You know what the hardest thing about being 24 is? Cooking for yourself. I'm not saying this because I don't know how to cook, or because the only thing I CAN make is peanut butter and jelly. I'm saying this, because cooking for one............sucks. Have you ever seen a recipe for single serving soup? Lasagna? Coq au vin? Have you ever walked into a grocery store and bought just one tablespoon of chives? Nope. Eating for one is inevitably the art of lean cuisine meals, or the power to distinguish exactly when the leftovers from that giant pot of chili you made need to be thrown out. But of course, then you have to feel guilty about wasting food.
Don't be guilty! You shouldn't feel ashamed for wanting to eat well with only one or two people!!!
Free yourself from your disgusting microwave meal chains!!!
FREEDOM PEOPLE!!! THIS IS AMERICA!
Don't worry, we can make it through together. The key to being able to eat for one, is knowing how to modify recipes and craft your pantry. Keeping a perfect pantry is an art. I'm sure you've seen people who have a billion condiments and nothing to eat, and I'm sure you've seen people who seem to always whip something up from stuff they just have lying around. The latter isn't necessarily a better cook, they just have a better pantry. Here are a few things you should always have on hand: