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kityglitr
07/06/09

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Oh God, oh God, oh God. When I was 16 until I was about 21, it was Potted Meat Product (which is like Spam, but like, a step down on the culinary ladder) sandwiches with Easy Cheese. Yes, the cheese from a can.

Nowadays, my guy does the cooking, mostly. When I have to fend for myself I usually revert to the easiest thing in the house. Bratwurst, big bowls of Kellogg Smart Start, and handfuls of peanuts and raisins. I'm just too lazy.
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Maulleigh
07/06/09

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I've been living on frozen burritos for the last 10 years. They're my food pellets.
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tscheese
07/06/09

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I gained 20 pounds in the last year because I'm now living all alone, in my own place, with my own kitchen, and I can cook what I want when I want. I was in a yucky roommate situation before, and I never had time to furtively scurry into the kitchen to try to make some weird thing for myself.

I'm also a really good cook, which is sort of good and sort of bad. I can use my knowledge for the betterment of myself and my health by cooking well...OR, I can say, "fuck it!" and just, y'know, eat a hunk of cheese and three bottles of beer for dinner.
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Liz11685
07/06/09

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I'm usually eating alone and cooking for myself. I also don't have a stove top or oven, so I eat a lot of microwaved meals, eat a lot of bread, and buy salad kits. If I'm making something for the boyfriend and myself (or if I'm staying with my parents- they like it if I cook for the family when I'm staying with them) I make a more elaborate and well rounded meal. And everything I eat and make is vegetarian, even for the meat loving people in my life.
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Residentdrunkgirl
07/05/09

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I drink soy sauce.
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southernbitch
07/05/09

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i make what i refer to as "indian spaghetti". the recipe is quite simple!

take one package of ramen noodles. discard spice mix. boil noodles for one minute. drain excess water. then tear open one tin of store bought, pre-made, canned indian food- i'm a fan of this spicy eggplant goulash- and mix together.

eat.
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hellosunshine
07/05/09

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I always eat creamy stuff when I'm alone, with whatever vessel I can find. Cream cheese/goat cheese/butter + cracker/bread = delightful!

My favorite "alone meal" is chicken or tofu with rice and salsa and sour cream all mixed together. I can eat it every night for weeks.
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southernbitch
07/05/09

@hellosunshine: i have been known to eat an entire package of goat cheese in one sitting. that with triscuits and a box of cherry tomatoes is regularly my lunch.
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cand86
07/05/09

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I still love to eat cream cheese all by itself. When I was a kid, I'd hide behind the TV in our den and just eat the bricks of it- now if we have some, I'm still likely to swipe a few spoonfuls just to savor.
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sequined
07/05/09

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Left on my own I rarely buy stuff, so I end up eating pretzels and peanut butter as a meal at least 5x/week. And I nap to avoid sitting around hungry.

When I actually do have food, I end up eating a lot of bisquick biscuits. No one I know likes to make/eat them like I do. I also just eat the dough sometimes.
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thesciencegirl
07/05/09

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My favorite way to eat cookies is crushed up in skim milk. I just dump some cookies in a cup, pour the milk over it, and eat it with a spoon. Oreos and chocolate chip cookies are the best. It looks disgusting, but I think it is delicious. I have never done it in front of another human, however.
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stealthird
07/05/09

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Oh, I definitely eat differently when I'm by myself, and it is most certainly out of fear of being judged. When I lived alone in NYC, I ate a lot of takeout, and would always slink home to eat it. I never liked to eat in the pizzeria or in the Chinese takeout place. I didn't want to be seen eating greasy pizza and garlic knots. I ate them at home while watching ANTM. I also would buy loves of bread and eat them with feta cheese (bulgarian feta, yum) or tzatziki and finish an entire loaf in two days. (See, this is why Anna Wintour's comments about Minnesota are bullshit--I ate crap when i lived in NYC and since I've moved back here I've lost 20 pounds).

Sometimes now when I eat by myself, I cut up some potatoes and make french fries. Or I'll root around for things to saute and eat over pasta.

But anyway, I'm glad I'm not the only one who has secret food habits...
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Ghouldilocks
07/05/09

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I put ketchup on almost everything. I do it less now that I'm older but, when I was younger, I'd put it on things like waffles. Yes. WAFFLES. I'd dip pieces of waffle in ketchup like they were fries.

I also used to eat "mayonnaise sandwiches". Which was just mayo on two pieces of bread.

I've eaten noodles with sauce and sour cream since I was little. I think I'm weird. :P
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Mafalda para Presidente
07/05/09

@Ghouldilocks: I stick bread in the mayo jar and just eat it like that. Mayo's also good with corn or flour tortillas.
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laundryday
07/05/09

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A box of Stovetop stuffing with pats of butter on top? Not exactly secret because I converted someone else... although they also felt appropriately ashamed.
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vulcanized
07/05/09

@laundryday: That sounds really good right now.
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rah29
07/05/09

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I can't cook (I am over-reliant on the boyfriend, who cooks like a fiend), but when he's away I eat cheese. Cheese in so many varieties; cheese quesadillas, cheese with bread, cheese with oatcakes, cheese with crackers, cheese on its own.

I also eat tomatoes basically every day for lunch, when I'm sat in the house alone being a sad grad student. My new favourite is tomatoes with ricotta (we had some leftover the other day), garlic and olive oil. Makes me happy!
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Mafalda para Presidente
07/05/09

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I like to eat tomatoes and avocados raw for dinner, I eat my mushrooms and olives right out of the jar, I put mayo in my rice and I've been known to marinate onions in lemon juice and salt, and then eat it straight up.

In company of others I pretend to have normal eating habits, though.
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Mafalda para Presidente
07/05/09

@Mafalda para Presidente: Oh, and did I mention apple cubed in my tuna salad? I've yet to convince anyone that the combination is actually GOOD.
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