dining Solo
Chilli fans, and by that I mean real chilli fans, take their chilli very seriously. I am not one of those people. I like heat in my food, but I am not the type of person that wants my scalp to start to itch after the first mouthful. I tell you this to try to [...]
Recipe: Saffron Couscous with Garlic Shrimp
November 30, -0001 by Simple or Sensational
Filed under Dining Solo
What I love about this dish as that you can add whatever vegetables you have around. When I made the version in the photograph I was running low on pretty much on everything so I decided to keep the published version as simple as possible so that you can add whatever you happen to have [...]
Recipe: Spinach Salad with Shrimp and Goat Cheese
November 30, -0001 by Simple or Sensational
Filed under Dining Solo
There was a time when salad was often not much more than iceberg lettuce, tomato and if your host was very sophisticated, orange slices. Thank goodness we have come a long way from there and now a salad can really be served as a meal without apology. Goats’ cheese is a great addition to a [...]
