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Dinner recipes for two. Romantic dinners for two to celebrate date nights at home, anniversaries, and Valentine’s Day! These easy meals for two can be scaled up to serve more.
Let’s talk casseroles. They are my favorite form of comfort food, my favorite form of leftovers, and I just can’t imagine life without them. I grew up on all the greats—tuna noodle, chicken spaghetti (the one with Velveeta-yes, please, and…
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Ground chicken burgers with apple and rosemary, plus an apple slaw on top! This post is sponsored by Safeway. Thank you, friends, for letting me partner with brands to help fund the costs of recipe development on this site! I’ve got…
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Lobster risotto for two–creamy brown butter risotto with a split lobster tail on top. Such a romantic dinner for two idea! We’re approaching our last meat-free Friday during Lent, and I’m bringing you lobster. I know, it seems kind of…
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I feel like I should somewhat explain my lack of recipes around these parts lately. You guys, life is happening so dang fast. The minute we got home from New York, we finally realized that we had a baby on…
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Stuffed sweet potatoes with cranberries, walnuts and melty Brie cheese! My favorite vegetarian dinner for two! Holy emails, you guys! Thank you SO much for writing me and requesting more dinner for two recipes. You make my day, like, all…
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Vegetable Lasagna for two. A small batch of lasagna for two people made with roasted vegetables. Anytime I slide a giant pan of vegetables into the oven to roast, I feel like I’m winning at life. If I can cover…
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Sheet pan pork tenderloin with roasted cauliflower and crispy kale. The pork tenderloin has the most delicious honey mustard marinade. Remember that time we made Schnitzel, and I told you to toss the other pork tenderloin from the bag in…
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I found another way to put chocolate into your dinner!! Sorry for shouting that. The longer I live outside of Texas, the more I realize that the foods I grew up on are vastly different than the childhood experiences of…
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We’re still rolling along here with our 30 days of chocolate theme, but this time, I put chocolate in your dinner! This was another fabulous suggestion by a reader. Thanks, Krista! I’ve been known to add ground coffee to my…
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Pork schnitzel recipe for two. My all-time favorite dinner for two recipe! I’m considering changing the name of this blog. Something along the lines of Desserts for two…PLUS FRIED THINGS! I love to fry. I was born to fry! I…
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The amount of puff pastry I’ve consumed over the past few weeks might be alarming to some, (like my doctor) but not to others (like the French). I’m just saying, if you pass me on the street and want the secret…
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Blue cheese burgers with sweet potatoes fries to celebrate Jessica! It’s time to sound the fire alarms, and not just because that’s what happens every time I use a grill pan indoors. The lovely Jessica from How Sweet Eats is…
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Easy chicken pot pie made over toast instead of using crust! So easy, so lazy! I’ve got beef with chicken pot pie. The thing is, if I’m going to take the time to make a double pie crust, I’m almost…
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I’m currently auditioning meals for my birthday dinner. It’s my birthday, and I’ll eat no meat if I want to. Truthfully, I couldn’t care less about meat most of the time. Sure, I get a craving for chicken two or…
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If I’m counting correctly, we have but a few more weeks of bikini season. If I don’t get my bikini time in now, I’ll be blinded by my pale legs all winter log. So, bikinis it is! Yard work in…
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It’s been a pretty zucchini-light year. Between the squirrels, chipmunks, and heavy summer rains, I’ve barely had more than 5 from the garden. I suppose it’s better than having excess and pawning them off on complete strangers. I have this friend…
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Lemon chicken salad for two with pistachios and dates. Copycat Whole Foods lemon aioli chicken salad. I really want to be one of those ladies who lunch. I’m pretty sure that there are only two requirements to join the club:…
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French burgers with the easiest French fries. A method for French fries that starts in cold oil, and only requires one fry! I’ve made two grave mistakes in the kitchen lately, and I just can’t help but think another one is…
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Easy Chicken Parmesan for Two. Hello, Friday date night! I’m a big proponent of the at-home date night. You can spend a ridiculous amount of time on the first bottle of wine while leisurely cooking for each other. I love…
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Graham cracker fried chicken fingers! I was born to fry. This graham cracker fried chicken is for those of you that drench your fried chicken in honey, and sop up the excess with a biscuit. I’m so with you. I…
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Before I send you off on a fabulous Memorial Day weekend full of grilling, drinking, and relaxing, I wanted to pop in and give y’all a quick vegetarian-friendly grilling recipe. My turkey burgers were decidedly not, um, vegetarian. Did you guess…
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Spicy turkey burgers with creamy feta sauce on top! Let’s talk about your grill skills for a hot minute. It just took all my effort not to type ‘grill skillz.’ If I have your cell phone number, you know all about my texts…
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Figgy Piggy Pizza! Piggy Figgy Pizza! Now that’s just fun to say! Remember my apple pie pizza recipe where I perfected a small batch of pizza dough made entirely in a measuring cup? I promised you a savory variation, and…
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This sandwich has a soundtrack. I was styling the shot (oh my gosh, if you’re not a food blogger, can I just tell you how much actually goes into photo styling? Q-tips, tweezers, the need for 3 hands, etc.) Sorry, rant…
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