"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 15:38:51 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>> Probably the easiest to cook for is 4 or 6. Things tend to come in those
>> amounts. Not all things of course. But a lot of things. I think 8
>> would
>> be the next easiest because you can buy things in bulk.
>
> I buy most things in bulk. Perishables, like boneless chicken pieces,
> are packaged in 2 person portions and frozen for later. I just don't
> buy into the "cooking for two is harder" theory. Either you calculate
> an average of what you estimate each person will eat and buy what you
> need or you throw a whole bunch of food in your cart and cook it. One
> method produces a lot of leftovers, the other doesn't - and your
> attitude toward leftovers will influence your shopping personality.
>
> --

Then what about things like salad? Unless you are lucky enough to have a
store that sells things like greens in bulk (and you can just buy the amount
you need), you will have a lot of leftovers if you want a salad that
contains a lot of things. I have yet to see a store that sells one green
onion. Or six cherry tomatoes. This is why we often buy salad from the
salad bar. Costs a lot more but much less waste.

I even buy from the salad bar when I am making a pasta salad or meatloaf.
Otherwise I have either a ton of food or a ton of leftover vegetables.