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The Solo Supper System

Stop Settling for Cereal Just Because You're Cooking for One

A simple, step-by-step supper system built for one plate, one pot, and one person who deserves a real dinner.

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Every volume stands on its own — the complete collection gives you the whole system plus the planning book and worksheets that tie it together.

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Solo Supper System

All three volumes, plus both bonuses — the full system.

$97
Volumes I + II separately: $74

347 pages · 3 books + 2 bonuses · PDF

  • Volume I — the full Solo Supper System for stopping skipped dinners
  • Volume II — the full system for stopping wasted groceries and surprise grocery bills
  • Volume III, 'The PLATE Playbook' — only in the complete collection, your weekly planning method
  • Bonus: The First 90 Days at the Table — a 30/60/90-day quick-reference calendar
  • Bonus: The Recipe Downsizing Worksheet — shrink any family recipe to one serving without redoing the math
  • Everything in one place, built to be used in order or on its own
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Volume I

Stop Skipping Dinner Because You're Alone!

The dump-and-go method that puts a hot homemade dinner in front of you tonight, with almost nothing to chop or clean.

$27

111 pages · 16 chapters · PDF

  • The One-Pot Principle — one rule that replaces every recipe you used to juggle
  • The Solo Kitchen Diagnostic — a quick check to see exactly where your evenings go wrong
  • The Portion Correction Map — how to cook the right amount so nothing goes in the trash
  • The Dump-and-Go Sequence — a no-fuss order of steps for supper in twenty minutes
  • Your 30/60/90 Day Plan — a slow, steady path from one supper to a full new habit
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Volume II

Stop Wasting Food, Stop Wasting Money!

The second worry solved: shop, freeze, and stretch every dollar so nothing good ever goes in the trash.

$47

111 pages · 16 chapters · PDF

  • The Per-Plate Principle — one rule that replaces every coupon and sale sign
  • The Waste Map Diagnostic — see exactly where your grocery money disappears
  • The Right-Size Cart Method — shop like you actually live, not like a family of four
  • The Protein Swap Ladder — beans, eggs, and tuna before steak, without feeling deprived
  • The Freeze-and-Flag System — portion what you buy so nothing spoils unnoticed
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A single one-on-one cooking lesson runs about $75 an hour for one supper, once. This gives you a complete system you keep and use every night after.

Your supper isn't sad. It's unsystemized.

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All 16 chapters of each book. The last four of each are kept for the buyers.

Volume I · Stop Skipping Dinner Because You're Alone!
  1. The Old Way Now Works Against You
  2. The One-Pot Principle — The One Rule That Replaces Every Recipe You Used to Follow
  3. The Solo Kitchen Diagnostic
  4. The One-Pot Build
  5. The Featherweight Prep Sequence
  6. The Portion Correction Map
  7. The Grocery Phase-Out Plan
  8. The Dump-and-Go Sequence
  9. The Twenty-Minute Solo Supper
  10. When It All Falls Apart
  11. The Kitchen That Works With You
  12. The Same Supper, Dressed Up
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Volume II · Stop Wasting Food, Stop Wasting Money!
  1. The Same Grocery List, a Bigger Bill — Why the Old Way Now Works Against You
  2. The Per-Plate Principle — The One Rule That Replaces Every Coupon and Sale Sign
  3. Your Own Kitchen, Mapped — The Waste Map Diagnostic
  4. The Right-Size Cart Method — How to Buy Like You Actually Live
  5. The Pantry-First Pass — Shopping the Shelves You Already Own
  6. The Protein Swap Ladder — Beans, Eggs, and Tuna Before Steak
  7. The Freeze-and-Flag System — Portioning So Nothing Goes to Waste
  8. The One-Ingredient, Three-Supper Stretch — Getting Every Bit Out of What You Buy
  9. The Twenty-Minute Grocery Reset — The Full Routine in Order
  10. When the Budget Falls Apart — The Good-Enough Grocery Rule
  11. Setting Up the Room Around the Savings — Your Fridge, Freezer, and Shopping Day
  12. Holidays, Company, and the Lean Week — The System for the Days That Are Different
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Volume III · The PLATE Playbook · only in the complete collection
  1. The Sunday Scramble — Why Planning Dinner Alone Got Harder, Not Easier
  2. The Standing Decision Principle — The One Rule That Replaces Every Night's Guesswork
  3. Your Personal PLATE Map — A Five-Minute Self-Test
  4. P Is for Pantry-First — The Sweep Before You Shop
  5. L Is for List the Core 3 — One Protein, One Starch, One Flavor
  6. A Is for Assemble — The One-Pot or Slow-Cooker Combine
  7. T Is for Time It Once, Eat It Twice — Turning One Pot into Several Dinners
  8. E Is for Enjoy the Plate — The Small Ritual That Makes It Worth Sitting Down
  9. The Twenty-Minute Weekly PLATE — Putting All Five Letters in Order
  10. When the Week Falls Apart — The Good-Enough Plate Rule
  11. Setting the Table for the System — Your Planning Corner
  12. Holidays, Visits, and the Days You Don't Feel Like Cooking at All
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Meet Edith Mae Thompson

