Dinner for One

Cheese Platter
@Inlemay (17713)
South Africa
July 21, 2016 2:24am CST
After having a ten day rest without my hubby home - not that i got any rest, tomorrow evening he will be home again and therefore I have gotten the home in order, the way he likes it and getting groceries for dinners for two. Making dinners for one is quite strange and I must say that it took some getting used to, most of the time I just had a plate of pasta (my favourite meal) grated cheese and pesto or any other sauce. I am easy! No meat for days, almost like a Vegetarian week I have had. Tomorrow I know that hubby will want meat, veggies, rice or potatoes and a big salad as they dont eat every well on their fishing trips. How do you handle your meals when you are solo "Dinner for one"? Any ideas for the next fishing trip? Happy Thursday everyone - Be happy! Just to let you know that we will be having 25*C temperatures today and tomorrow in the mid-winter sun! My photo is of the cheese platter we had at Pont de Val on Sunday - Lunch for two!
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@JudyEv (342179)
• Rockingham, Australia
21 Jul 16
I was hoping you weren't going to tell us that that platter was lunch for one! It looks scrumptious.
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@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
21 Jul 16
I would turn out to be a LARGE one if i ate all that myself. It was delicious
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@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
22 Jul 16
@JudyEv My hubby doesnt take cheese either - however he would have enjoyed the ham and mustard.
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@JudyEv (342179)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Jul 16
@Inlemay We rarely have a platter like this. Vin doesn't like cheese in this form. He has tried to like it but just doesn't so we usually avoid platters which is why I enjoy it so much when occasionally we get to share one with someone.
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@just4him (317238)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 Jul 16
I just checked that temp on the conversion chart and I wish it was only 77F here tomorrow. We're in triple digits tomorrow. I'm staying inside. As for cooking for one, I've been doing it for a long time, but not successfully. I still cook like I'm feeding a full family. I'm sure you did fine. Pasta is a go to meal for me too.
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@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
22 Jul 16
today the meat dishes start being served again -
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@just4him (317238)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 Jul 16
@Inlemay You'll survive. I have confidence in you.
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@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
22 Jul 16
@just4him thanks
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• Hyderabad, India
22 Jul 16
Dinner with a loved one is good time but there days no one is find time biz with make money like hell , Cook fish by steam process, clean the fish and cut small 2 inch 4 vertical strip on the fish and take a big gress paper place fish in paper add olive oil salt , pepper with lemon juise , and seal the gress paper so air must not come out , place in oven for 15 min for 145 degree , u husband will love it try this dish
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@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
22 Jul 16
I'm allergic to fish so this recipe will never do for me '
• United States
21 Jul 16
the hubs here'll not eat what i fix these days, too spoilt to eatin' out all the time. so, i cook fer myself. i say that whilst yer hubs's 'way jest eat whate'er the heck ya wish :)
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• United States
22 Jul 16
@Inlemay danged the luck, eh?
@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
21 Jul 16
that was how I felt - tomorrow is back to the grindstone!
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• United States
21 Jul 16
It's rare that I only have to prepare a meal for myself but usually I have something in the freezer I can take out and defrost and reheat...no fuss or muss.
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@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
21 Jul 16
sometimes I have leftovers from other meals, but not always in the mood to eat them
@responsiveme (22926)
• India
22 Jul 16
that platter looks good.I was wondering was that 'dinner for one'?
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@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
27 Jul 16
well for a very hungry ONE - but actually for two
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@snowy22315 (182240)
• United States
26 Jul 16
Oh that looks awesome. I wish I was having that for dinner! I had a toasted cheese sandwich...not quite the same lol
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
21 Jul 16
A cheese platter with prosciutto, fresh figs and raisin is one of my favorite summer dinner. If I am home alone I eat fruits, I do not even bother to cook.
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@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
21 Jul 16
Its winter now, so warm foods like my pasta is appreciated but if it were summer, then fruits would be perfect
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
22 Jul 16
I make the same things, same amounts too, just pick things that keep for leftovers
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@xFiacre (13155)
• Ireland
21 Jul 16
@inlemay PS that cheese playter has my taste buds going. But how does it to 2 people? I'd want one just for me. And then another one.
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@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
21 Jul 16
it could probably feed 4 - there is more on that platter than we think
@xFiacre (13155)
• Ireland
21 Jul 16
@inlemay I cant think of anything nicer than pasta drizzled with homemade pesto. In fact once my stomach is full I'd quite happily have more pesto poured over me and rub it in.
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@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
21 Jul 16
ha ha ha - I love pesto as well, but not that much
@pgntwo (22408)
• Derry, Northern Ireland
21 Jul 16
A most appetizing photo, a meal on its own. Have you tried other variations on pasta, like SpƤtzle or Gnocchi? Very tasty too.
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@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
21 Jul 16
I have - I love pasta in any form
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@dianadee (1778)
• South Africa
22 Jul 16
That cheese platter is the type of food I really love. Beautifully presented as well!
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• Australia
21 Jul 16
My husband is the main cook in our house, so when he is not here, and it's just me, I love to make the things he doesn't like. I love pasta as the basis for a meal, or eggs. To him, pasta is boring and eggs are a breakfast dish. To me, either of those can make a most delicious and simple meal. Or I make toasted sandwiches with lots of sun-dried tomato and various cheeses.
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@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
21 Jul 16
toasties are an easy meal, but too much bread does not do me well
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
21 Jul 16
That cheese platter looks scrummy. I would hardly bother to cook if I were on my own - it would be beans on toast or omelettes.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50536)
• United States
23 Oct 16
I enjoy soups and salads.
@SHOHANA (16093)
• Bangladesh
21 Jul 16
wow the photo dinner make me hungry
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• Akqi, China
21 Jul 16
Wow the food looks so apptizing.I also like to cook dishes for my family.Pasta with veggies and meat is a wise choice.But my brother prefers potato sandwich.And I often make some icecream on hot days.
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