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kale + garlic sautee, eaten along side one, cold, solitary tofu pup.

Usually some kind of cooked vegetable and then a ton of Greek yogurt, cereal and berries. Yum.

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I eat scrambled eggs with American cheese on toast constantly. I also love to slice a Gala apple and eat it with peanut butter. And occasionally I'll make ham or turkey sandwiches with Seville orange marmalade or lingonberry preserves rather than mayo.

Cheese toast.

Bread with American cheese melted on top until it's burned. I eat the burned piece and then eat the bread.

Vinta crackers.

whole wheat pasta with salsa and crushed red pepper is usually my dinner. That or some Indian food concoction like dal and rice

Usually something that produces great leftovers for lunch the next day! Lately, it's been sesame soba noodles, grain salads of all sorts, and za'atar flatbreads. I live alone, so eating alone isn't *that* unusual--I also love the freedom!

any mix of protein, cheese wrapped in a tortilla. ranges from turkey and brie to crambled eggs and cheddar. the other day i had leftover thai chicken with some shredded carrots. for some reason I eat less (a good thing) when it's in a wrap versus a roll or sliced bread.

I'm rarely alone, but the last time I was, I microwaved some Morningstar vegetarian riblets and made a faux McRib sandwich with sliced pickles.

Pizza di Spaghetti!

A package of ramen noodles, cooked then drained, seasoning packet, 1 beaten raw egg and 1/4 shredded cheddar, cooked until egg is done. Add a little cayenne and its pure decadence. You will just have to trust me.

French-style scrambled eggs with sour cream and chives on toast.

Usually some egg potatoes steak onions and garlic all tossed in a frying pan together.

Probably eggs. I love eggs. but Dad has high cholesterol. Or i whip up something fast and make it super spicy.

home made pesto on pasta or eggs or a sandwich!

A bowl of rice and whatever leftovers are in the fridge.

Steamed brussel sprouts. That should answer why I eat these alone. :)

I compose something based on what I'm craving. Sometimes it's a quick garlic pasta with an egg on top, sometimes it's a composed sausage/cheese/fruit platter, sometimes it's a russian pickle soup, it all depends, but it's usually salty. :)

puffy cheetos dipped in ranch.

Sliced Brie on a Chicago Hard Roll, thinly sliced tomato and shredded basil, as long as the tomato and basil are fresh from my little garden. Rest of the year, cheese toast, tuna salad on saltine crackers.

Anything on toast - hagel (dutch chocolate sprinkles), jam, peanut butter, melted cheese, scrambled eggs if I'm feeling motivated.

Campbell's condensed tomato soup, pickles, celery and cream cheese.

Fresh, hot white rice straight out of the rice cooker w/ pats of (real) salted butter melted in. Starch and fat. Total comfort.

Secret foods are big with me. A personal favorite is frozen corn topped with plenty of salt and butter, served over Ruffles.

Another is saltines brushed with butter, baked in the oven very briefly. Then you top those with a jam of your choice. DELICIOUS.

scrambled egg sandwich

alas, i married a picky eater: all meal components must be separate from one another. therefore, when I eat alone, I make a pasta toss - either chicken or sausage, whole wheat egg noodles and a bunch of fresh veggies.

When I'm alone I always consider portions / leftovers first.

Therefore, lately it's been a turkey sandwich with cranberry sauce, aoli, arugala, spinach and fresh cracked pepper on flaxseed loaf.
[A bit of a thanksgiving flashback!]

I've recently become a single-foodie and noticed this is the hardest obstacle!!!

Just now I wolfed down some Gouda cheese and crackers for breakfast.

scrambled eggs with grated cheddar cheese

Tomato paste sandwiches! Plus, I make a quick sauce with a can of tomato paste and frozen veggies, maybe some ground turkey, and have it over salad greens or rice.

I also like to add canned sardines to chick peas, dice up onions, add in salt, pepper, chili flakes, top with olive oil. One of the most simplest, tastiest meals I've ever made.

I eat whatever I'm embarrassed to eat in public. Usually greasy, and/or stinky. I love making spicy sweet potato fries with garlic mayo, because when I make it alone I won't have to share.

Usually my dinners are pretty boring and sad affairs, even though I run a food blog. I save my time and money to make elaborate things for my website, so an average weeknight dinner for me is a wedge salad with blue cheese dressing, breakfast tacos, simple pasta with goat cheese, etc. All easy things with little cleanup.

Pasta topped with whatever fresh vegetable there is, sauted in olive oil with garlic and red pepper flakes, topped with parmesan, romano, or grana padana (depending on which the fridge yields).

Well today I had a tomato sandwich (Rudy's White Bread, olive oil mayo and a beautiful tomato from the neighbor) and a peach. This is a favorite lunch of mine, swapping out the fruit depending on what I have on hand. Another favorite, for this time of year, is to chop a zucchini into chunks, put oil, salt and pepper on it and roast it in the oven until slightly brown and squishy. I usually eat that with a bowl of buttered noodles. Someday I would really like to eat the zucchini and the tomato sandwich together, but I never seem to have both on hand at the same time.

