The Art of Cooking 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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Baking Small Batch Cookies Part 6: Homemade Powdered Sugar

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Collage of french toast, apple pancake, biscuits and gravy blueberry muffin and quiche.

13 Easy Breakfast Recipes for One

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Cookie dough balls on parchment lined baking sheet.

Baking Small Batch Cookies Part 5: Questions & Answers

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Small white bowl of homemade marinara sauce.

Crockpot

Bread

Mini banana cream pie in blue baking dish.

Dessert

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

Dinner

small bowl of sliced cucumbers in sour cream sauce.

Sides

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

Casseroles

Favorite Cool Weather Soups

White bowl of parsnip leek soup with soup spoon and napkin on white table surface.

Parsnip and Leek Soup Recipe

If you have never tasted creamy parsnip and leek soup, you’re in for a delightful…

Tortellini stew in a white bowl with fresh spinach on table

Tuscan Tortellini Stew For One

This creamy Slow Cooker Tuscan Tortellini Stew will have your mouth watering from the first…

Bowl of french onion soup on striped napkin with candlestick in background.

Easy French Onion Soup Recipe for One

This single-serving French onion soup recipe has a subtle sweetness from the onions and a…

Creamy Roasted Vegetable Stew with Gnocchi

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

dinner

dessert

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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