Chicken Parm and Pasta Skillet

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Cooking for two can undoubtedly feel like a challenge. With most recipes serving four to six people, it might as well be that the entire culinary world is up against you and your small household. Because, to be honest, having leftovers for every single dinner you make isn’t that great — leftovers get boring by day two and rarely taste very good. To avoid that, you’re then stuck dividing every single ingredient until your head starts to hurt. We have a solution: Five easy meals that perfectly serve two — no complicated calculations required.

There are a few keys to easy, small-format dinners. Embrace them and cooking for two is a pleasure. And the best part is that you won’t be left with days of leftovers to swallow.

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Light & Easy Broccoli Salad

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If you’re trying to eat more vegetables, there’s a high chance you’re trying to bring salad to the table more often. It’s such an easy way to up your vegetable intake, but eat the same formula day after day and it becomes pretty boring pretty quickly.

To combat this, all you have to remember is that a salad is a blank slate for ingredients and flavors. Bring a few new elements to your bowl and suddenly your salad is interesting again.

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Falling in love with eggplant isn’t just about learning to cook this humble nightshade. No, to really love an eggplant, we must know how to care for it at home. If storing eggplant seems simple to you, the answers of how and where to store your eggplant might surprise you.

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Cumin is a spice that makes friends easily. Its earthy, warm flavor shows off just how well it pairs with a number of ingredients including blackberries, corn, and smoky grilled chicken. When you feel like dinner has lost some of its flair, this is the dish to add to the rotation.

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From Apartment Therapy → The Easiest Way to Do Fewer Dishes

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I recently spent a week in France with a friend of mine. We had a grand time laughing, gorging on croissants, and knocking back Champagne — forging such pleasant memories amid exceptional settings are, of course, why people choose to travel together. But I am just as content to navigate a foreign locale solo. In fact, I prefer it. On this sojourn, like any other where I am in the company of others, there were moments I yearned for solitude.

But this unbridled independence wasn’t always the case. Here’s how I learned to love the lone nomadic life.

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Fresh string beans are a summertime staple, but it’s easy to get in a rut of simply steaming and slapping them on the plate. If the best thing we can say about a forgettable side dish is that it did no harm, it’s time for an upgrade.

This recipe will be your beans’ crush all summer long. You’ll make this recipe over and over, and will share it with your friends and relations because it’s just that good. Let us count the ways, and the whys.

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