I like milk rice. Cooked rice, milk, butter, sugar, and cinnamon, heated.

This summer I've made odd combo dinners with farmers market leftovers. Small servings of quickly steamed greens, corn on the cob, and squash, not some odd. But throw in a piece of toast or rice, for starch, and a half-can of garbs or black beans or maybe an egg for protein, weirder. Filling but I'm not brave enough to feed other people such a hodgepodge!

Whenever I find myself alone & hungry .....it's ALWAYS spagetti & meatsauce . This one dish comforts me more than anything else . I always eat WAY too much of it .....and am always stuffed and happy afterward .

A "picnic" dinner for me--chunks of cheese, crackers, pickles, pepperoncini, and little chunks of salami if I'm in the mood (and have it on hand). Olives, as well, and sometimes cut-up fruit or a handful of grapes. Eaten on the sofa with a book or a crime show re-run (like CSI).

Recently one late spring day I found myself without my usual dining companions so I started picking out a few random things that I like and it turned out to be quite a nice little meal: Baguette, sliced tomatoes, slices of fresh mozzarella di bufala, basil, olive oil and a pinch of sea salt, and some cured Spanish chorizo on the side. Paired with a nice cool crisp rose, made eating alone for a night not seem so bad.

Usually whatever veg I have around, and hopefully some sauteed greens with some sort of whole grain, or maybe eggs.

I take it upon myself to let nothing go to waste so when I'm alone I generally eat whatever is closest to rotting. Sometimes I get fancy, other times..not so much. Small game like squirrels are always a good alone choice, so are fried fish heads and noodles. I end up with piles of soup bone meat which makes great hash, and I've always loved spoons full of peanut butter for dessert.

anything spicy (my partner can't tolerate heat); kale for breakfast; whole pints of strawberries in one sitting; grits with salsa and nutritional yeast; roasted sweet potatoes with mayo and curry past. the connecting theme, i think, is lack of balance - none of the sensible amounts of a few different things; more like pick one thing and run with it.

Bimbop! Tacos! Pasta! Fried cabbage in bacon. My eating habits, a little scattered.

pasta with anchovies, garlic, red pepper flakes, and a little bit of lemon. either that...or haribo gummy-somethings.

A little of this, a little of that- I like grazing moreso when I'm by myself. Also, noodles- usually some sort of somen or soba noodles, plain with dipping sauce, nothing fancy but so delicious.

egg in a hole, or egg salad sandwich (is there a pattern here?)

grilled cheese sandwiches, eggs with cheese, or steamed broccoli or green beans

I love cooking, but it's just so much more fun for me with other people. So when I'm alone, I almost always stand with a spoon in front of the fridge: peanut butter, maple butter, jam, preserves, dulce de leche... On the occasions I go spoonless, it's pickles, crackers, mustard, and cheese.

i like to make my own little cheese / charcuterie / olive / pickle plate depending on what i have in the pantry and refrigerator. with a crusty baguette, some fruit and a glass of wine, it's like a party.

When my husband's out of town, I eat food that my husband disapproves of....fattening things, like Fettucini Alfredo. Otherwise, when I'm alone, I'm a fan of grilled cheese sandwiches or cheese crepes.

Poached eggs on toast or sardines mashed up with mustard & tabasco. On toast. My family members are equally grossed out by both items. Or I'll dine on just toast. Ahhh toast. The most under-rated delicacy.

Usually I will fix a ginormous salad with tons of veggies and various other toppings, but when I am lazy and don't feel like chopping veggies, I will always go for cereal. Not just any cereal though - it has to be a combination of all of the open boxes in my pantry. I find only eating one variety of cereal at a time quite boring.

Middle Eastern Flatbread from Trader Joe's toasted and then topped with Nutella

Often, I will graze and pick on whatever food is around until I'm full. Things I will specifically eat for dinner that I can't get away with when the hubby is home:
Giant tomato salad with olive oil, oregano, salt and pepper. Sliced onion is optional.
Boiled edamame tossed with coarse salt.
A giant bowl of popcorn, sometimes topped with Old Bay.
Peanut butter and sliced bananas on toast.

It somehow always involves eggs. Whether it be having breakfast for dinner, putting a poached egg on top of a salad or asparagus, or topping off my ramen noodles with a fried egg, I'm a big fan of the cheap, easy source of protein.

Split a whole wheat pita and rub the outside with garlic. Toast and then broil mozzarella or provolone cheese on top, then cover with overeasy or sunny side up eggs. Salt and pepper. Yum!

Alone heaven- spaghetti with marinara, ricotta, and fresh mozz, cut into pieces. Top with grated locatelli, S&P.

Scrambled eggs with whatever greens I have on hand. I also love polenta but I call it grits and don't have to worry about all the fancy stuff.

This week it's been pickled veggies, cooked, cold shrimp, and raiding my frozen cookie stash. Oh, and gallons of iced tea. It's too hot to cook.

sardines! sardines and vegenaise on rice crackers. also handfuls of blueberries, but not usually with the sardines.

