So, when I got married, I was used to cooking for my family and for company, and not for two. I would make 6 pork chops for the two of us. A whole chicken or two. A big pot of spaghetti. It goes on and on. It took me a few months to downsize my cooking portions. We still laugh at the big dinners I made for just the two of us. I was only 17, but had good training to cook.
Marilyn,
I still do this. I'm in my mid-30's and have NEVER figured out how to downsize a meal. So I've learned to just keep doing it and run with it. I've got leftovers for the next day's lunch and if there's more it goes in the freezer. I usually only have to cook about three times a week now. My biggest hurdle was teaching Mozz how to eat leftovers. At his home growing up, extra food was tossed in the trash. (Grrr! So wasteful!) So he NEVER ate leftovers growing up and never did when he lived on his own either. He thought it was gross to eat leftover food. But it took maybe one Italian meal and one Mexican meal to make him realize that some leftovers are better than when they're fresh. Now I don't have an issue getting him to eat anything. He loves all food - fresh or leftover. Now if I could just get the boy to gain some weight we'd be good. He's got a VERY high metabolism - can't gain weight to save his life. (6 foot tall, 140 lbs.)
Andi