Post by nybirder on Sept 30, 2016 7:39:15 GMT -5
Welcome to the ToH Cooking for 2 Recipe Archive. If you are someone cooking smaller for the first time, newly single, an empty-nester or in need of an occasional small meal, this is the place for you. If you have been accustomed to cooking for a family, it sometimes takes a bit of practice and a change of mind set to get accustomed to how much to cook for one or two.
These recipes were intended for those with small households and most make 1-4 servings. There are many places to find larger recipes where the leftovers can be frozen or the ingredients cut down, but that isn’t always convenient or possible. Some recipes, especially baked goods, cannot be cut without changing the way they turn out. There are times, too, when people do not want a lot of leftovers or do not have the freezer room to store leftovers from larger recipes.
Besides recipes, you will also find many tips and tricks for cooking for 1 or 2 people by people who have experience. There are suggestions for substitutions for ingredients, what to do with leftovers of ingredients that are packed in sizes too large for a recipe, recommended cookware, and so on.
About links and URLs--In the last few years of ToH, we had to use links rather than posting recipes so there are a number of those in the later posts. I have already discovered that some links can go bad rather quickly so I apologize if you cannot find a web page from one listed in our recipes. If a link doesn't work at all, try copying the recipe name or even the web address into your browser and try a search. Sometimes things get moved to another part of a web site.
These recipes are available because of the foresight of members of the Cooking for 2 group over the years who gathered them in an organized archive, namely members Tasty and later Beema. During the weeks before the ToH Community was closed, we were able to retrieve them. There are probably some duplicates in here but for the most part, I think we managed to save pretty much all of it.
We hope you will find some goodies in here. Enjoy!
These recipes were intended for those with small households and most make 1-4 servings. There are many places to find larger recipes where the leftovers can be frozen or the ingredients cut down, but that isn’t always convenient or possible. Some recipes, especially baked goods, cannot be cut without changing the way they turn out. There are times, too, when people do not want a lot of leftovers or do not have the freezer room to store leftovers from larger recipes.
Besides recipes, you will also find many tips and tricks for cooking for 1 or 2 people by people who have experience. There are suggestions for substitutions for ingredients, what to do with leftovers of ingredients that are packed in sizes too large for a recipe, recommended cookware, and so on.
About links and URLs--In the last few years of ToH, we had to use links rather than posting recipes so there are a number of those in the later posts. I have already discovered that some links can go bad rather quickly so I apologize if you cannot find a web page from one listed in our recipes. If a link doesn't work at all, try copying the recipe name or even the web address into your browser and try a search. Sometimes things get moved to another part of a web site.
These recipes are available because of the foresight of members of the Cooking for 2 group over the years who gathered them in an organized archive, namely members Tasty and later Beema. During the weeks before the ToH Community was closed, we were able to retrieve them. There are probably some duplicates in here but for the most part, I think we managed to save pretty much all of it.
We hope you will find some goodies in here. Enjoy!