index index index index Most of the recipes in the cookbook use way too many unusual ingredients. Each recipe requires a trip to the grocery store, and many require trips to specialty stores. Almost all of the recipes are time-consuming and complicated. While there are a few I'm going to try, most are simply not in my "time budget" when I get home from work!

Also, this cookbook has NO pictures, and I think pictures are very helpful.Although this book had some good recipes in it, it is not for your every day rush or in a hurry dinners, or for people who like to eat simple like us. But it does have some nice recipes in it and I have used it a time or two. But if you are a country bumpkin like me or simple folk, please save your money because this is not the cookbook for you. This is an interesting book, full of appetizing recipes, using regular, fresh and healthy ingredients. Although the author seems to trully understand the need to use ingredients responsibly, many recipes ask for things such as a single rib of celery, or a 1/4 cup of cream. Unless we have a plan for the remainder, we can find ourselves with lots of spoiled food, which is the evil of cooking for only one or two. Also, most recipes have 10-plus ingredients, which means that many times we can't just open the book, pick a recipe and cook. I think that the real turn off for me was the fact that there are no pictures. I love reading cookbooks and pictures really have a way of stimulating my imagination.This cookbook is fantastic. Most recipies make enouch for dinner and lunch for my husband and I. They are super tasty. Symbols to inform you of the preparation are super handy. The cooking times on some recipies are odd, so be careful.I bought this book for me and my boyfriend to use... and we do so religously. We make a recipe from this book about once per week and are always delighted with the results. The recipes are easy to follow and if ingredients are difficult to find in your local grocery, substitute ingredient suggestions are made. We now have a few favorites we have added to our repertoire!

I also purchased a copy for my brother and his fiancee as a gift.

Tea for two. That's what it's all about, right? So how come every recipe you pick up says "serves 4 to 6"? Or more! What do you do when you want macaroni and cheese, but don't want to be reheating it for three nights? Or a couple of cookies, but don't want to be tempted by two dozen sitting on the counter all week?

Creative cookbook authors and cooks Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough have all the answers in Cooking for Two.

Brimming with 120 smaller-serving, big-taste recipes,Cooking for Two offers cooks familiar favorites such as PastaBolognese, Chicken Pot Pie, and Mushroom Barley Soup, as well as new dishes for today's tastes like Pork Satay Salad and Snapper Fillets Sautéed with Orange and Pecans.

Simply cutting down larger recipes leads to wasted ingredients. But Bruce and Mark have developed each recipe so you buy only what you need, and use all of what you buy. Instead of opening a can of vegetable stock only to use three tablespoons, use the liquid the dried mushrooms have soaked in. If an onion is too large for a recipe, chop a shallot instead.

The dessert chapters are filled with cookies, puddings, and cakes, all designed for two servings. Small-batch baking requires strict attention to detail. A regular egg can be too big for a small batch of six cookies, so they suggest quail eggs or the easy-to-find pasteurized egg substitutes, which you can measure out in tablespoons.

Truly a cookbook for everyday use, each recipe is labeled as quick (ready in minutes with minimal cooking), moderate (requires a bit more preparation or cooking), or leisurely (perfect for quiet celebrations or weekend meals) to help you decide which dish best fits into your day.

With ingredient and equipment guides, as well as tips on how to stock your pantry to avoid those there's-nothing-in-the-house-so-let's-go-out moments, Cooking for Two will surely become the cookbook you reach for every night of the week.

It's just two perfect.

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