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As you may recall from certain events that went down in April, I’m not single. But, the nature of my husband’s work means that he’s often out in the evenings (he’s a musician, a.k.a. rockstar). On those nights, I guess I’m an honorary singleton. I have no desire to be single, but I would quite like to be friends with Bridget Jones.
So, here’s a recipe for the other singletons among you – honorary or otherwise. Vegetarian enchiladas for one!
In the past, I would never have even considered making enchiladas just for one person – for two reasons:
Firstly, when I make enchiladas, I usually seem to produce mammoth amounts of food. I always aim for just two portions, but somehow the desire to fill a whole, enormous baking…
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