Joe and Sam, who were test cooks for our new Cooking for One book, chat about key tips and recipes when cooking for one!
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I like leftovers because they allow me to take a break from always having to cook a meal from scratch. Thanks for this topic.
Braised celery! Very good.
Sam, intelligent and beautiful quite the combination 👍
Dude, thank you to the person who asked the celery question!
They are fun!
Thank for this video! So much valuable information! And the celery gimlet on top, wonderful! You guys should have a show together.
Can you create a baking book for one or two? Cakes and cookies always come in such big batches.
Joe has amazing personality!
What a nice video to watch.
I love using my slow cooker on low heat with a water bath, and a ceramic dish or soup cup that fits inside it, to make overnight creamy steel cut or old fashioned organic oatmeal with raisins and cinnamon. It's one serving for me and is so nice to have ready and hot in the morning.
I have used the same slow cooker doing this for 4 years, and it's still works. It helps to use distilled water, to avoid calcium build up. I make most things this way. I think you can buy a smaller size slow cooker, but this works fine for me.
I guess it's a little like Su Vide, so maybe you could use that to make individual portions of food cooked slowly, but I'm not sure about leaving it running overnight or while you are away at work.
Many years ago I read this book called "Living Alone and Liking It" by Lynn Shahan. And it has some recipes and ideas for cooking for one and living single. It's been very helpful over the years. I don't live alone at this time, but I cook for myself all my own meals because of having Celiac for the last 12 years.
I still have the book, and have re-read it from time to time. I guess it's stood the test of time.
Maybe it could be republished someday. You can still find the book pretty easily.
Sausages.
Make a ton of marinara and freeze it.
Shaved fresh celery and mushroom and good olive oil, lemon juice, Parmesan salad.
Celery gimlet. Finely slice a stick of celery. 3 quarters of an ounce of simple syrup, (sugar and water,) 3 quarters of and ounce of lime juice, mash it up, muddled up, 3 quarters of an ounce of lemon, good gin, ice cubes. Shake in a shaker.
Small size pans, plates, bowls, utensils, equipment.
For a small kitchen, an immersion blender, to save counter space.
A micro plane. For grating.
Bench scrapers.
"Cake for one. Every day. And it's ok."
Kim Chi
Anchovies
Fish sauce
Parmesan
Eggs
Peanut butter, chunky
This was great. The Q&A has really come a long ways. Every one seems more comfortable
Slow cooker for one- look for a really small slow cooker (even if it’s meant just for dips and appetizers)
In Thailand I had fried rice in half pineapple.
Leftover rice is for fried rice so it's different than first meal used it.
this was delightful!
Super entertaining episode, and nice finish! I'm not normallyinterested in cocktails, but now feel like I may be missing out on something
Love these conversations. Thanks
Souper cubes. No, I'm not sponsored, but maybe I should be 'cause these are a game changer. They are silicone freezing trays with a built-in steel frame and a lid. They come in different sizes but I like the one cup which also has a measurement for a half a cup. I freeze my soups, stocks, and broths. I made tiny one cup meatloaves. Eight cubes store up nicely in a 1 gallon freezer bag. Now when I buy milk, or juice, or fruit for a smoothie that I can't finish before they go bad. I can freeze it in the perfect increments to use later. I'm transforming my freezer into a culinary Lego World!
Joe and Sam are so good! Love this!
There are some relatively small slow cookers that would yield maybe 2 servings…one for today, one for a few days later.
To half a recipe with one egg just use one egg anyway. depending on what you are making you can also use the yolk only or the white only( also cool to kinda whip your whites before incorporating them for some recipes. )
Sam is charming! She should be on camera more often!
I love Arugula. Spent many a carefree summer there
Lol, love these Ask The Test Kitchen episodes. Might be my favorites
I’ve had this book a week and already bought a copy for a friend. Equal parts beginner’s guide / truly useful ideas
Oh yeah, and gluten-free.
How about a vegan/vegetarian cooking for one based on nutrient value. which could also include non-cooked foods and snacks.
This video was so fun!! Need more with Joe and Sam!!!!😁
You were not drinking alone. I was cooking for one AND drinking a glass of Point Grigio🍸😆
What is a bench scraper?
Celery? Chunky peanut butter of course!
Half an egg? I have lots of 1/2 cup Ball jars. Use a mini whisk to blend together the white and yolk in the jar. Pour out 1/8 cup (half of a large egg), refrigerate the rest of the egg and have an omelet or scrambled egg for breakfast in the morning (with more egg).
Celery is part of the mirapoix. That is cubed vegetables.
A stick or three works fine to stave off hunger pangs.
Have a look at your recommended immersion blender. It is not exactly small.