Cooking for Two: Easy Meals & Meal Planning for Empty Nesters
Cooking for two sounds like it should be easier, right? Fewer people, less food, less work.
Except after years of cooking for a family, suddenly figuring out dinner for just two people can feel strangely difficult.
You make too much. You buy too much. You end up eating the same leftovers for days. And somehow every recipe you find still seems to feed six people.
That’s exactly why I created Cooking for Two (Finally!): Easy Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Ideas for Empty Nesters.
This 97-page digital cookbook is filled with easy recipes for two, along with practical tips for meal planning, grocery shopping, using leftovers, wasting less food, and adjusting to cooking for a smaller household.
Cooking for Two After the Kids Move Out
After years of planning family meals, it takes a little time to adjust to a quieter kitchen.
You’re probably still reaching for the same size pans, buying the same packages at the grocery store, and making the same amount of food you always have.
Except now there are only two people there to eat it.
Cooking for Two (Finally!) was created to make that transition easier without making meal planning or cooking more complicated.
And it’s more than just a cookbook.
What’s Inside Cooking for Two (Finally!)
Inside the 97-page ebook you’ll find:
- 40+ easy breakfast, lunch, and dinner recipes for two
- Tips for cooking for two without wasting food
- A simple guide for scaling down family recipes
- Grocery shopping tips for smaller households
- A two-person pantry staples list
- Freezer and leftover strategies
- Batch cooking and freezing tips
- A complete weekly meal plan for two
- Tips for creating your own meal plan
- Printable recipe cards
The book also shows you how to plan intentional leftovers and reuse ingredients in different meals instead of eating the exact same dinner three nights in a row.
40+ Easy Recipes Made for Two
The recipes are simple, familiar meals you can actually make without spending hours in the kitchen or buying a bunch of ingredients you’ll never use again.
You’ll find recipes like:
Breakfast: Veggie Egg Scramble, Overnight Oats, French Toast, Banana Pancakes, and Small-Batch Blueberry Lemon Muffins.
Lunch: Avocado BLT Pasta Salad, Tomato Soup & Grilled Cheese, Chicken & Veggie Grain Bowls, Chef Salad, and Egg Salad Sandwiches.
Dinner: Shrimp Tacos, One-Pan Pasta Primavera, Pan-Seared Steak, Slow Cooker Pot Roast, Baked Chicken Parmesan, Beef & Broccoli Stir-Fry, Homemade Pizza, Chicken Piccata, and more.
It’s Not Just About Smaller Recipes
One of the hardest parts about cooking for two is figuring out how much food you actually need.
The ebook includes practical strategies for buying smaller amounts, using what you already have, scaling down the family recipes you still love, and making your freezer work for you.
There’s also a complete sample weekly meal plan that uses recipes from the book and intentionally overlaps ingredients and leftovers to help reduce food waste.
Because cooking for two shouldn’t mean throwing away half the groceries you bought or eating the same leftovers until you’re completely sick of them.
Ready to Make Cooking for Two Easier?
If you’re tired of recipes that make enough food for a small army and wondering what the heck you’re supposed to cook now that you’re not feeding the whole family, Cooking for Two (Finally!) was made for you.
You’ll get 97 pages with 40+ easy recipes for two, meal planning help, grocery shopping tips, freezer and leftover strategies, printable recipe cards, and more for just $9.99.
Looking for more ways to make mealtime easier and save money?
Make It, Don’t Buy It: 59 Homemade Pantry Staples shows you how to make the mixes, seasonings, sauces, dressings and everyday pantry basics you usually buy at the store.
Or check out Pantry Meals In A Bag: Shelf-Stable Meals for Family Dinners or Food Drives for simple shelf-stable meal ideas you can keep on hand for easy family dinners or put together for food drives.
Why You’ll Love Cooking for Two (Finally!)
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