Solo Meals

Being married with three children (10, 12 and 14) I am almost never home alone. So on the extremely rare occasions when it happens I take the time to make myself a really nice meal which is then usually followed by a film and lots of pick ‘n mix candy and chocolate.

Anyone can recommend a nice red wine with grilled cheese and tomatoes with olive oil…..would be greatly appreciated ladies

100% Strega Nona here! Nothing like delish simple pasta alone with a good TV show (and hopefully a glass of wine) 🍷

When I was a teenager, my parents were divorced, my brother at college, so I was home by myself a lot. I used to eat steamed artichokes and a pomegranate for dinner. How strange was that?!?! Two of the hardest foods to eat, together!

Aw, I guess I am everything but elegant, lol! I feel like crackers, Boursin, and a cocktail needs to be on here, too.

Popcorn, yes! I make it on the stove mostly. So good!

Always popcorn.
I’m also a fan of crisp apples with peanut butter or cheese.
Also crackers, cream cheese and a spicy jelly on top.
Yum, yum, and done.

Avocado cilatro lime Triscuits, havarti cheese, glass of red wine. Heavenly!

Oh I relate so much to these, and have been each of these solo meal eaters at one time! Now that I’m married to someone who is lactose intolerant, my idea of a perfect solo meal when he’s away is “toast with veggies and melted cheese”, especially if it involves vegetables he doesn’t usually like. Make toast, saute a veggie (portobello mushrooms, asparagus, zucchini, brussel sprouts are the ones I don’t get regularly) and add mozzarella cheese. Perfect!

oooh my favorite solo meal is a DOUBLE LAYER quesadilla with refried beans and chicken in between the layers of cheese. with a gross amount of sour cream on the side, and RHONJ on the tv. every time my husband travels for work, i make this for myself after my kiddos are in bed. i’m not sure why – he’d happily eat it with me, too. but it’s something i’ve done for the past 12 years when he’s traveled and i so look forward to it!

I’ve been eating blue corn chips (they taste better!) and homemade quac and salsa for the past 3 nights! lol

Angel hair and jarred vodka sauce with a butt ton of freshly grated Parm is my favorite solo meal.

My fave: leftover rice with enough salt, on a plate with good quality pickled things like olives, spicy pickled green beans, pickled carrots, preserved beans like fava or lupini.

Meat! We’re 90% meatless here, with a veg husband and picky tots. When it’s just me I channel my 80s upbringing and make one of my mom’s classic meat recipes.

popcorn! with a little extra butter since it’s the main course.

In my mind it would be the Elegancia but reality is always the Strega Nona

Definitely the Strega Nona…followed by the popcorn and chocolate for dessert.

The Child at Heart. Which also looks like cheese and crackers.

Hahahaha the Cineaste was literally just my dinner now!!!

Artichoke and butter and wine! The best!!

I used to get an artichoke every week in my Imperfect produce box. I worked late on Fridays at a wine store and would get home, steam myself an artichoke, and eat it for dinner at 11pm with a fabulous bottle of wine. It was wonderful!

Lol I relate to this so much. Also scrambled eggs + an old yam. I know that’s a weird go to.