So, DH is working full time out of the house for some time, till we pay some debts. And if I keep eating out we won´t make it 
So I´m trying to learn how to cook, and I think it´s harder to cook for one person (just myself) than to cook for a hole family.
The question is: Does any of you cook only for yourself? What do you like to cook when you´re alone in home? What are the simplest recipies you know to make a yummy lunch for one person? Or do you prefer to make a lot of food and freeze it (but in that way you´ll eat the same food all over the week?)
Help me think, please 
I tend to make a dish and eat it for several days afterwards...or I just eat a lot of sandwiches lol.
I just had all my teeth pulled and will be on a soft food diet for awhile so I have no clue what to eat lol.
One thing I have found is that I like to have a greek yogurt for lunch...I'm not nearly as hungry with the yogurt. I'm not much of an eater (my dad says I eat like a bird even though I weigh 200+ lbs.)...so tiny meals are what I go for.
One filling thing is cottage cheese & peaches.
One thing you can do is make meals you can freeze and only put enough in a ziplock bag for one meal. I don't mind eating the same food day after day...as long as it tastes good. I guess for me eating is more life sustaining than enjoyable. Don't get me wrong...I love food...but would rather do something else than eat lol.
I cook for myself all the time. I make meals that are rated as 6-8 servings, take one plate for myself, put a second meal's worth in the fridge for lunch the next day, and freeze the remainder in bags or containers that will be 1-2 meals each. I make another large meal like that each day for a couple of weeks, and then I've got a few weeks' worth of individual meals stocked up. When you want to fix those frozen meals, just grab them out of the freezer and put them in the fridge to thaw--they'll be ready to microwave the next day.
Also...10-minute microwave brownies. 2 oz bakers chocolate and 2 tbsp butter melted together, 1/2 tsp vanilla, 1 tbsp milk, 1/4 cup sugar, and about 1/3 cup of flour...microwaved for about 1 minute 30 seconds or until it's reasonably set. Chocolate fix in a hurry, and if you make it in an oversized mug like I do, there's only the one mug and spoon to wash up afterwards (plus having room to put a scoop of ice cream on top if you want to really indulge!).
I cook for two but it would be similar .... it will depend on what you like to eat ... I keep fresh vegetables, fruits, cheese (the real stuff, not slices), dark cocoa, coffee, teas, olive oil, hummus, canned salmon, cottage cheese, yogurt, maple syrup (the real stuff), nuts, dill and beet pickles and black olives in the fridge. Good bread like sourdough and rye to make sandwiches with. I also stock a few organic soups in the tetra packs.
With this simple shopping list you can make sandwiches, salads, a hot meal with the soup if it's chilly and little to no cooking, lots of protein choices. I mix the yogurt with a little maple syrup, cocoa and fresh sliced fruit and may few nuts, salad greens with cut vegetables and fruit and a little home made dressing and anything else in the list you want to put on it.
Make a list of anything that fits in these categories that you like to eat for your shopping list and you have good for you, delicious, one or two person meals that don't take a lot of preparation and ready when you are and sure cost a lot less than eating out.
Bread, eggs, milk, a dash of vanilla and cinnamon can turn into a quick plate of French toast--and that's something I taught my son to make when he was 7, so it's certainly not a complicated dish. It's cheap to make and fairly healthy, too.
Take 2 eggs and about 30ml of milk, and beat that together in a bowl (preferably just large enough to lay down a slice of bread inside it) with a couple of ml of vanilla and perhaps a pinch of ground cinnamon. Get a skillet or griddle heated up to a medium heat. Once it's hot, put a slice of bread into the egg mixture, turn it over so both sides get coated, and place the slice on the pan. Coat as many pieces of bread as you can fit flat in the pan and cook them until they're turning golden brown on the bottom, then flip them over and cook the other side. 2-4 slices is usually enough for a meal for anyone who isn't a >100kg man.
They're good served with warmed maple syrup or topped with some fruit. Try fresh or thawed (previously frozen) strawberries, blueberries, or blackberries, but almost any sort of berry will work well. If you have egg mixture left over after making as many slices as you want, just toss it in the skillet and turn it into a bit of scrambled egg to have with your French toast. Cooked slices will refrigerate fairly well, though, so I usually double the recipe and stash a plate in the fridge for the next day instead.
@Holly: Your freezing method make sense. In this way, if you cook, let´s say, 6 or 8 days straight you have enough and varied food not to cook in a while... Or, after having some frozen meals you can cook once in three days... sounds neat...
The recipie you just wrote sounds like something we call rabanada and we usually eat in Christmas mornings - of course I never knew how to do it, since I´m starting to cook for real just now
I learned to make polenta, and I love it. To make the simplest one you simply put 1 measure (I use a cup) of water, 1/4 of the same mesure of the appropriate cornmeal (at least here, we have one made to make polenta, because it´s a traditional dish in some states of Brazil) and a bit of salt. first you boil the water with salt and them you slowly add the cornmeal to the water, stirring ´till you see the bottle of the pan. then you turn off the heat and after a few minutes trasfer the results to the serving dish. Simple like that and you can eat with beans or with a tomato sauce, like the ones you do for pasta.I admit I´ve been eating a lot of polenta, because it´s quick, simple and goes well with whatever had left on the previous day...
In my case, it's due to my health--I never know when the next flareup will hit, but when it does I'll usually be physically unable to stand and cook, so having a stock of healthy meals in the freezer helps me get through the flareup faster.
When it was just me, Lorien, I made a lot of soups &/or stews in my crockpot and made sandwiches or wraps. And like Holly mentioned, I'd put a couple servings in the refrigerator, and freeze the rest in individual portions (so you can take out just what you need out of the freezer & defrost it). Sandwiches don't have to be boring - you could cook up a roaster chicken or pork loin & shred it with forks, and then add whatever seasonings you like to it when you plan on using it (freezing the rest in freezer bags). Sometimes I'd make 'theme' wraps - mexican, italian, greek, asian, etc. - to fit whatever craving I was having. And you can make meatless wraps, too, using rice & beans, avocado slices, sauteed veggies, shredded cheese, as well as the usual lettuce/tomatoes/cucumbers/onions & dressing of choice.
My hubby works crazy hours that change from week to week, so I often make food just for me. One of my favourite meals are bean wraps. I eat these ALL the time, lol. They are super simple and quick.
Bean Wraps:
That's it! They only take about 5 minutes to prep and another 5-10 to heat, so it's just 15 minutes or less to a good meal (at least IMO). Just had these for lunch today actually.
I always cook for myself. I love making soup (potage) with the vegetables that are in my fridge. Healthy and very tasty. I'm also a big fan of pasta, easy and simple to do. Macaroni, tomato sauce and cheese or lasagna are great to do in a mini pan (about 3" x 5"). I love making curry with rice, vegetables and chick peas.
I usually find receipes for 4 person, so I split the ingredients measurements in 2 or 4 depending on what it is and on how hungry I am. If there are any leftovers, I simply put them in the fridge for when I need a snack.
when it is just me here, I live off lean cuisine tv dinners, I gave up trying to cook for 1 person, but when I do cook for 1 I make big batches of soup and freeze them for 1 serving. I also do this with chili, pulled pork, I make alot in the crock pot and then freeze in single containers