When cooking for more than one I like to include several different types of food (i.e. a meat or high protein dish, a vegetable dish, a starch dish etc.) However, when cooking for just myself I usually lack the energy for this so things like an omelet, soup, chili or casserole (benefit - leftovers) appeal more.posted by caddis at 12:36 PM on June 18, 2008 Wow he is a nicely organized list of requ