Introductions

After nearly ten years of living and eating haphazardly - name a brand of frozen dinners and I can tell you my three favorite varieties, and quite possibly the calorie and sodium content of each - I have given up the freezer section and begun to cook for myself.

Living in a typical Boston apartment, which included closet-sized kitchen complete with under-sized appliances and a distinct lack of cabinet space, I have always found cooking to be more trouble than it is worth. After a long day, (with time added for commuting, extra hours and work or social events) grabbing a container of Thai or nuking something from the Lean Cuisine section of the freezer is tempting - and often more practical than buying huge quantities of food that go to waste when I don't have the time or interest to cook the rest. Even in the middle of the city, supermarkets cater to the family population, leaning toward 3-lb. packages of pork chops - and seriously, fellow Singletons, how long does it take one person eating sensibly to go through 3 pounds of pork?

Recently, though, I've begun paying more attention to both shopping for and preparing food. With the help of some great cookbooks designed with the single cook in mind, and with the assistance of the fantastic butcher and seafood counters at Whole Foods, as well as the bulk section at the Harvest Co-op, I've figured out some ways to be more responsible with both my buying and eating habits. This blog is where I plan to chronicle those efforts, along with recipes and tips for eating well on a reasonable budget. Please feel free to join in with your own strategies, recipes and comments. Let's eat!