A Weekend Cook | Easy and Delicious Recipes for One

Do you want to cook more, but often find yourself too busy to spend time in the kitchen? My focus is on quick, simple, and delicious recipes for one. Here, you’ll discover everything from quick 30-minute meals, single-serving desserts, dinner recipes for one, small batch comfort food and old-fashioned favorites. Cooking for one is easier than you ever thought!

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A piece of yellow cake rests on a spoon beside a white mug, with a white cloth and a yellow object visible in the background. A piece of yellow cake rests on a spoon beside a white mug, with a white cloth and a yellow object visible in the background.

Olive Oil Lemon Mug Cake

Bright, fragrant, and incredibly simple, this Olive Oil Lemon Mug Cake is a sunny little…

Two mugs with desserts, one chocolate and one vanilla, garnished with shredded coconut and mint, are placed on a light surface with strawberries, spoons, and a striped towel nearby.

Common Mistakes When Making Mug Cakes and Mug Pies (and How to Fix Them)

Mug cakes and pies in a mug are the ultimate quick comfort food—warm, gooey, and…

lemon cake in a mug with bite on spoon sitting on napkin.

Microwave Baking Secrets for Fluffy Mug Cakes

Mug cakes are the ultimate single-serving treat—quick, comforting, and endlessly customizable. But if you’ve ever…

Bowl of baked eggs with tomatoes and herbs next to a plate of croissants and a red checkered napkin; a fork holds a bite of the egg mixture.

Easy Microwave Quiche Recipe for One

If you’re craving quiche but don’t want to turn on the oven or make a…

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Small white bowl of homemade marinara sauce.

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Mini banana cream pie in blue baking dish.

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Desserts

Plate with hamsteak, potatoes, carrots and sauerkraut with a napkin on side of plate.

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small bowl of sliced cucumbers in sour cream sauce.

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Baked chicken divan with serving spoon in small baking dish on wooden board.

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Casseroles

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Creamy Roasted Vegetable Stew with Gnocchi

This flavorful roasted vegetable gnocchi stew proves that it is possible to create a comforting…

homemade coleslaw in white bowl with fork.

Easy Coleslaw Recipe for One

I prefer to make coleslaw from scratch; those packages always contain too much and get…

Plate of blueberry and blue cheese salad. .

Blueberry & Blue Cheese Salad Recipe for One

This blueberry and blue cheese salad is so refreshing and great for a quick light…

Green sugar coated grapes in white bowl.

Refreshing Sugared Grapes Recipe

This easy sugared grapes recipes is perfect for snacking or taking to a summer picnic!…

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breads

mini cherry pie on black rimmed plate with fork.

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Whether you are looking for an easy dinner for one or something perfect for those second day leftovers, you’ll find something here!

Mini Casseroles

Casserole Recipes

Single serving of baked beef stew in casserole dish.

Mini Baked Beef Stew Casserole

spinach casserole in small baking dish on table with scatted spinach leaves.

Mini Spinach Casserole Recipe for One

Frosted chocolate brownies topped with walnut cooling on a parchment lined bakling sheet.

Small Batch Frosted Brownies Recipe

Potatoesd and sausage casserole inbaking dish with serving spoon.

Potato and Sausage Bake for One

Welcome to My Kitchen

Scrumptious comfort food recipes for one are created in my small 1960s kitchen. I learned to cook Shepherds Pie in England and Classic Marinara while living in Italy. Born in Southern California and raised in the Midwest, my cooking represents the best of both regions with an added touch of Southern hospitality.

About A Weekend Cook

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