European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Cooking for one by Nathalie Dupree Cox news services perhaps you know him. He May live Down the Street or in the apartment upstairs from you. You May see him at the local Pancake House or the restaurant thai offers a Complete dinner Lor �4 before 4 . He s one of the More than Al million individuals 65 and older who lives alone he could be any race any religion Rich or poor. My father an octogenarian has written me a Long letter Lour tightly packed Handwritten pages which show much Effort and bought. Until recently he had a wife who did the grocery shopping prepared the major meal each Day now she s gone. He s not much interested in cooking from scratch. He wants his Independence and ways to Deal with the Dally needs of feeding himself keeping his Lite interesting and coping with new frustrations. He write the adjustment to cooking Tor one is . Preparing Iron scratch Lor one is a  he eels that scratch cooking requires too Many items to be purchased. Many elderly people live in Smatt Homes and apartments and their tiny kitchens along with their own diminishing ability to reach All their shelving Means that space for storage and refrigeration May be at a Premium there Are Many products that come in cans designed for single Servings stews baked Beans corned beef hash ate but a Sample he writes. Unfortunately there is Only a very limited Supply of soups meant for one. Individual serving packets of Liber cereals regular cereals Oatmeal Etc. Are plentifully available for him As for Many others microwave ovens have Mado the Yaskot feeding himself much easier tha microwave Industry has made great strides and there Are now Many palatable meals Lor singles available just for the reheating. He cites a wide variety of Chicken and Turkey pies stews cakes pies gourmet dishes that Meel his needs. I find myself again wishing thai he would Cook for himself however it Only to give himself that tenting or Well being that comes from feeding you wit of yes. It is Nice to be Able to pull something from the Freezer and heat it up and eat quickly. Bui when neither mobility nor Lime is an Issue cooking from scratch can bring something thai is quite different into the daily experience and will encourage use of More Tresh ingredients is Well. Barbara Kayla s microwave gourmet William Morrow and co., 19b7 gives Basic recipes with variations. She has a steamed whole Tish with variations of chinese steamed Lish vegetable steamed fish Herb steamed fish As Well As different be fish from 1w pounds to 8 pounds Hal Reighl encourage Law Trout Fisherman to bring Home that fish rather than let if Loose the Tish steams in its own juice which in turn can be used to make any of a number at sauces that she lists. From Tish Vedoute to Parsley sauce. Leftover fish is flood reheated and is also Nice in a salad. But 1 find myself wondering Why not invite a fiend in and fix dinner for two steamed whole fish for microwave 1 whole llah m pounds with heed and tall on place Tish on a 14-by-b-Inch Oval Platter with a rim. Cover lightly Wilh microwave plastic wrap. Cook Al 100 percent Power or 11 Dinulos to Coots in a Small microwave oven use an it by dish making sure to wrap tailpiece that juts out Over Edge. Cook far t