Lasagna is one of my favorite comfort foods, but a full 9×13 pan for two people means eating it until the weekend. This skillet lasagna for two has all the good parts, with saucy noodles, pockets of creamy ricotta, and a melty layer of mozzarella on top. It’s made in one skillet on the stove,…
If you’re like me, the best date nights happen at home in comfy clothes, with one good pan and a bottle of something you like. This one pan caprese chicken has everything you love about a caprese salad, with warm melted mozzarella, juicy tomatoes, fresh basil, and a sweet drizzle of balsamic. It looks like…
There’s something about a pan of golden chicken with lemon and fresh herbs that makes a plain weeknight feel taken care of. This lemon herb skillet chicken for two has crispy skin, a silky little pan sauce, and nothing complicated in between. It’s ready in about 30 minutes, which is less time than most delivery…
If you’re like me, the nights you most need a real dinner are the nights you have the least energy to cook one. This lemon butter shrimp and asparagus for two is made for exactly those nights. It’s bright, buttery, and a little garlicky, the kind of plate you’d happily order at a seafood restaurant….
If you’re like me, date night at home usually starts with big plans and ends with scrolling for something to order. These Italian date night dinners are the kind of plates you’d happily order at a little trattoria, made at home for just the two of you. Some are cozy pasta nights, and the rest…
There’s a certain kind of cold evening when the only thing that sounds good is a bowl of soup and a blanket. The trouble is that most soup recipes feed a family of eight, and by day four nobody wants to look at the pot. These hearty small batch soups make two big bowls, with…
It’s 6:30, nothing is defrosted, and dinner still has to happen. If there’s a bag of frozen shrimp in your freezer, you’re closer to a good dinner than you think, since it thaws in cold water in about 15 minutes. These garlic shrimp dinners for two all come together in 30 minutes or less. Some…
On a gray, chilly evening, there’s nothing I want more than a big bowl of tomato soup and something to dunk in it. This creamy tomato basil soup for two is silky, a little sweet, and full of fresh basil, and it makes just enough for two big bowls. It comes together from a handful…
If you’re like me, packing lunch falls apart at 7am, when there’s nothing ready and no time to make anything. These cook once dinners for two are made as a full batch on purpose, so two plates go on the table tonight and two go into containers for tomorrow. Some are sheet pan dinners, some…
This is red lentil pasta cooked directly in a pot of crushed tomatoes, broth, onion, and garlic, with spinach stirred in at the end and feta on top. The pasta goes into the simmering sauce dry and cooks in it, so there’s no second pot and no draining. Red lentil pasta cooks faster than wheat…