Cooking for Two

I created this recipe for Thanksgiving dinner last year. It's very much a comfort food. My family loved the blending...

A sweet and creamy dressing coats this hearty chicken-and-veggie salad shared by Susan Blades of Grand Prairie, Texas.

Years ago, my grandson requested a special dish to be included in his class cookbook, and this is the recipe...

GINGERSNAPS and mushrooms give these tender meatballs a special old-world flavor. The recipe was handed down from my husband's family...

OUR DAUGHTER sent us whole salmon for Christmas one year, so I searched the web and found this recipe. I...

This elegant dessert for two has a wonderful vanilla flavoring that is very satisfying. With an extremely simple raspberry sauce...

I FIRST made this delicious main dish in the '70s for a progressive dinner party. It was so easy to...

Ginger and crushed pineapple flavor tender juicy chicken in this main dish recipe from Marcille Meyer of Battle Creek, Nebraska....

Be sure to pat the scallops with a paper towel to remove any excess moisture. This helps create that perfectly...

Sandra Bienz from Calgary, Alberta gave this satisfying classic extra flair by mixing in bacon crumbles and minced garlic.

I came up with this dish by downsizing my recipe for a crowd. I experimented with amounts, adding and deleting...

When we go out for Chinese food, my husband always orders chicken chow mein. I created this recipe using richer-flavored...

This light and lemony pasta side dish is from Greenfield, Wisconsin's Sarah Briggs.

This elegant spinach-and-scallops dish created by our Test Kitchen makes a special entree for two. A pleasant Parmesan-garlic sauce complements...

“I love fresh spring asparagus and cheese,“ writes Joan Fredericks from Bloomington, Minnesota, “so when I found this scrumptious recipe...

The nutty taste of this simple coating complements flaky fish fillets quite nicely. Complete the meal with parsley new potatoes...

“We don’t like rice, so I created this yummy stuffed pepper recipe using fresh potatoes from my garden,” relates Joyce...

Go beyond lemonade with a pretty pink thirst quencher that's tangy and not too sweet. I finish each glass with...

AFTER creating this recipe, I later pared it down to serve two. I serve this entree often, since it's so...

“We love to eat healthy, and this recipe has an Asian flare with a touch of sweetness that’s sure to...

"Balsamic vinegar adds zing to these colorful sauteed veggies that cook in a flash," says Chris Kallies of Oldsmar, Florida....

PECAN PIE was always requested by the family for special occasions. When we became empty nesters, it was hard to...

When company‘s coming and time is short, Sharon Denton in Mount Airy, Maryland relies on this surefire recipe. “It’s healthy,...

I developed this flavor-packed dinner for a busy friend who wants to eat clean. —Nicole Stevens, Austin, Texas

Here's a perfectly elegant entree for you and someone special. They'll be impressed with the flavor…you'll love that it's so...

CREATED by my husband's cousin, this salad appeared in her church's recipe book.
Since it's quick and easy to...

Enjoy the rich flavor of this pork chop dish. The spice rub also works well on lamb or beef. —Kendra...

"My husband, Don, and I loved this savory dish when we first sampled it at a party," notes Nancy Nielsen...

—Sara E. Wilson, Middlebourne, West Virginia