Cooking For One Made Easy

Cooking For One Made Easy
Because you’re worth it

Cooking For One doesn’t have to mean wasted ingredients, endless leftovers, or complicated recipes. At One Dish Kitchen, we focus on single serving meals and small batch recipes that are easy to make, perfectly portioned, and full of flavor, so you can enjoy homemade food without the hassle. Every recipe is designed to help you cook confidently for yourself, with no waste and no extra cleanup.

Joanie Zisk, chef and author of The Ultimate Cooking for One Cookbook, holding her cookbook.

I’m Joanie—chef, author of The Ultimate Cooking for One Cookbook, and creator of One Dish Kitchen. For over 15 years, I’ve developed and tested 600+ single serving and small batch recipes designed specifically for people cooking for themselves.

I’m so glad you’re here.

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Single Serving Vegetarian Recipes

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Seafood Recipes For One

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