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Enjoy what you want, when you want it, and exactly how you want it.
If you're picking up this book, chances are you agree cooking is one of the ultimate acts of care-both for others and for yourself. But why are most recipes meant to serve four to six people-or more? When you're cooking for yourself, all that matters is you, especially when you've got places to be, things to do, and a craving to satisfy. Cooking for one often means scaling down ingredients and adjusting cooking times: it can drive you crazy. Sometimes, one is all you want.
In her debut cookbook, Meredith Dawson invites you to lean in to being alone (because being alone is great!) and enjoy single-serving dishes designed to indulge whatever your mood might be in any given moment. Because your opinion is the only one that matters! Enjoy a cozy evening to yourself on the couch with Ride or Die Pad Thai or get a little messy with saucy Green Enchiladas. Step up from sad packaged noodles and whip up Not-Instant Ramen when the temperature dips. Reward yourself for earning that promotion-or just for getting out of bed today-with showstopping "Can You Ever Just Be Whelmed" Individual Beef Wellingtons, then fulfill your sweet tooth with a small batch of Nice Krispie Treats. Peppered with delicious photographs and laced with Meredith's humor, Party for One will empower you to treat yourself to something special whenever you like. Meredith Dawson has written for both network and streaming television shows including but not limited to Four Weddings and Funeral, The Wonder Years, and Central Park. She was also a Co-Executive Producer on Paramount+'s animated revival of Everybody Still Hates Chris and director on hit series The Sex Lives of College Girls. More importantly, her favorite things to cook for herself are sweet potato gnocchi in a brown butter and sage sauce and Lou Malnati's frozen pizza. Meredith is originally from the Chicago suburbs and splits her time between Los Angeles and New York with her devoted chihuahua-mix, Peanut. Recipe List:
• Chapter One: Soupy and Slurpable
• Send Noods . . . Chicken Soup Style
• Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons
• Highland Park Matzo Ball Soup
• Italian Divorce Soup
• Gentle, Lentil Soup
• Beef and Barley Soup
• Neato Frito Chili Pie
• Not-Instant Ramen
• Chicken Pho You
• Salty French One-Yon Soup
• Chapter Two: Chill and Salady
• Taste The Rainbow Roll
• Crispy Rice Spicy Tuna
• Caprese with Crispy Prosciutto
• Hail (Kale) Caesar
• Halloumi Fattoush
• Peanut Noodles
• Rice Noodle Salad
• Fancy Fish Nicoise
• Chapter Three: Cheesy and Gooey
• Leave Me Alone Lasagna
• Chicken Parm Nuggets
• No Emoji, Eggplant Parm
• Stupid Good Sicilian Square
• Stuck in the Friend Calzone
• S'Mac Talk and Cheese
• Quiche Lorrenzo
• "I'm Stuffed" Breadsticks
• Say No to Drugs Jalapeño Poppers
• Chapter Four: Carby and Cozy
• No Hangover Vodka Pasta
• Gnocchi with Sausage and Peppas
• Pasta Frittataatatata
• Rizzo-tto with Peas and Parmesan
• Chicken Potpie
• Jollof Rice
• Savory Dutch Baby, Baby
• You Say Potato, I Say Galette
• Ride or Die Pad Thai
• Chapter Five: Sizzled and Crisp
• First Studio Apartment Steak Frites
• Garlic Rosemary Pork Chop
• Mary Had A Little Pesto Lamb Chop
• Teriyaki Salmon
• Air Fryer Coconut Shrimp
• Tryna Smash Smashburger Sliders
• Chicken Shawarma
• California Dreamin' Carnitas Tacos
• Air Fryer Fish Tacos
• Lobstah Tail
• "Can You Ever Just Be Whelmed" Beef Wellington
• Chapter Six: Glazy and Saucy
• Beef and Broccoli and You
• BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwich
• Under the Tuscan Chicken
• She's Piccata Have It (Chicken)
• This Little Piggy Became Pork Marbella Balls
• B
If you're picking up this book, chances are you agree cooking is one of the ultimate acts of care-both for others and for yourself. But why are most recipes meant to serve four to six people-or more? When you're cooking for yourself, all that matters is you, especially when you've got places to be, things to do, and a craving to satisfy. Cooking for one often means scaling down ingredients and adjusting cooking times: it can drive you crazy. Sometimes, one is all you want.
