Cooking for One or Two on the Blog
No matter what we call it, it is more than just splitting a recipe in half. You'll find the how-to's in this new cooking category.
Put a little zip in your winter fruit salad
unexpected zip is simple to add to fresh fruit
What to do with frozen rice: Vegetable Fried Rice
Whether you freeze your own leftover rice, or purchase already cooked-frozen rice, vegetable fried rice is a quick and easy dinner solution when it is on hand.
Sweeeet!
Easy Baked Sweet Potatoes, perfect for dinner, pie or casseroles.
Grocery jaunt inspiration
Last week's desperation Dinners column - grocery store inspiration
Raves for Double Chocolate Ice Cream
Reader's redo of Easiest Iced Cream Ever yields a terrific and easy chocolate version.
Breakfast for Dinner, Parisian style
Desperate for a new reason - my feet hurt too much to stand up long enough to cook a big meal...
A simple salad dressing is all you need
When your salad needs to be the side and not the main, all you need is a good dressing.
Shrimp is the star!
Got shrimp? You've got dinner!
The Popular Potato!
Readers Respond to the Potato- Positively!
5 minute Ravioli Sauce
Cheese ravioli only takes 5 minutes to cook. Is it possible to make a sauce in only that time?
The French cheese count begins
Alicia begins her French cheese count...
Too hot for meat? Try a mushroom "steak"
Great grilled vegetarian sandwich that meat eaters will love, too!
Spaghetti Sauce Great for Intentional Leftovers
Italian Sausage Spaghetti is delicious now and later!
Celebrate Summer with Shrimp Cocktail Salad
Nothing says it's summertime like shrimp cocktail.
Roasted Tomato Caprese Salad - Dinner tonight!
Roasting tomatoes makes for a smooth and elegant twist on a classic Caprese salad.
Roasted Tomatoes, smooth and mellow
Roasting any sort of tomato, but especially pre-season tomatoes, makes them sweeter.
Kung Pao Chicken for Two is easy to do at home
We adore Chinese food, and for years we’ve experimented with trying to duplicate our favorite restaurant dishes at home. Actually? It works a whole lot better than you might think!
There's nothing like quiche for Empty Nest cooks
You might think we’ve gone quiche crazy, and you might be right -- but quiche is a wonderful option for Empty Nest cooks.
Saving Breakfast: These protein smoothies have it all
If you're not a breakfast fan, either, I'm giving a shout-out for Protein Smoothies!
A very simple way to make exquisite lemonade -- and more!
With a batch of simple syrup on hand, lemonade, limeade and orangeade coolers are seconds away!
Chopped Margherita Salad is the best of both worlds!
This salad is a cross between a margherita pizza and a buffalo mozzarella salad -- with a little romaine thrown in for summer crunch.
Our top 10 ways to use homemade pesto
Here are some nifty ways to use our homemade Classic Basil Pesto.
California Chicken Burgers are easy thanks to secret ingredients
California Chicken Burgers rely on some unlikely ingredients to make them especially easy.
Feta, garlic and onion spice up Greek Meatballs
There’s nothing ordinary about homemade meatballs -- especially these Greek-inspired gems!
Muesli makes breakfast a lot more bearable!
European breakfasts of muesli change my attitude about the dreaded first meal of the day.
Believe it: Microwave Sausage, Asparagus, Mushroom Risotto is tops!
Trust us: Microwave risotto is easy and elegant!
Mollie Katzen's homemade pizza made easy even for a weeknight!
The drawback to homemade pizza crust is the time it takes the dough to rise. The good news is Mollie Katzen's crust freezes and can defrost on the counter to be baked when you get home.
Grilled Cheese Your Way: Updating a classic for modern tastes
There’s nothing better than a real, old-fashioned grilled cheese sandwich –- unless it’s a real, “New-Fashioned” Grilled Cheese Sandwich.
Cooking for One or Two: A new challenge here on Kitchen Scoop
Cooking for one or two is a new challenge for us and we'd love to work together with our readers to come up with terrific recipes, ideas and tips. So come help us out!
How much pasta is just enough? Tips for eliminating leftovers!
Just enough pasta never looks like enough. Oh, sure, the box says two ounces is a serving, but can you really trust it? And how do you know how much is two ounces?
How do you cook for one or two in the Empty Nest?
Cooking for one or two people is often quite different from cooking for a whole family. We’re searching for recipes, tips and ideas for cooking, shopping and conserving – basically how to scale down in the kitchen and make fabulous meals for one or two.
