There comes a time, in everybody's life, when that special somebody isn't going to be there for you. There comes a time for each and every man woman and child, each one of us, there comes a time when we got to go it alone, to carry on, with just our own selves to rely upon. There comes a time, brothers and sisters, when we got to walk that lonely valley by ourselves. And when that time comes, when that time finally comes, you got to know how to cook.

Listen up, guys. It's easy. Don't panic. You don't have to order pizza or hang at the pub. You can do it, you just got to believe. Listen here:

• Lunch:
  
  Cornbeef and peppers wrap

• Dinner:
  
  Cajun Lake Trout with Caesar Salad / ital espresso

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lunch: corn beef wrap

Ingredients:

• shaved corned beef

• 2 fresh tortillas

• romaine lettuce

• pickled pepper rings

• a bottle of Steam Whistle Pilsner

Heat a dry skillet and gently toast each tortilla. lay out in layers pickled pepper rings, a leaf of romaine and about 100gms of corned beef, add a squirt of Hellman's Dijonaise and roll it up. Serve with a cold glass of Toronto's own Steam Whistle pilsner.

dinner: cajun lake trout

Ingredients:

• lake trout fillet

• quarter orange bell pepper

• eighth of a yellow banana pepper

• Cajun King cajun spice

• romaine lettuce

• Caesar dressing

• one can of Guinness stout

Heat a cast-iron skillet to medium heat and add a tablespoon of light olive oil. Cut bell pepper into thin strips and the banana pepper into small rings. Rub generous amount of the cajun spice mix into the meat side of the fillet; cut the fillet in two and fry with peppers. Cover and take a phone call -- if no one phones you, call your ma: it's important to seriously overcook this so it's not burnt, but stuck to the pan and requires a real-man to scrape it free.

shred 4 leaves of lettuce with your bare hands and mix with the dressing; there's just you, so it's important you eat that romaine before it starts to rot. Adding crutons defeats your low-carb diet, so don't do it -- you blew your carb count with the pilsner at lunch, so make up for it with a 480-calorie can of Guinness stout. Serve with a slice of lemon and toss half the lemon into your Guinness; if you can't get the fish free of the skin with a fork, pick it up and rip the sucker apart with your bare hands --- go ahead, no one is looking.

desert:

• quarter slice of watermelon

• sliced strawberry

• custom Rastafarian Ital-blend espresso (Blue Mt and Ethiopian)

Listen up 'cause this is important: A stovetop espresso maker takes 6 minutes to get foaming, and if you prep the dishes before you start it, actually washing the dishes still leaves time to slice the fruit. The astute will realize that leaves one plate unwashed; no problem, just rinse it and tuck it in, I mean, hey, no one is watching, right?

Show 'em you're not afraid to let them go do their thing. Celebrate their independence.

golly I miss them; it's going to be a long week