One Pan, Two Plates: More Than 70 Complete Weeknight Meals for Two

One Pan, Two Plates: More Than 70 Complete Weeknight Meals for Two

One skillet + new fixings = supper for two! With an accentuation on diminishing planning time and the typical sinkful of dishes, cooking teacher Carla Snyder presents the perfect couple's manual for straightforward, complete, and really heavenly suppers—envision Balsamic Braised Chicken Thighs with Figs and Creamy Polenta or Thyme-Rubbed Salmon with Shallots and Caramelized Cauliflower "Risotto"— that can be made in one skillet, in under an hour. With plans for home-cooked pasta, grains, sandwiches, hamburger, pork, chicken, and fish, in addition to wine or brew pairings for each dish, One Pan, Two Plates will feed couples, from love birds to purge nesters, each night of the week.

About the Author
Carla Snyder has spent the past 30 years in the food world as a caterer, artisan baker, cooking school teacher, culinary team-building company owner, freelance food writer, and co-author of five cookbooks, including the James Beard– nominated Big Book of Appetizers. She lives in Ohio.

I recommend this cookbook to anyone who will sit still long enough to listen to me. I originally borrowed it from the public library and loved it so much that I bought my own copy. I purchased it in May 2016 and have cooked exclusively from it and the vegetarian sequel ever since. I had found myself in a cooking rut that even Pinterest couldn't pull me out of. Online recipes are great, but sometimes they wouldn't come out like they were intended to, or pairing a main dish and a side dish was a bit of a chore, or the two of us would get tired of eating leftovers for three days straight. At the place I was in my life, I needed a book I could just cook my way through that did much of the planning for me. There are so many good parts to this cookbook. The flavors are creative and very often jaw-droppingly delicious. I love that they're vegetable-heavy and cook with whole ingredients, sometimes with vegetables that I not only tried for the first time, but are now some of my favorite vegetables because of this book. The majority of them have gorgeous pictures, cook in 30 minutes or less, and serve exactly two people, so there is very little wasted food. Since it's one pan, there are no side dishes needed to round out the meal for either flavor or substance. The author included sections at the end of each recipe with ideas to beef up the meal if you're feeling extra hungry and gave wine pairing recommendations. The back of the book groups the recipes into seasons, so you can cook with what's freshest at the moment. I've doubled recipes and served it to guests. I've experimented on guests with completely new recipes not only without issue, but with many compliments. Seriously, y'all. Praise hands and heart eyes every day for eight months and counting.-Frank

Cooking is something I really enjoy and I cook 5-6 nights a week after long days at work. I buy a lot of cookbooks and find that I make one or two recipes out of them and then they get shelved. This book, however, has been amazing. I've basically been cooking through it, choosing one recipe from each section for each trip to the grocery store I make. I also have celiac, and therefore must eat gluten-free, and these recipes are easily adapted if necessary for those with dietary restrictions (she does point out those that are vegetarian or that can easily be made vegetarian). And there's wine pairings. The book is amazing.-Prickles 

I've made several dishes out of this book and they come out amazing. So far, my favorites are the Barley Risotto with Andouille Sausage and Sweet Potato (I COULD MAKE THIS EVERY WEEK AND NOT GET SICK OF IT) and the 3 Cheese Mac n Cheese (though I use cheddar instead of goat cheese as I am not a fan of goat cheese, and I cook the pasta in a separate pot anyway). The recipes are simple and they just taste SO GREAT. I love them also because they really make more than just two portions (sometimes; depending on how hungry my boyfriend and I are). They're also great for easy clean up and just having the one pot to clean. Which is great on a weekday where you really don't want to clean up all that much after working all day. -Mark of Mana 

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