There is a big difference in UK vs US cooking. Here in the US we use cups (8 ounces per cup) to measure dry or liquid, not weight. And the small measures are Tablespoons (two Tablespoons in an ounce, 16 Tablespoons in a cup). Three teaspoons in a Tablespoon.

I have a scale that would work for UK recipes, but it's pounds, not grams, so I'd still have to convert, I imagine.

I'm also cooking for one (different reason, though - long since divorced, but my youngest went away to college this fall). I don't try to make too many things for just one meal; my goal is to have enough leftovers for another meal or two, I don't want to eat the same thing every day for a week. If you keep that in mind, you can find recipes that serve a few people, or you can halve a larger recipe.

SRS