Think the fridge is just a place to stash the six-pack? Best-selling authors Karen Brooks and Gideon Bosker (whose Atomic Cocktails and Patio Daddy-O have sold over 100,000 copies) come to the rescue with Dude Food. Taking any guy from zero to sixty in the kitchen, Dude Food means maximum payoff and big flavors with minimal effort. Impress your boss with You Go, Risotto or woo a date with a Candlelight Caviar Omelet. Keep that Monday night football crowd in-line with Macho Nachos, or just thrill everyone you know with Jammin' Dishwasher Salmon (hold the soap!), Schroom Service, or the irresistible Electric Love Lounge Chocolate Chip Cookies. Dude Food is the essential guide to hip, contemporary, dudeful cooking

Cooking Outside the Pizza Box : Easy Recipes for Today's College Student. "I wish somebody had given this book to me when I left the nest. It covers all the basics and would have saved me a lot of calls to Mom. Everything is organized so well, with what you need listed at the top of the page and careful, step-by-step instructions below. The spiral cover makes it easy to set it down on the countertop and not worry about it flipping over to another page. The perfect gift for a graduate

Cooking Like a Guy - Andrew Tobias (the money guy) offers some good tips for cooking for the single guy

Single guys can cook - by Donna Maurillo an article in defense of the myth that all men can't cook. Includes a guy's (Nick) recipe for a respectable Chicken Cacciatore

Single Guy's Recipes - a very nice collection of recipes targeted to the single guy. Recipes include Cals Fat Fat% Chol Carb totals.