In her debut cookbook, Meredith Dawson invites you to lean in to being alone (because being alone is great!) and enjoy single-serving dishes designed to indulge whatever your mood might be in any given moment. Because your opinion is the only one that matters! Enjoy a cozy evening to yourself on the couch with Ride or Die Pad Thai or get a little messy with saucy Green Enchiladas. Step up from sad packaged noodles and whip up Not-Instant Ramen when the temperature dips. Reward yourself for earning that promotion-or just for getting out of bed today-with showstopping "Can You Ever Just Be Whelmed" Individual Beef Wellingtons, then fulfill your sweet tooth with a small batch of Nice Krispie Treats. Peppered with delicious photographs and laced with Meredith's humor, Party for One will empower you to treat yourself to something special whenever you like. Meredith Dawson has written for both network and streaming television shows including but not limited to Four Weddings and Funeral, The Wonder Years, and Central Park. She was also a Co-Executive Producer on Paramount+'s animated revival of Everybody Still Hates Chris and director on hit series The Sex Lives of College Girls. More importantly, her favorite things to cook for herself are sweet potato gnocchi in a brown butter and sage sauce and Lou Malnati's frozen pizza. Meredith is originally from the Chicago suburbs and splits her time between Los Angeles and New York with her devoted chihuahua-mix, Peanut. Recipe List:
• Chapter One: Soupy and Slurpable
• Send Noods . . . Chicken Soup Style
• Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons
• Highland Park Matzo Ball Soup
• Italian Divorce Soup
• Gentle, Lentil Soup
• Beef and Barley Soup
• Neato Frito Chili Pie
• Not-Instant Ramen
• Chicken Pho You
• Salty French One-Yon Soup
• Chapter Two: Chill and Salady
• Taste The Rainbow Roll
• Crispy Rice Spicy Tuna
• Caprese with Crispy Prosciutto
• Hail (Kale) Caesar
• Halloumi Fattoush
• Peanut Noodles
• Rice Noodle Salad
• Fancy Fish Nicoise
• Chapter Three: Cheesy and Gooey
• Leave Me Alone Lasagna
• Chicken Parm Nuggets
• No Emoji, Eggplant Parm
• Stupid Good Sicilian Square
• Stuck in the Friend Calzone
• S'Mac Talk and Cheese
• Quiche Lorrenzo
• "I'm Stuffed" Breadsticks
• Say No to Drugs Jalapeño Poppers
• Chapter Four: Carby and Cozy
• No Hangover Vodka Pasta
• Gnocchi with Sausage and Peppas
• Pasta Frittataatatata
• Rizzo-tto with Peas and Parmesan
• Chicken Potpie
• Jollof Rice
• Savory Dutch Baby, Baby
• You Say Potato, I Say Galette
• Ride or Die Pad Thai
• Chapter Five: Sizzled and Crisp
• First Studio Apartment Steak Frites
• Garlic Rosemary Pork Chop
• Mary Had A Little Pesto Lamb Chop
• Teriyaki Salmon
• Air Fryer Coconut Shrimp
• Tryna Smash Smashburger Sliders
• Chicken Shawarma
• California Dreamin' Carnitas Tacos
• Air Fryer Fish Tacos
• Lobstah Tail
• "Can You Ever Just Be Whelmed" Beef Wellington
• Chapter Six: Glazy and Saucy
• Beef and Broccoli and You
• BBQ Pulled Chicken Sandwich
• Under the Tuscan Chicken
• She's Piccata Have It (Chicken)
• This Little Piggy Became Pork Marbella Balls
• B