Edith Mae Thompson, the host of Simple Meals for Seniors

I taught home economics for thirty-five years in a small-town high school, back when every student — boy or girl — learned to boil an egg and balance a checkbook in the same semester. Then I retired, moved into a one-bedroom apartment, and found myself standing in front of my own small fridge with no class to cook for anymore.

I started filming my suppers because my daughter asked me to stop eating cereal for dinner. Now here's the trick I figured out for myself, and I wrote it all down so you wouldn't have to learn it the hard way, alone, the way I did for that first year.

I'm not a chef and I'm not a nutritionist — I'm a retired home-ec teacher who cooks simple, cheap suppers for herself most nights of the week, and this book is exactly what I do, nothing more.

Everything you get today

Volume 1 — Stop Skipping Dinner Because You're Alone!111 pages
Volume 2 — Stop Wasting Food, Stop Wasting Money!111 pages
Volume 3 — The PLATE Playbook (exclusive)108 pages
Bonus 1 — The First 90 Days at the Tableincluded
Bonus 2 — The Recipe Downsizing Worksheetincluded
The complete collection · yours forever$97
Volumes I and II bought separately$74
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Why I put this into three volumes

I split this into three books because the kitchen gives you two different headaches — what to cook, and what to buy — and I wanted you to be able to fix whichever one is biting you first, without paying for a problem you don't have.

The PLATE Playbook, the third book, only comes in the complete collection because it's the piece that ties the other two together — the weekly planning routine that uses everything from Volumes I and II at once. It didn't feel right selling the glue without the pieces it holds together.

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Before you buy

I've already tried the usual advice on portions and leftovers — what could this add?

Most advice is written for families and only shrunk down after the fact, which is why it never quite fits. This system is built from the one-plate size up, with its own diagnostics and sequences, so the steps match how one person actually cooks and eats.

Do I need any special tools or gadgets?

No. Every chapter is built around what's already in a typical kitchen drawer — one pot, one pan, the basics. There's a chapter in each book specifically about using what you already own.

Is it too late for me to change how I cook at this point?

The system is built around small, slow steps — a 30/60/90 day plan, not an overnight overhaul. It's meant to be started exactly where you are, one supper at a time.

How is this different from just searching recipes online for free?

Free recipes solve one dinner at a time and leave you guessing again tomorrow. This is a system — a set of principles, maps, and sequences you apply once and reuse for every supper after, instead of searching from scratch each night.

What if my kitchen or my situation doesn't match the examples?

Each book includes a short diagnostic to map your own kitchen and habits before you start, so the steps adjust to your situation rather than asking you to adjust to the book.

What if I only want to start with Volume I?

That's exactly what Volume I is for — the complete supper system on its own, at $27, with no need to buy anything else to use it. You can always add Volume II or the full collection later if you want to keep going.

Your Next Supper Doesn't Have to Be Cereal

Pick the edition that matches where you're starting, and have a real plan for tonight's plate instead of another bowl eaten standing up.

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