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I know one issue is cooking time. If you are cooking for yourself, you never want to have to do something that takes a while and is a hassle, because you are the only person there to do the work and clean up. Broiling or stirfrying are both fast and simple. Broiling is good for red meat, chicken and fish, and stirfry can be a whole meal in itself.
A real simple, fast but delicious meal for one:
Broiled/barbequed steak and couscous
Marinate the steak for an hour in about 1/4 cup total of red wine, soy sauce, ground pepper and pressed/minced garlic. You can go watch tv or whatever while it sits (but flip it once or twice.) Then put the oven rack in the top position and broil the steak 5 minutes a side (baste it when you flip it).
For the couscous, follow the directions for 1 or 2 servings (i think it is about 3/4 cup couscous to 1 cup water, but I could be wrong). While that is cooking, saute some garlic and pine nuts for a couple minutes, and add them to the finished couscous.
Chop up some mint if you can get it and sprinkle on top.
Then whole cooking process is maybe 15 minutes tops with minimal clean up.
If you are feeling adventurous, save the marinade mixture and reduce it in a pot over medium high heat until it is about half the initial amount and a syrupy consistancy. Pour that over the finished steak.
One of my personal favorites.
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