70+ Complete Weeknight Meals for Two, Ready in Just One Pan!

Tricker Fam: Perfect for the two of us and easy to follow

United States on Nov 26, 2023

Cheyanne D: I like the idea of this cookbook more than I actually liked it. Recipes were good for the most part but I wasn’t blown away

United States on Sep 03, 2023

Maria Ford: This book delivers exactly what the title promises. I've made four of the meals so far and they've all been delicious and simple to make.

Canada on May 23, 2023

Shelley Bland: great book recipes are well written and measurements really do make just two plates . great idea for not having leftovers. we make it a point to try one new recipe in the book each month. so far everything we have tried has turned out as indicated. only wish they would have had more pictures of finished dish

Canada on Jul 12, 2022

Andrew C.: What’s in the book does sound nice, but probably only 1 in 10 recipes has a photo - you therefore have to read each recipe thoroughly to work out what’s in it and what it might look like.

United Kingdom on Jan 03, 2022

Frank: I recommend this cookbook to anyone who will sit still long enough to listen to me. I originally borrowed it from the public library and loved it so much that I bought my own copy. I purchased it in May 2016 and have cooked exclusively from it and the vegetarian sequel ever since.

I had found myself in a cooking rut that even Pinterest couldn't pull me out of. Online recipes are great, but sometimes they wouldn't come out like they were intended to, or pairing a main dish and a side dish was a bit of a chore, or the two of us would get tired of eating leftovers for three days straight. At the place I was in my life, I needed a book I could just cook my way through that did much of the planning for me.

There are so many good parts to this cookbook. The flavors are creative and very often jaw-droppingly delicious. I love that they're vegetable-heavy and cook with whole ingredients, sometimes with vegetables that I not only tried for the first time, but are now some of my favorite vegetables because of this book. The majority of them have gorgeous pictures, cook in 30 minutes or less, and serve exactly two people, so there is very little wasted food. Since it's one pan,...

United States on Jan 23, 2017

Ms. Anon: I have been looking into cookbooks for two lately. I cook for one most days so the leftovers from a 2-person recipe are much more likely to get eaten instead of thrown away. These recipes provide enough for actually 3 or 4 servings and they're tasty too. If you're really hungry they have additional suggestions on what to add -- usually something like a quick salad recipe or bread suggestion. She includes wine pairings for every meal as well.

I've tried the Braised Thighs w/grapes&walnuts. I would've never put grapes w/chicken on my own and it was delicious. I thought it tasted much better the second day after the rice blend had time to meld w/the veggies and stock (WIN! for the leftovers option!). I also tried the rib-eye steak recipe -- flavorful. I suggest using a cast-iron skillet for many of these meals. I used a non-stick for the chicken and I think it would've turned out better w/cast-iron. I used my cast-iron for the steak and it turned out perfectly.

I love that the index is arranged in a couple of different ways -- by ingredient and by season or technique (i.e., quick prep/cooking time).

In terms of the food cost, there are ways to get the total...

United States on May 17, 2016

Amazon Customer: I've used it regularly for meal planning since purchasing. I love the instructions, tips, wine/beer pairings. If you already love cooking, have experience cooking, and time to cook, buy! I've made 60% of the recipes and have yet to find one I do not like or have not made more than once.

If you are on a really tight budget it might not be the best cookbook for you. This is the main reason for 4 stars. I also do not think it is for beginner cooks.

Canada on Mar 27, 2016

Enigmatic Shopper: In the two weeks since we bought this cookbook, we have already made eight of the recipes. Although we are experienced gourmet cooks, we find ourselves learning technique from this book. The portion sizes are spot on. The food is both luscious and healthy and it is quick and easy to prepare. Overall, this is that rarest of cookbooks - a worthwhile investment.

Canada on Mar 17, 2015

Prickles: Cooking is something I really enjoy and I cook 5-6 nights a week after long days at work. I buy a lot of cookbooks and find that I make one or two recipes out of them and then they get shelved. This book, however, has been amazing. I've basically been cooking through it, choosing one recipe from each section for each trip to the grocery store I make. I also have celiac, and therefore must eat gluten-free, and these recipes are easily adapted if necessary for those with dietary restrictions (she does point out those that are vegetarian or that can easily be made vegetarian). And there's wine pairings. The book is amazing.

Things I like about this book:
1) Most of these dishes can be made in 45 minutes or less, including prep. I may cook a lot, but it still takes me a while to prepare my mise en place.
2) Meat and vegetables. Occasionally starch/carbohydrate. Perfect and healthy.
3) Excellent size portions - some can be quite large, so a third portion can be saved for lunch during the workweek.
4) Many of the recipes use similar ingredients (carrots, onion, celery, etc.) and you can easily plan to make 3-4 meals to use up all the produce before it goes bad.
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United States on Mar 03, 2014