Steamers, with lots of garlic in the broth!

tomato sandwich on a baguette with hummus and lots of salt and pepper.

or - pasta with lots of garlic, chili flakes, artichoke hearts, and parm.

yum!

a sunnyside up egg with plenty of salt and pepper and whole wheat toast

Fried egg + grilled cheese + generous tomato + mayo = delicious sandwich

homemade macaroni and cheese. Or I'll make a meal out of homemade pita chips and hummus with feta.

pasta with sauteed onions, garlic, and peas, peanut butter on bread-sometimes toasted, sometimes not, bread or crackers with cheese, cereal, or if there are any appropriate leftovers and a tortilla, i'll make some type of burrito-y wrap.
or i just bake and eat dough/tastes of whatever i make while drinking :-)
i hate eating alone.

Whatever I damn please, that's the beauty of eating alone. It could be plain old pasta with butter and cheese, it could be a dry aged rib eye with all the fixings, it could be a sandwich delivered from the deli downstairs, it could be an 11 course tasting menu.

It really depends on my mood. Sometimes I'll make myself something nice, and enjoy cooking just for me. Other times I will make tuna salad or a frozen pizza (I not so secretly love frozen pizza) and call it a day.

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Poached eggs over a couple of smashed tamales is one of my favs. Another is Volpi salami (their Napoli variety) and good cheddar on Triscuit's rosemary and olive oil crackers. Both are easy-peasy and yummy in the tummy!!

raw fruits and veggies; almond butter and jam/banana sandwiches;eggs with salsa, cereal/granola with lots of berries, nuts, milk, and yogurt
To be quite honest, I love eating alone- I'm free to graze/ eat strange things. I also notice I crave spicy and salty things when I'm alone...

Graham crackers smothered in peanut butter and Nutella. Or pizza rolls. Depends on the day.

Sandwiches. Salads. Cereal straight out of the box. Yeah I said it.

Sourdough bread, lots of it, toasted in the oven if I can wait that long, topped with the best cheese I have on hand and dipped in olive oil and aged balsamic vinegar.

portabella mushroom and grilled onion sandwiches. It's quick, cheap, and delicious, plus it satisfies my "I should go get a cheeseburger" craving while keeping me out of fast food joints. My other alone staple is potato chips and french onion dip ...

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Pasta with way more butter and parmesan than I would add if anyone else were watching.

2 hard boiled eggs mashed with about 1 tb of good fish sauce (I prefer the 3 Crabs brand). Mix with hot rice. What my mother use to make for us when we were little.

For years, my favorite alone time meal was cooked egg noodles with sour cream and A-1 sauce all mixed together.

fried egg sandwich: toast, american cheese, fried egg. melty filling goodness

Bread with seasonal vegetables and cheese into a patiently made panini. You can pair it with pretty much anything in your fridge.

Sandwich of lettuce, tomato, mayo, touch of salt and loads of black pepper on a toasted sourdough roll. Over the sink, of course.

Sourdough toast with butter and honey and a nice hot cup of tea ;-)

I will usually just raid the fridge and see what I can snack on standing up over the sink! But one of my favorite "alone" snacks is a can of smoked oysters. The next thing would be something sweet........

When I'm on my own I tend to have things that my husband doesn't like: olives, goat cheese, capers. These things tend to be placed on a bit of pasta.

The latest fascination has been tortilla chips dipped in sour cream and then liberally drizzled with sriracha (rooster) hot sauce. Love that stuff to the point that I'm going through three bottles a month, living alone. (Which, come to think of it...)

Spaghetti alla gricia. Mario Batali's recipe is kick ass good.

Quickie quesadilla - corn tortillas with shredded cheddar, cooked on a frying pan (no oil!). I cook it til the tortillas get a little toasty brown and the cheese is all melty. I eat this with a little salsa verde. Simple and yummy.

I usually resort to quick and easy comfort food eats, like a quesadilla, fideo or a burrito, a "dynamite" bowl (leftover short-grained rice with steamed vegetables on top, smothered in mayo with Sriracha sauce, nuked and topped with teriyaki glaze and sesame seeds), or just a bowl of cereal. Sometimes, I'll go the elaborate route if the leftovers are freezable, like tamales or lasagna. I guess it just depends on what's available and how much time I have to myself.

Sometimes I will go all out and make an elaborate meal (including dessert), usually featuring fish since my boyfriend won't eat it. Otherwise, I'll just eat some really good cheese and a baguette for dinner.

raw oysters accompanied by a hard cheese and crackers. Dessert would be fresh figs if they were in season.

Hummus & pita.....eggs in every way, shape and form.

I have been know to eat several pieces of buttered french bread for dinner and a large glass of ice water with lemon. Its just easy and well, civilization was built on bread and water for a reason.

Omelet. Plain.

ramen noodles w/ whatever veggies in the fridge (fresh or frozen)

An omlette is good.

yogurt, whatever fruit I can find, and granola.

Potato chips dipped in plain yogurt, with a little salt, pepper and dill added if I'm feeling fancy. Or a grilled cheese sandwich.

creamed tuna, comfort food at its best!

