For many, getting married and starting your newlywed life together means many things - fighting over the remote control, sharing a closet, and cooking at home more. I'm still struggling to conquer the first two but I can help you with the last one. Cooking at home for you and yours is one of the small, silly pleasures of being married. There's just something about making a meal and eating together that's so... being grown-up.
But sometimes, the whole cooking thing can be frustrating (especially if you're not a skilled foodie-type person) when it's only the two of you because most recipes and cookbooks out there are for multiple people. And no one wants THAT many leftovers. So, I'm helping y'all out - I've rounded up a collection of great cookbooks and blogs catering to portions meant for two people.
Cooking for Two
*1. The Newlyweds' Cookbook. *2. America's Test Kitchen: Cooking for Two. *3. Just Married and Cooking: 200 Recipes for Living, Eating, and Entertaining Together. *4. The Newlywed Kitchen: Delicious Meals for Couples Cooking Together. *5. The First Real Kitchen Cookbook: 100 Recipes and Tips for New Cooks. *6. Eating Well:Healthy Cooking for Two Recipes and Menus. *7. 101 Cooking for Two. *8. Table For Two.
If you're in the process of registering for wedding and/or shower gifts, make sure to add a few of these cookbooks to your other kitchen registry items. I know that I added The Newlyweds' Cookbook on mine as a whim and got it (from The Ranty Bride!) as a wedding gift - it is HANDS DOWN my most used cookbook for the two of us. How about it, Tulle Nation - any of you registering for cookbooks? Do you have a favorite resource for cooking for two that you'd like to share? Take it away!
Seriously...this post is genius! So many times I was stuck with too many leftovers and a husband who doesn't eat leftovers! Love this idea and cannot wait to dive into these cookbooks!
Posted by: Katie @ Lovebird Productions | 01 October 2012 at 10:55 AM
Katie - here's a vegetarian Cooking for Two cookbook: http://www.amazon.com/Intimate-Vegetarian-Delicious-Practical-Recipes/dp/1580631673/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1349120951&sr=8-2&keywords=vegetarian+cooking+for+two
Posted by: KissMyTulle | 01 October 2012 at 11:49 AM
Fantastic! I hate having leftovers all week. Usually I can divide a recipe, but what happens when it only needs one egg and you want to half it? I'm betting these avoid that problem!
Posted by: Krissy + Murphy | 01 October 2012 at 04:38 PM
While I do have an old Better Homes & Gardens cookbook all about cooking for 2, fiance and I have no qualms with leftovers and always cook for 4 and immediately put the extra 2 portions in reusable to-go containers and take them for lunch the next day. Not only do we get home-cooked lunches we save a fortune compared to buying lunch out.
Posted by: Jenn | 02 October 2012 at 05:56 AM
Jenn, the Boy and I do the same but since I'm awful at pre-calculating how much the recipe is going to make... sometimes our leftovers go for days. Basically, I blow at math.
Posted by: KissMyTulle | 02 October 2012 at 06:35 AM