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First published in the Netherlands by Uitgeverij Podium 2016

First published in Great Britain by HQ

An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2017

Copyright © Janneke Vreugdenhil 2017

English translation © Colleen Higgins 2017

Janneke Vreugdenhil asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

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Hardback ISBN 978-0-00-825667-8

Ebook Edition © November 2017 ISBN: 9780008256685

Version 2017-11-30

Photographs by Floortje van Essen-Ingen Housz

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DEDICATION

For me, myself and I

CONTENTS

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Introduction

7 tips for the solo chef

Your very own golden pantry

QUICK FIX

A kind of pisto Manchego

Spicy lamb pittas with hummus & garlicky yoghurt

Miso soup with noodles, shiitake mushrooms, spinach & an egg

Ridiculously easy spaghetti caprese

Frittata with red onion, baby kale & goat’s cheese

Griddled white tuna with cucumber, avocado & ginger salad

Tagliatelle with prawns & smoky whisky–tomato sauce

Lemon couscous with salmon & cherry tomatoes

Salad of butter beans, tinned tuna & shaved fennel

Good old steak sandwich

SMART COOKING

Baked sweet potato with olives, feta & chilli

Sweet potato soup with coconut & fresh coriander

Soft polenta with mushrooms & spinach

Polenta pizza with blistered cherry tomatoes & anchovies

Mash with baby kale & chorizo

Patatas a lo pobre

Warm lentil salad with grilled goat’s cheese

Spicy lentil soup with yoghurt & rocket

Cod in ginger–tomato sauce with gremolata & rice

Best-ever fried rice

Chinese egg noodles with steak & oyster sauce

Cold noodle salad with cucumber & sashimi salmon

NETFLIX DINNER

Quinotto with fennel, almonds & avocado

Gnocchi with broad beans, brown butter & crispy sage

Quick aubergine & lamb curry with warm naan

Pasta aglio olio my way

Green curry with chicken & peas

Warm salad of baby potatoes & peppered mackerel

Spaghetti with cherry tomatoes, nutmeg & ricotta

Orecchiette with Tenderstem broccoli, anchovies & fennel seed

Courgette soup with tarragon

Bowl of rice with Chinesey vegetables

FREEZE YOUR FAVOURITES

Chilli con everything

All-round chicken soup

Comforting little casseroles

Roasted squash & carrot soup

Pasta sauce with fresh sausage & fennel seed

Pork loin stewed with red wine & bay leaves

Marcella’s sugo

Pesto at your fingertips

Ratatouille

Surinamese masala chicken

Basic nasi goreng (Indonesian fried rice)

CLASSICS FOR ONE

Steak Béarnaise with chips & salad

Sea bass in a salt crust

Cheat’s pizza Margherita

Solo chicken with rosemary & Roseval potatoes

Cassoulet

10-minute pho

Caesar salad with crispy pancetta & avocado

Lamb chops with red wine & thyme sauce & green beans

Steak tartare

Risotto ai funghi

Too-good-to-share cheese fondue

BE SWEET TO YOURSELF

Blackberry mess

Instant mango–coconut ice cream

Lemon mug cake

Warm apple tartlet with vanilla ice cream

Coffee–ricotta parfait

La mousse au chocolat pour toi

Rosemary–honey figs with Gorgonzola

A fantastic raspberry dessert

Pear–yoghurt swirl

Tiramisu for one, please!

SOLO TREATS

Oatmeal congee

Parma ham–Taleggio toastie de luxe

Scrambled eggs, griddled asparagus & salmon on toast

Stir-fried prawns with harissa mayo

Potato gratin with a whole load of cheese

Calf’s liver sans etiquette

Party for one

Oysters, Champagne & a good book

A word of thanks

List of searchable terms

About the Publisher

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