Crack an egg in a cup, microwave for 30 seconds, and mush it onto two slices white bread with a slice of the kind of cheese that comes in individual plastic wrappers, Progresso soup, tuna fish or cold cut sandwiches (no veggies) with way more mayo than I would ever eat in front of other people, and huge bowls of shredded wheat with Splenda. I get impatient if alone food takes more than 10 minutes to prepare. I also love the rare treat of eating fast food in the car.

If i'm at a restaurant, Pho. If I'm at home alone, in my pj's in front of the tv I eat instant noodles with poached egg.

I've done the Ramen noodles with cheese, peas and egg. Burned cheese toast. Tuna salad with lots of mayo and some bagel chips, a baked potato with salad dressing (usually ranch), tortilla chips with baked beans.

Greens, usually kale, cooked with a chicken sausage and served over pasta.

whatever is left over in the refrigerator

Usually I'll make eggs, either scrambled or fried, and have some toast with jam.

pasta with tomato sauce, grilled cheese, eggs, toast with peanut butter

Bagged veggies from Costco (broccoli, peppers, pea pods, tomatoes, etc.) and hummus. Almost every day. I'm eating it now.

It used to be cereal and frozen oreos in my 20's but I've matured into peanut butter and banana sandwiches.

usually some kind of noodle soup

Ramen noodles and Caesar salad made from scratch.

cereal. or ice cream.

If I have to cook supper and am alone, almost always carby comfort food -- fettucine alfredo, stroganoff, pasta with tuna, Kraft mac'n'cheese or something similar (see the trend?).

Fortunately, DH has strict instructions to cook enough for suppers so that there are leftovers if I am going to have to eat alone. I did not get married to do my own cooking!

Malt-o-Meal; scrambled eggs; pieces of sliced ham straight from the package; grilled cheese, cocoa.

Pasta, with whatever I have in the refrigerator that I need to get rid of. Unlike everyone else in the family, I'm not a picky eater. Just add butter, salt and pepper (maybe a splash of cream), and just about anything tastes good with pasta.

I eat banana slices with crunchy peanut butter in a whole wheat sandwich!

Depending on time: frozen vegetables with tomato sauce and red pepper, or topped with homemade pesto. Love making flavored dals, also lamb curry. Spring rolls are also great, and taking the time out to make them is a nice break.

Stuff with lots of butter or cream or ice cream or cheese- things that my family would make a face at if I ate it in front of them.
Also tinned stuff like sardines or tuna with onion and lemon sprinkled on top.
Or my all time secret fave- cottage cheese, tuna, cheddar cheese and catalina dressing drizzled over- mix to a mush and enjoy!

A filled, roasted green pepper. I use whatever I have on hand. I make up a tuna melt and add cheese at the end. Or scramble eggs and make a fritata. Ground beef crumbles, weggies and cheese, anything. Quick, delicious, and cheap!

A random array of veggies stir-fried up....then I cook an egg right in the middle of it all. Of course the yolk must be runny. I serve it over millet that has been cooked until it has the consistency of polenta.

I also may have eaten a PB and ketchup sandwich a time or two. :)

I live alone, so this is almost every meal for me. Dinner could be anything from a two to three hour cooking extravaganza to spaghetti with shaved parm, olive oil, garlic, s & p. Often, lots of salads.

mashed-up sardines on Triscuits.

Scrambled eggs cooked with garlic oil (my husband doesn't like the smell)

I like to make brown rice with black beans, corn and salsa. (My hubby does not like it.)

Pasta with olive oil, pecorino and chili flakes or some form of potato. Carbs basically.

I usually snack, but in a very "balanced" way. If I have hummus and naan, I have some yogurt and fruit with it so I'm eating all my food groups.

I also try out recipes, as above. :)

Usually it's a bacon/egg/cheese sandwich.

A bottle of white wine, a scotch neat, or a gin and tonic...All of high-quality spirits and SO much better when relaxing home alone with a good book/movie.

pasta
or maybe ice cream

huge bowls of veggies. seriously. salads, sauteed, roasted-- the meals i eat alone often revolve around veggies. and there is usually hummus, mustard or pesto involved.

Sweet potato fries with green goddess dressing, pita breads with almond butter...might need that right now.

popcorn. fried rice. breakfast tacos. salad. chips + salsa. eggs with shrimp. cookies. tomato sandwiches. dumplings. leftover takeout. hm maybe I need to work some vegetables in there?

Carrots and hummus

lots of stinky steamed veggies, beans, and salsa all mashed together in a pot!

a hot dog with dill relish followed by ice cream

the after-effects of spicy bean dishes (which i LOVE) leads me to eat them only when i'm alone. isn't that kind of me?

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Potatoes, potatoes, potatoes. Doesn't matter how you cook them.

