Supper for One  150 recipes for one person · instant PDF
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The Walt's Kitchen cookbook

Supper for one, without a sink full of pans

150 recipes sized for one person. Every page tells you exactly what you'll wash before you start, and where the rest of what you bought goes next.

  • 80 favorites from the videos, finally written down with exact amounts and times
  • 70 brand-new recipes you won't find on the channel
  • One recipe per page, in big, easy-to-read type
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Walt smiling and pointing at the Supper for One cookbook
150recipes
11chapters
177pages
1recipe per page

Cooking for one is harder than it ought to be

Recipes feed six

Most recipes are written for a family. Cutting them down means guessing at half an egg and a third of a can, and hoping it works.

One plate, five pans

A pot for the pasta, a pan for the meat, a colander, a cutting board, a spoon. All of it for a supper you ate in ten minutes.

Half of it goes bad

The rest of the cream, the other half of the ham, the cabbage in the crisper drawer. It sits in the back of the refrigerator until it gets thrown out.

Supper for One was written around all three.

Walt

A note from Walt

If you cook for one, you already know the hard part isn't the cooking. It's the recipes that feed six, the half-used cans, and the sink full of pans for one plate of supper.

So every recipe in this book makes one serving, or two on purpose when the second one is worth saving. Every one tells you how many pans you'll wash before you start. And most of them tell you what to do with the rest of what you bought, so nothing goes bad in the back of the refrigerator.

I'm not a chef. I'm a fella with one good skillet and a habit of asking why. So every page has a short note explaining the step that matters most. Once you know why you leave the steak alone, you don't need the recipe next time.

Whatever you make first, make it for yourself, and set the table for it. Supper for one is still supper.

Walt

Every recipe gets its own page, laid out the same way

So you can find what you need with flour on your hands. Prop it on the counter, or print just the page you're cooking from.

  1. The top of the pageWhich appliance you'll use, how long it takes, how much it makes, and exactly what you'll wash afterward.
  2. You'll needEverything in the order you'll use it, in amounts sized for one.
  3. Here's howShort, numbered steps. Each one is a single job.
  4. Walt's whyThe reason behind the step that makes the recipe work. Learn it once, and you've got it for good.
  5. Walt's noteWhere the rest of the ham, the cream, or the cabbage goes next, with the page number.

What's inside: 11 chapters, 150 recipes

Skillet suppers, a week of meals from one pot of rice or one rotisserie chicken, three-ingredient dump-and-bake, mug and bowl dinners, a whole Thanksgiving plate made in the microwave, and dessert.

1

Mornings

11 recipes · 1 from the videos

  • Pancakes for One
  • French Toast for One
  • The Perfect Fried Egg
2

Skillet Suppers

23 recipes · 10 from the videos

  • Pan-Seared Steak with Buttered Onions
  • Liver and Onions
  • Kielbasa and Cabbage
3

Cook Once, Eat All Week

22 recipes · 22 from the videos

  • One Big Pot of Rice
  • Unstuffed Pepper Skillet
  • Red Beans and Rice with Smoked Sausage
4

One Small Pot

9 recipes

  • Vegetable Beef Soup
  • Creamy Tomato Soup
  • Beef and Barley Soup
5

Toaster Oven Suppers

17 recipes · 9 from the videos

  • Honey Mustard Chicken Thighs
  • Parmesan-Crusted Pork Chop
  • Open-Faced Tuna Melt
6

Three-Ingredient Dump and Bake

10 recipes · 10 from the videos

  • Salsa Chicken
  • Tater Tot Casserole for One
  • Italian Dressing Salmon with Green Beans
7

Mugs and Bowls

19 recipes · 17 from the videos

  • Chicken and Couscous Bowl
  • Cheesy Ham and Potato Bowl
  • Macaroni and Cheese in a Mug
8

On the Side

10 recipes

  • Cucumber and Onion Salad
  • Creamed Spinach
  • Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots
9

Sandwiches and Light Suppers

7 recipes

  • Fried Bologna Sandwich
  • Reuben for One
  • Egg Salad Sandwich
10

Holidays for One

13 recipes · 8 from the videos

  • Roast Cornish Hen for One
  • New Year's Black-Eyed Peas and Greens
  • Microwave Cranberry Sauce
11

Something Sweet

9 recipes · 3 from the videos

  • Banana Pudding for One
  • Freezer Cookie Dough
  • Apple Crisp for One

Look inside

Real pages from the book, in big type with no fussy photos to wade through.

Tap any page to read it full size.

Every chapter opens with its full recipe list.
One recipe per page, in big type.
Recipes from the videos are marked, so you can tell them from the new ones.
The Leftover Map shows where the rest of everything goes.

Nothing goes in the trash

Buy something for one recipe, and the book shows you where the rest of it goes.

One rotisserie chicken

Ten suppers, from a hot chicken sandwich with gravy to soup made from the bones.

One pot of rice

Cooked once on Sunday, it turns into fried rice, crispy rice cakes, beef and broccoli, and more.

One ham steak

Six suppers: glazed ham, cheese grits, split pea soup, a chef's salad, New Year's peas, and a cheesy potato bowl.

One can of biscuits

Biscuits and gravy, strawberry shortcake, little calzones, chicken and dumplings, and a pot pie for one.

Is it for you?

It's for you if

  • You live alone, or cook for one most nights
  • You want real suppers, not another frozen dinner
  • You'd rather wash one pan than five
  • Nobody ever taught you to cook, and you'd like to know the why
  • You enjoy the videos and want the recipes written down

Skip it if

  • You cook for a big family every night
  • You're looking for diet plans or nutrition counts
  • You want a coffee-table book of food photography

Supper for One

$27

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  • 150 recipes in 11 chapters, every one sized for one
  • 80 from the videos, written out properly, plus 70 brand new
  • Safe cooking temperatures and how-long-it-keeps charts
  • The Leftover Map, so nothing goes to waste
  • A pantry list and tips for shopping for one
  • A microwave chart for any wattage
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Read it on a phone, tablet, or computer, or print it out.

Questions

What exactly do I get?

A 177-page PDF you can download right after checkout. It reads well on a phone, tablet, or computer, and the pages are laid out to print cleanly if you'd rather cook from paper.

Are these the same recipes as the videos?

Eighty of them are, written out properly with exact amounts, times, and temperatures, so you don't have to pause and rewind. They're marked "From the videos." The other 70 are new and aren't on the channel.

What do I need in my kitchen?

A skillet, a pot, a toaster oven, and a microwave do nearly everything in the book. Every recipe tells you which one it uses, so you can pick suppers by what you have.

I've never really cooked. Will I manage?

That's who it's written for. Each step is a single job, and the "Walt's why" note on every page explains the part that matters, so you're not just following orders.

Is the type big enough to read?

Yes. Every recipe has its own page, in large type with plenty of space, and you can zoom in on a tablet or print any page.

Does it include nutrition or diet information?

No. It's a cooking book, and it doesn't give nutrition, diet, or medical advice. Cooking temperatures follow USDA food safety guidance.

My microwave isn't 1,000 watts. Will the times work?

There's a chart in the back that adjusts every microwave time for 700, 800, 1,000, and 1,200-watt ovens.

Is there a printed copy?

Not right now. The PDF prints cleanly, so you can print the whole book or just the pages you use most.

Supper for one is still supper

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One skillet. One plate. That's the whole dishwashing.