Synopses & Reviews
Cooking for two has never been so easy and delicious!
Finally, after years of cooking for your family, it's time for just the two of you. Time to enjoy yourselves in the kitchen with recipes perfectly geared for couples who want to cook easily and healthfully. With most other recipes designed to serve four or more, Betty Crocker and AARP offer Cooking for Two, a wealth of simple and delicious recipes pared down to feed a couple. Many of these can be prepared in less than 30 minutesand in just four or fewer easy steps. Fall in love all over again with dishes like Mediterranean Grilled Snapper, Slow Cooker Tuscan Bean Soup, Garden-Fresh Greek Salad or Cherry Cobblers. So set the table for two and enjoy!
You'll find:
130 delicious recipes covering on-the-go snacks, simple salads, cozy casseroles, fast skillet meals, tempting desserts, baked goods and moreall with perfect-size portions for two
Most recipes prepared in 30 minutes or less, using ingredients already in your kitchen
Complete nutritional information for each recipe
Guidance on maintaining a healthy lifestyle
Practical advice on cooking, shopping and stocking your kitchen
50 beautiful full-color photos
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Synopsis
- More than 130 recipes for soups, sandwiches, entrees, desserts and more
- Most recipes ready in 30 minutes - or less
- Information on how to adopt a healthy lifestyle, choose healthy food, stay active and create a healthy kitchen
- All recipes perfectly scaled for two using tips and techniques to create right-sized recipes
- Chapter on small batch baking, including Honey-Orange Dinner Rolls, Ginger-Carrot-Nut Bread and Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Chapter of easy, delicious mini meals
- Helpful "Tip for Two" with every recipe
- Complete nutrition with every recipe
- 50 beautiful full color photos throughout
Synopsis
The perfect cookbook for retirees, empty-nesters, and other twosomes Now that the kids have all grown up and moved out, it's just the two of you for what used to be family dinner. But how to do you cook for just the two of you? With Cooking for Two, you'll find tons of simple and delicious recipes designed just for two. It's tough to pare down those favorite recipes to serve just two rather than a whole family, but this handy cookbook will show you how to do that too.
You'll find plenty of practical advice on organizing and outfitting a kitchen for two, how to shop for two, and how to eat right for a long, healthy life. Fall in love all over again with delicious recipes like Southwest Herbed Flank Steak, Buttermilk Cornbread, or Cherry Cobblers for Two.
- Includes 130 recipes covering snacks, salads, casseroles, fast skillet meals, desserts, baked goods, and much more
- Features 50 tempting full-color photographs
- Offers complete nutritional information for every recipe
With Cooking for Two, you'll discover just how fast, easy, and delicious cooking for two can be!
About the Author
With more than 63 million cookbooks sold since 1950, BETTY CROCKER is the name readers trust for reliable recipes and great ideas. For over 75 years, Betty Crocker has provided advice to millions of Americans through cookbooks, magazines and television.
Table of Contents
Cooking for Two 6
1 Mini Meals and On-the-Go Snacks 12
2 Speedy Soups and Sandwiches 30
3 Simple Salads and Vegetables 58
4 Easy Main Dishes 86
5 Cozy Casseroles 124
6 Fast Skillet Meals 146
7 Small Batch Baking 172
8 Indulgent Desserts 190
Choose Good Food for Good Health 210
Helpful Nutrition and Cooking Information 216
Metric Conversion Guide 218
Index 219