A ridiculously large bowl (I mean the size of a toddler's tricycle) of roasted brussels sprouts with freshly ground pepper and sea salt.

cereal with almond milk, fruit, or whatever is in the fridge

sliced cucumbers dipped in sweet chili sauce, a bowl of cereal, finish it off with some greek olives (i make a game out of trying to spit the pits into the empty cereal bowl)

Leftovers or MSF black bean burgers.

Eggs - fritatta style with a piece of rye toast. Uses up all the veggies I have lying around and is a great post-workout meal.

Any leftover pasta in the fridge, then add gorgonzola cheese, heat in microwave. Or frozen pot pies. Or Trader Joe's pizza.

Most of my meals are taken alone, so I usually eat "normally," whatever the heck that is. Except when I don't, like the dinners of Cheeze-its and wine.

Cold pizza. I'll order one to be delivered, then immediately pop it in the fridge and wait for it to get cold. Also, cold lasagna or cold spaghetti.
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Crackers, cheese, fruit, peanut butter, smoothies, and Amy's Mac and Soy Cheeze.

.....popcorn, a large bowl, of time consuming popcorn.

Right now, whatever was in my farmshare, sauteed and served in a whole-wheat wrap.

Anything as long as it is very hot and spicy. Even better if it has curry.

aerosol cheese on crackers.

Summertime is ALWAYS sliced tomatoes with Old Bay Seasoning and an ear of white corn along with a side of green beans prepared with fresh dill.

Cereal. Always cereal.

almond butter and chocolate sprinkle sandwiches

creamy peanut butter scooped from the jar with a hunk of really good chocolate...and after that some garlicy PICKLES

Cheese quesadillas, grits and scrambled eggs, roasted veggies or peanut butter with some kind of fruit if i'm feeling really lazy

Potato chips and pickles - a slice of dill pickle sandwiched between 2 potato chips. I eat this snack alone in order to avoid the scornful comments of others.

Grits, stoneground of course, with some Pecorino romano stirred in.

Top two on the list,

1. Any type of noodles, mixed together with tuna in brine which has been cooked over a slow heat. I usually mix an egg and a tablespoon of bovril or marmite in there as well plus oregano.

2. Marmite and peanut butter and jelly sandwich. My friends think I'm crazy but I love it.

The rest are usually a crazy mixture of whatever I have at hand. =)

Leftover pasta or rice with leftover salad mixed in.

Leftover noodles and maybe some cut-up salami fried in butter and then scrambled with eggs. Top with some fresh Parmasean.

lamb chops and a greek salad at night
Scrapple or bacon and eggs in the am

salty carbs, whatever form that takes!

Lately, I fill up a plastic cup with milk, stack a bunch of Chocolate Chip Dunkers from Trader Joe's on a plate, and eat until my heart is contented with soggy milk-infused elongated cookies.

Leftovers in any combination.

I take a container of WisPride Cheddar, soften it up and then add lots of prepared horseradish. Eat with water biscuits or on potato chips. May slice up an apple or a pear if I have any handy. And of course, wine. Or popcorn in microwave. I know, I know...shameful.

ratatouille and israeli couscous
add a piece of grilled/baked fish on top for kicks

A sandwich and potato chips if I'm staying home. I'll eat out by myself though too.

Alone, I like to eat Korean ramen noodles with an egg, cut up hot dogs, and American cheese mixed in. Don't tell! ;)

Cheese popcorn. Hee hee.

Whatever I saw that looked good to me on a cooking site during the week! That's usually my experiment time. One of my fav's so far is polenta with shrimp.

leftovers from the night(s) before. My job is to clean out the fridge so I get all the leftovers.

My wife is a vegetarian. I am not. My wife works retail, which means at least one closing shift a week. These are "Meat Nights"! Bangers & Mash, Shepperd's Pie, Meatloaf, Pork Chops, Beef Stew, Buccatini All' Amatriciana...in other words, I make and honest-to-goodness meat centered meal with all of the trimmings. And wine.

I usually make an omelette with whatever I can find in the refrigerator.

Fried egg sandwiches are nice. So are poached eggs atop black beans with dollops of salsa and crema. Egg salad sandwiches on sourdough toast are pretty tasty. Spinach and swiss cheese omelets are good. And sometimes, I'll even make deviled eggs and eat them all myself.

Vive the humble egg!

pasta carbonara. preferably sitting in front of the tv too.

tomato sandwiches on white bread. :)

a bowl of english peas with butter, s&p....then a smoothie made with milk, frozen banana, chocolate malted milk powder, and sometimes a spoonful of peanut butter.....makes me smile just thinking of it!

Toasted sourdough batard with provolone, topped with a perfect slice of tomato, sprouts and a drizzle of mustard vinagrette....

or pasta with too much butter and cheese :)

Usually an egg on top of something (like rice or grits, or corn tortillas with corn salsa).

Usually a salad, lots of leafy greens topped with a form of protein (hard boiled eggs, sardines, maybe tuna.) That's what I eat most of the time. However, when I'm depressed ice cream (sometimes as my dinner.)

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I've made lots of full meals for myself - I think it is actually the most fun to cook alone because there is no pressure and it can be just an enjoyable way to pass the time.

