How To Find More Enjoyment Cooking For One?

We will all know that cooking for yourself can be boring. You might be stuck in the rut of cooking the same few dishes over and over again. Or, you might dislike the silence in the kitchen while cooking dinner for the evening.

If you are tired of cooking alone, here is how to find it more enjoyable.

Use recipes

You might not follow a recipe when you cook for yourself. This could be because you think you cannot find “recipes for one” or cooking the same things is more leisurely. Yet, if you get stuck in this rut, there’s no wonder you dislike cooking alone.

Using online recipes can help inspire you to cook something you would never think to cook. For instance, you might always cook the same mincemeat dish. Although it might be delicious, you might be bored of it. Recipes can help you find new ways of cooking to enjoy your favorite ingredients in other yummy ways.

Reserve time

If you often cook in a hurry, you won’t ever find it enjoyable. Who enjoys rushing around? If you rush the cooking, you might spoil it. Or, it might encourage you to rush when eating it. Either way, that is never going to make cooking and eating enjoyable.

Therefore, see if you can reserve time for cooking and eating. If you know you cannot do this until a little later each night, so be it. If you approach cooking in a more relaxed way, you will likely enjoy it more. The lack of rushing around might make your food taste even more excellent.

Practice new cooking skills

It can be fun to try and practice new cooking skills like cooking new recipes. You don’t have to become a master chef to enjoy cooking. Simply learning how to poach an egg instead of continuing frying or using new tools can help reignite your love for being in the kitchen.

Plus, these new cooking skills might allow you to make new dishes.

Play some music

You can enjoy cooking more alone if you create a relaxing and/or fun atmosphere. An ambiance in the kitchen is bound to make you enjoy the experience.

So, play some music in the background. This might help you relax and unwind so that you feel encouraged to take your time with cooking.

Or, you could play a podcast or audiobook. Anything to create some noise in the kitchen will help make it less lonely if you don’t have company.

Spice it up

If you often cook tasteless dishes, you must start spicing them up. This doesn’t mean you have to make your dishes hot and spicy. You can spice it up with salt, pepper, citrus fruits, and more.

The more flavor you add to your dish, the more you will likely enjoy it. Plus, experimenting with new spices and flavors will help you create dishes from other cuisines you do not often cook and enjoy alone at home.

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Jinan Banna

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Jinan Banna, PhD, RD is the founder of Jinan Banna LLC and an Associate Professor of Nutrition at the University of Hawaii. Her research interest is in obesity prevention. Jinan helps working women to lose weight so that they can feel confident and energetic by offering free information on her blog, as well as nutrition coaching. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Doctorate in Nutritional Biology. She is also a registered dietitian.