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Everyday Cooking For One

Living on your own doesn't mean losing out on interesting and healthy food. Nor does it haveto involve the often unreliable business of quartering recipes! Here is a collection of simple delicious meals - specially designed for one - that will ensure you enjoy your everyday eating.You'll find useful tips for shopping and stocking your food cupboard and delicious recipes foreverything from snacks to main courses with fish meat and vegetables. Quick easy andeconomical the recipes are designed to make everyday cooking exciting and to keep your diethealthy and balanced.Some recipes just don't work in small quantities and that could include some of yourfavourites. A unique feature of this book is the inclusion of really tasty recipes - such ascasseroles roasts and cakes - that show you how to
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Living on your own doesn't mean losing out on interesting & healthy food. Nor does it haveto involve the often unreliable business of quartering recipes! Here is a collection of simple delicious meals
- specially designed for one
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- including Classic 1000 Cake & Bake Recipes Classic 1000 Recipesand The Kitchen Companion
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Simple - Basic, easy no difficulty in understanding.

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Cheese - A hard pale yellow food made from curds of milk.

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Family - A group of people that live together made up from parents and children.

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