But I've been known to do big egg and cheese sandwiches for dinner by myself...chicken sausage if I have it, scrambled eggs, and a big hunk of pepper jack cheese.

Cajun boudin, crisped up on the grill, some saltine crackers, and a side of Kim Chee. I figure I may be the only person -- ever -- to eat that combination of foods at once.

Love it for a late breakfast if home by myself on a Saturday morning.

Cheeseburgers from the convenience store on the way home from work, extra ketchup and bread and butter pickles.

Today I made some tequila lime shrimp over some spicy cheese grits with a small bed of salad mix....i used frozen shrimp, box of grits, and tequila...all with pretty good shelf lives cause i'm lazy.

Ichiban ramen with an egg boiled in it. Mmmm, college.

When I'm home alone, I dig around in the refrigerator & freezer to find something easy to literally just throw on a plate or into the microwave so that I don't have to cook anything.

Salads, stir-fries, soup or a simple pasta dish--I like that they allow me to use up whatever's in the fridge and can usually be stretched to a few solo meals.

Anything hot, fast, and greasy.

Most recently it was a few slices of thick, home made raisin pecan bread spread toasted and spread with almond butter and feta cheese. Hot, milk tea.

A sweet potato baked for a long time until it is caramelized and gooey. Preferably eaten with my fingers.

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crispy fried corned beef hash with an egg and steamed rice

My favorite meal to eat when I eat alone - a piece of rustic bread, toasted and rubbed with a clove of garlic. 1 slice of bacon crisped and rendered. Greens sauteed in bacon grease with garlic, onions, and crushed red pepper...and an egg, once over easy.

I layer the greens on the piece of toast, the egg on the greens and crumble the bacon over everything. It's indulgent, but tiny - and i'm alone so nobody minds the garlic breath...

A fresh heavy bread, sliced, layered with liverwurst and finished off with a mound of mustard. Must be open face and accompanied by tea... I'm hungry.

any cheese left over in the frig - grated and fried in a cast iron skillet until melted and crunchy - yumm.

Cheese and crackers or bread. Or plain pasta with some butter and Parmesan cheese.

I often fall back on an old college favorite - a sort of ham salad generated by grinding together a hot dog, a slice of cheese, and a hunk of onion, then adding a dab of mayo and spreading on whatever breadstuff is handy!

A nice bowl of ice cream topped with potato chips

If it is summer: a melon - all of it! Or thick sliced tomatoes, oodles of mayo, and some Worcestershire on spongy white bread.

If I'm feeling lazy - toast with ridiculous amounts of butter.

If I'm in a good mood - something complex that I've been wanting to try that my husband doesn't like (organ meats, duck, anything with sardines or anchovies, etc)

Well the other night when I was too tired to cook I had a couple of slices of nice french bread with a cranberry cinnamon cheese and some watermelon.. it was delicious. Other times when I'm alone I just eat my left over dinners or my favorite go-to after work is bread with cheddar cheese and salami toasted under the broiler.. so easy and so delicious.

I love popcorn cooked on the stovetop in my whirlypop. When I'm alone, I cook up a full batch (1/2 cup of kernals) and enjoy it ALL... along with a couple of cold beers.

it's usually pasta. it's just so comforting and i can usually make a sauce using whatever i have so i don't have to leave the house for anything.

Grilled Cheese Sandwich made of Goat Cheese, Apple and Honey.

I'm a single vegetarian that lives alone, so I eat alone a lot. It's usually nothing spectacular, but I can't say I've never picked something up off the ground and put it either back on my plate or directly into my mouth. (I most likely wouldn't do this if I was dining with someone, depending on who it was, I suppose!)

I like to eat all kinds of things when I am alone...There is a definite potato theme going on lately...it could be baked potatoes with sauteed bell peppers and onions on top with a little cheese, or it could be hash browns with diced green chilis and monterey jack cheese on top. Yum

Don't tell anyone, but, potato chips dunked in home made Blue Cheese dip with a glass of Pinot Grigio

It really depends on whether it's a snack or a meal.
Meals - I love to just make a meal out of a great crusty piece of french bread, some cheese (blue cheese, sharp cheddar, aged gruyere, goat cheese, etc), berries (blackberries, strawberries), some cured meats (prosciutto, salami), and a beer in a 22 oz bomber bottle, usually a Belgian style wheat, or something kinda funky like a saison/farmhouse ale, or a bit sour like a lambic.
Snack - I have a salsa that I really like to make, just throw some garlic, jalapenos, cherry tomatoes (or roasted tomatillos), cilantro, salt, and lime juice into a food processor. Then just dip whatever tortilla chips I have on hand into it. Also works well in tacos.

scrambled egg whites on toast or in a tortilla with salsa, and random bites of any sweet snacks lying around!

Creole Red Beans and Rice with fresh sliced chilie peppers. Hot wings with lots of Blue Cheese dipping sauce. Salsa, lots of very hot salsa!

Cereal or leftovers or eggs. Or something I can whip together quickly from things I have on time like ramen noodles, summer squash and a good amount of cheese.

