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Solo: The Joy of Cooking for One Hardcover – 25 Jan. 2018

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Packed with advice for keeping a streamlined larder and tips for late-night fridge foraging, Solo: The Joy of Cooking for One will inspire you to cook delicious food, every day.

Many of us cook for one on a regular basis isn't it time we became more selfish in the kitchen? Celebrating the joy of self-reliance and self-sufficiency, Signe Johansen, author of How to Hygge, shares eighty fabulous recipes for happy solo cooking.

Beautifully photographed and designed, the cookbook includes a range of tasty and uncomplicated no-cook fast food and one-pot dishes to transform your daily routine. Signe shows how to make big batch recipes that you can reinvent and enjoy throughout the week. There's also a chapter with more adventurous recipes for when time is on your side.

'At last, a book of lovely recipes by someone who knows that cooking isn t always for sharing. It s just as important to eat well on your own.' - Diana Henry

One of The Sunday Times and Observer Food Monthly's food books of 2018.

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25 Jan. 2018
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18 years and up
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17.3 x 2.3 x 22.7 cm
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1509860592
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At last, a book of lovely recipes by someone who knows that cooking isn t always for sharing. It s just as important to eat well on your own. -- Diana Henry Joyous recipes for one -- India Knight A book that turns a chore into a pleasure ... Johansen is never less than in tune with her reader. -- Observer Food Monthly A (delicious) manifesto on the plus points of getting into the kitchen with only yourself to feed --Telegraph

Turning cooking for one from a soul-destroying mathematical exercise to a self-loving luxury, Solo is gleefully self-indulgent yet somehow wildly practical --Alexandra Heminsley

Indulge yourself with mussels, fennel and wine or revamp that most melancholy of late-night staples noodles with Signe's recipe for miso ramen. --Observer Food Monthly Published On: 2018-02-25

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Many of us cook for one on a regular basis – isn't it time we became more selfish in the kitchen? Celebrating the joy of self-reliance and self-sufficiency, Signe Johansen, author of How to Hygge, shares eighty fabulous recipes for happy solo cooking.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bluebird; Main Market edition (25 Jan. 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1509860592
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1509860593
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.3 x 2.3 x 22.7 cm

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Lynn

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 October 2022

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I recommend this book to anyone who lives alone but still wants to eat tasty food.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 February 2018

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There are some good ideas in this book but it's really a missed opportunity and I'm still waiting for a book which really exploits the potential of this hugely neglected subject. I also singled out the misplaced recipes for a whole roast chicken and 12 muffins as mentioned in another review. Other examples are a whole cake, 15 large cookies and a loaf of bread. This really isn't good enough. Of course we can make such things to share with friends, but there are countless recipes everywhere for them. We also have my pet hate of vegetarian ideas which don't include balanced protein or suggest accompaniments to provide it. The so-called 'one pot wonder' of Simple Roasted Salmon is just a plain piece of fish by itself, not a balanced meal. In contrast 'Solo Food' by Janneke Vreugdenhil is more imaginative, with some great ideas for making two contrasting meals out of a single core ingredient - eg, soft polenta one night and then leaving the rest to set as a sort of pizza base for the next day. It would be brilliant to have a decent food writer taking solo food seriously like Ottolenghi, Diana Henry or Rick Stein.

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LizJ

Needs better Navigation

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 April 2021

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The content is good , both as recipes to follow, and as prompts for your own ideas, but a recipe book REALLY needs a clickable table of contents, and a way to get back to that TOC. There are links to the recipes in the index at the end, but no way to easily find the recommended pantry list for example.

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TheJollyGreenMan

Take a clove of garlic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 April 2019

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Finally, I got a cookbook with recipes for a person that cooks for one. Unlike some other books which list one to five recipes for a Solo diner and then start giving recipes for 4 or more persons, incase the Solo diner - sad soul - invites guest over for dinner, this book ticks to the task at hand, recipes for lonely sad sacks.

When I noticed that most recipes started with: take a clove of garlic, I knew this book was for me. I have tried some recipes, but, admittedly did not go out and buy the fresh herbs, and substituted dry herbs of which I have an ample stock in my cupboard, to very good effect. So far the fruits of the sea is my favourite dish!

Thank you for a usable and practical book with delicious recipes!

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erica's mum

Great for single cooking....BUT

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 March 2021

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The ingredients are hardly what most people have in the cupboard and quite a lot I have never heard of! Also it requires such as "Char Grilled and Marinated Artichoke " (who has that lying about - and marinated in what?)

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Kats

A Joy Indeed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 February 2018

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This book is a "joy". If you are, like myself, sometimes cooking solo but would like something a little more adventurous without being too complicated this might be for you. I like the fact that it is very varied. Has vegetarian dishes but is certainly not solely vedgie. Takes dips into different culture food. Has really easy ideas and some which may take a bit longer. I bought the hardback and I am so pleased with it, beautifully made, the cover and spine a very sturdy; great to withstand a bash or two in the kitchen. Before it came I had looked at a sample of it on my Kindle and that sample alone encouraged me to make something last night. Felt good to be cooking! Thank you Signe.

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D M. Breakwell

I really enjoyed this book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 June 2018

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I really enjoyed this book. It has a lot of solid advice for the solo cook and some laugh out loud moments, especially when she describes herself more like the Swedish chef from the Muppets. The recipes are good the stand out one for me was the burrata peach and tomato with basil oil and balsamic vinegar dressing. If you are a singleton or regularly cook solo then this is the book for you.

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Susan Marwick

Not as good as it sounds, I was left uninspired.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 April 2021

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Book looks good but the recipes are a bit uninspiring. I was looking for inspiration for one person cooking and an indication of quantities for one but was disappointed, have passed the book on. Would not recommend.

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