Originally Posted by
redheadtempe33
So good question. When I google, "Cooking for One", this is one of the recipes that comes up:
Ingredients
2/3 cup Greek yogurt
1/2 English cucumber, seeds scooped out, skin peeled off, and cut into chunky half moons
1/4 cup roughly chopped mint leaves
1 bunch roughly chopped chives (about 1/3 cup), divided
3 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh oregano (divided)
3 medium cloves garlic, minced (about 1 tablespoon)
2 teaspoons fresh juice from 1 lemon
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
14 ounces ground lamb
A drizzle of olive oil
2 warm pitas
Yogurt-Bad in a week
Cucumber - No, won't last a week at best.
The spices? Yes they say fresh but I guess I could get freeze dried.
Lamb - How do you buy 14 ounces of Lamb? Everywhere I look, it is 2-3 pounds. Yes, I could cut it up, but it is difficult with bone in.
So, am I just going to the wrong places?
Greek yogurt won't go bad in a week...trust me. Not withstanding that fact, I'm certain you can by single serving portions of unflavored Greek yogurt at Trader Joe's and other stores.
You said you make salads, so the rest of the cucumber can get thrown in there.
Fresh herbs can be chopped up and frozen.
Whole Foods sells ground lamb in the butcher section. I believe I've also seen it at Mariano's.