Fried egg sandwiches with cheese and lettuce(?????), yup, lettuce on toasted Veront bread liberally slathered with unsalted butter. Comfort food.

lentil soup, fried egg tostada with black beans and salsa, chips and guacamole, or the old stand-by: cheese, bread, and red wine.

I eat what my husband will not-- artichokes, mushrooms, zucchini, or fresh tuna. If I don't have time, then I revert to my college days of bread, cheese, wine, chocolate.

Actually, pimento cheese. I like to put it on toast under the broiler.

Soup, especially manischewitz egg bow noodle. Also stir fry dishes based on ramen noodles and whatever is in the fridge. :}

Peanut butter pizza

Eggs! Or grilled cheese. Usually hummus.

I'll eat leftovers, whatever I can make quickly and easily, take-out, or if I'm in the mood, I'll make a huge elaborate meal so that I can have left overs and not cook for a while.

Nachos - chips, taco meat or leftover chicken, cheese, salsa and of course lots of sour cream and guacamole - it's pure heaven!

leftovers mostly. also, tuna with triscuits, or soup.

my favourite meal to eat by myself is a peanut butter banana sandwich...on some good bread toasted.

i also like tomato curries with a poached egg or two on top of a nice hot bowl of it. lately i just eat a can of beans.

...enjoy a good peanut butter and jelly sandwich fried in butter!!

spaghetti with roasted tomatoes and ground hot italian sausage! ... or something else featuring tomatoes in a starring role

ramen noodles!

Limburger cheese with thick slabs of purple onion on buttered baguette. Now you know why I have to eat this alone!

sunnyside-up egg on a corn tortilla warmed up over the the burner on my stove with ranchero sauce, sometimes w/ shredded cabbage and a smidge of sour cream.

shrimp and pasta.........followed by chocolate mousse

Chips. Salsa. Repeat.

I'm a military wife, therefore always alone. last night I made blackbean soup and crusty bread. It was so good and something my hunny would have not liked to eat with me for dinner.

Oh I have to add this one-----my co worker makes taco salad with all the fixings and then she binds it all together with French dressing and salsa verde. So basically a big bowl of madness, at least thats what I think....maybe thats why she's alone....j/k :P

I eat alone almost every night, so - anything at all!

Pasta with a anchovys and olives. Stick it in the fridge and eat on it for days.

Turkey bacon and an omelet. During the summer, a caprese salad with fresh mozzarella and heirloom tomatoes from the farmer's market.

Tuna salad on toast with hummus. And tortilla chips with loads of sour cream.

I eat what my mom called "Pipes and Soup". Not exactly fancy food, it is macaroni elbows and campbells vegetable beef soup. Comfort food! And cookies...

I usually eat alone.
I've been enjoying turkey meatloaf with roasted red peppers and loads of pecorino romano; pasta carbonara; an enormous skillet of braised kale with sun-dried tomatoes, garlic and a poached egg on top; home fries reddened with smoked paprika, tossed with mushrooms, cheese and a poached egg;

I go to the frozen food section and grab the box of gyros. I love them event though they are bad for you...and I can't figure out an easy way to make them at home.

If no one is around, sardines mashed on whole wheat toast with some hummus makes a satisfying and quick meal. Usually have a piece of fruit or some carrot sticks to go with it.

It may not look pretty, but it's nutritious, quick, and cheap.

Lots of steamed edamame, rice and tofu. Pass the soy sauce please.

Anything with less than three ingredients. In the summertime it could mean an 1/2 a fresh pineapple, a couple mangoes, a pint of strawberries. If I'm motivated enough to boil water, I'll eat half a bag of edamame. Two staple "meals" are oat cereal with dried fruit and nuts and a bowl of sticky rice with seaweed, wasabi and bonito sprinkles. Then there's always getting sushi delivered to the house...

I was left home alone for a weekend two weeks ago and found myself making rice noodles with BBQ duck and Chinese broccoli. Yum, Chinese comfort food :)

A grilled cheese sandwich with a bowl of butternut squash soup with curry powder added. Deeee-lish!

For hot summer evenings, I love to graze on an easy no-cook platter for my solo dinner while I write a post for my food blog.
I slice up a few heirloom tomatoes and cucumbers, sprinkle with a bit of crunchy Kilauea black sea salt with a smal wedge of whatever cheese I have in the chill chest. I add a few Kalamata olives and roasted red peppers for the oily goodness and spice. With this I sip a some ice cold sparkling water with a dash of gingered simple syrup.
For dessert, my homemade fresh Lime Sorbet completes the meal and cools my palate after a long hot day.

Toast for sure! Or if it's in myfridge, cheese with crackers.

tons and tons of dumplings

french fries and whipped cream. Not together.

cereal for dinner sometimes, and ice cream with tons of chocolate chips or sprinkles mixed in

rosemary chicken pieces with thighs or drumsticks :) I like to slip minced garlic under the skin and then rub the skin with salt and rosemary with a dash of extra virgin olive oil on top..Then bake until the skin is crispy.yum

Ice cream, and lots of pizza!

