Marina Beecher - Cooking For Two: 81 Delicious and Healthy Recipes Perfectly Portioned to Serve Two Persons

Cooking For Two 81 Delicious And Healthy Recipes Perfectly Portioned To Serve Two Persons Marina Beecher Copyright 2017 Marina Beecher All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.

C ooking is a delight ! Cooking for two is even more delightful. As small family units, young couples and "roomies" increase by the day, cooking for two becomes a necessity. Eating in a restaurant or ordering takeout is far more expensive and does not have the fresh taste of home cooking. Cooking at home for two also helps reduce waste and add more value per spending.

Each recipe in this book has been grouped into different segments: breakfasts, appetizers and snacks, salads, soups, desserts and drinks, main dishes- chicken, seafood and beef. This helps you to express your power of choice and guides you to make calculated meal decisions per time. The unique taste of each recipe has a surprising way of making close relationships even more special. I guarantee that you will love every recipe you try out. Despite the great taste of each recipe, they are quite low in calorie and therefore you can be sure of nutritious and great tasting meals that will keep you fit. One striking thing about this book is that it has a variety of recipes that are easy and quick to prepare, with ingredients that are easily available.

The book makes even an amateur feel like a Pro!

C onvenient cooking starts when you have all what you'll need for cooking a great meal. From the cooking equipments to the least of all ingredients, you need to get your kitchen and pantry thoroughly furnished with the necessities of everyday cooking. Imagine starting out to make a pancake or omelet for breakfast and suddenly realizing that there are no eggs or how would your soup taste without salt and pepper? It is very important to keep an ingredient list and note when any item is getting exhausted. This will help you in making your grocery shopping list. H ere are a couple of things you should always include in your grocery shopping list. A carton of eggs: You'll need eggs in most breakfast recipes, snack recipes, sides and even some main dishes.

You wouldn't want to miss those eggs on the store shelf. Carbs: One or two packs each of pasta should take you through a whole week. Fruits: A box of strawberries, a bunch of bananas, some apples, grapes, avocados, lemon and lime. Vegetables: Eggplants, tomatoes, mushrooms, carrots, garlic, onions, potatoes, cilantro, parsley and some greens. Breads: It is preferable to get fresh bread from the bakery. Get some sliced bread for sandwiches, buns for burgers and some dinner rolls.

Protein: stock up on salmon strips, fish filets, chicken breasts, frozen shrimps and steaks. Don't forget to add one or two cans of ground beef and turkey. Cheese: Get some shredded cheese which great with quesadillas and pasta e.g. Mexican cheese blend and parmesan. The hard cheese goes well on snacks lick crackers so you definitely would not want to leave out your cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses.

• Small saucepans: get saucepans with fitted lids ranging from -1 quart for rice and starchy vegetable and 2-3 quart saucepans for probably your soups and steaming vegetables.
• Mini food processor/blender: for your couple-sized soups, pesto and sauces.
• Toaster broiler pan (oven size): The pan together with the rack can be used for broiling fish or garlic bread and for resting and salting steaks.
  

  Some Tools And Equipments For Small Scale Cooking

  
  • Small saucepans: get saucepans with fitted lids ranging from -1 quart for rice and starchy vegetable and 2-3 quart saucepans for probably your soups and steaming vegetables.
  • Mini food processor/blender: for your couple-sized soups, pesto and sauces.
  • Toaster broiler pan (oven size): The pan together with the rack can be used for broiling fish or garlic bread and for resting and salting steaks.

    The roasting pan can be used alone to roast vegetables or bake biscuits.

  • Small ceramic or glass baking dishes: great vessels for marinating, breading before frying and baking casseroles.
  • A large/medium mesh strainer: use this instead of a bulky colander.
  • A set of measuring spoons, cups and mixing bowls
  • An 8-inch cast iron skillet: very indispensable; you can't set up a kitchen without a skillet or a frying pan.
  • Wooden/heat resistant plastic spatula and spoons, a metal slotted spoon and a wire whisk.
  • A knife set which includes a good chef's knife, paring knife, serrated slicer and a vegetable peeler.
  • Covered jars for storage.
  • An electric mixer.

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