Grilled cheese w/ bacon!

Almost always eggs. Poached with lots of pepper on top of a green salad. Scrambled and wrapped in a burrito. An omlet with sharp cheese. Soft boiled with toast sticks. Eggs are the perfect eat-alone food.

99% of the time I reheat whatever leftovers I find in the fridge, and on that one rare occassion where there are no leftovers, I'll doctor up a can of soup (sautee some leeks and butter to a can of potato soup to make a rich and creamy bowl), or I whip up a pre-packaged box of mac & cheese, or make a nice side salad. Whatever I can find that is quick & easy

Ma Po Tofu with ground beef over rice!

Honey wheat pretzels and peanut butter

It really depends. I made gumbo the other night which tasted like comfort in a spoon (or ladle). :)

Olives, grana padano cheese chunks, prosciutto and fresh bread......and a glass of red to wash it down. I love it when my wife works nights.

If I'm not eating at a restaurant, it's usually a salad of some sort, often with grilled chicken on it. Unless it's football season, at which point, I often whip up a nice batch of chili.

Prepackaged cilantro and pork dumplings fried until they're nice and crispy, packages of super spicy ramen with just enough water to dissolve the soup base and make a nice spicy paste, kale chips topped with truffle oil and garlic salt and whenever possible, leftover garlic and salt veggies from dinner the night before - best eaten cold. yuum.
...I may have a problem with salt-dependency..

I like making something extravagant but not balanced.... a giant piece of steak and no veggies, a steamed lobsters or a huge sliced of cake and no "dinner" - I usually go for something extravangant and rich since there is no one to tsk tsk me for my eating habits

I don't mind cooking for one but I prefer to keep it down to one course

Pasta with veggies and grated cheese.

scrambled eggs with cheese and veggies with buttered toast or pasta with tomatos and lentils

Peanut Butter. Straight out of the jar. But I tell myself I'm not that trashy because I at least use a spoon and not my fingers. But yeah, when I'm alone, that tends to be dinner.

Traditional Filipino dishes with lots of stinky shrimp paste and fish sauce.

Spoonfuls of vanilla ice cream alternated with small spoonfuls of peanut butter.

In season, a dozen (or two or three - I have been known to consume three dozen) ears of lightly steamed Silver Queen corn, buttered and salted, of course!

I cook for myself like I would cook for a crowd (not portion-wise!), so pretty much anything. Why deprive myself of a good steak or some seared scallops just because I'm not sharing them with anyone??

cheese and olives, toasted baguette slices with roasted grape tomatoes w/basil, maybe add some hummus

Winter bamboo shoot soup. Spareribs boiled until cooked, dump in bamboo, black soy sauce and fish sauce. Real thai home cooking.

I eat Oreos and dip them in a homemade peanut butter frosting that I make. Seriously, the whole box and about 4 cups of icing! =]]]]

popcorn for dinner!

Tortillas & hummis. More specifically, tortillas rolled up & dipped in hummus. I love it!

Being a college student I am always cooking for myself but my absolute favorite meal has always been simple oven baked salmon with lemon and some herbs, steamed asparagus and mashed potatoes. Mmmmm

I eat horribly when I eat unalone... grilled cheese.. pizza.. whatever has cheese

i eat leftovers when I am alone...

breakfast for dinner for me: fried eggs, grilled ham, and toast.

Lots of nuts, and if I'm extra sure no one's around, spoonfuls of honey straight from the jar.

A bottle of white wine, a scotch neat, or a gin and tonic...All of high-quality spirits and SO much better when relaxing home alone with a good book/movie.

Since Im hardly ever alone, Id say a PB&J sandwich. Thanks :)

Peanut butter and chocolate ice cream, wasabi almonds and salty fries with honey mustard and cheese

Frozen hor d'eouvres. I do heat them first.

I live alone, so I eat alone most of the time. I really like the frozen fish that comes individually packed because I can take it out of the freezer the night before or even that morning and I don't have to worry about mediocre leftovers. I also like eating breakfast foods for dinner since making up a nice omelet is a quick and easy meal.

When I eat alone, the treat is really in not having to choose something to make and not having to cook anything. So I snack on crackers, bagels, cherry tomatoes, toast with butter and jam and especially fresh popcorn.

Chili dogs!

I usually make myself a big salad with nuts and berries in it!

I add cheese to everything and tend to ignore signs that food has gone bad like mold... blame the economy! I'm a poor recent college graduate :)

I like nilla wafers in French onion dip. I also like maple syrup in beef stew but once that's in it's not as obvious as the cookies in dip.

eggs with veggies and cheese in a homemade tortilla!

Normally Ramen Noodles, it's easy to make!

Salad sandwiches. Really, really big ones, with all the different salads that I normally feel guilty about taking so long to prepare. God they are good!

Scrambled egg on a bowl of miso soup drizzled with hot sesame oil. At other times: hot dogs, mustard and deli dills with a glass of wine.

I like quesadillas when I'm alone. I'll add a little shredded chicken breast, salsa and cheese.

Egg salad with pickles

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