
Dinner Recipes for Two: Satiate Your Taste Buds, Go for the Kill
Deciding the menu for a party is fairly simple. But what to do when one has to arrange a dinner for just two? In such a case, recipes like the following will definitely help you.
Loveleena Rajeev
Last Updated: Dec 10, 2017
A dinner for two could be a meal shared between two friends or a couple. Whatever the occasion, there are a few guidelines one needs to adhere to while planning a meal for just two people. First thing, make a meal that will appeal to the taste buds of your guest. As a meal for two does not have a lot of dishes, so it's best to ensure that whatever is made is enjoyed. This will only happen if you keep the choice of food in mind.
The idea of sharing a meal together is primarily to enjoy the company, so here comes in the second guideline: either make meals ahead or if you plan to carry your conversation into the kitchen, make sure that the meal you plan to prepare consists of all the ingredients that are easily available at hand and the recipes whose instructions are easy to follow.
Shrimp Newburg on Toast Points
Ingredients
Herbed Vegetable Salad
Ingredients
2 cups of the following assorted vegetables
Mocha Pots de Crème
Ingredients
The idea of sharing a meal together is primarily to enjoy the company, so here comes in the second guideline: either make meals ahead or if you plan to carry your conversation into the kitchen, make sure that the meal you plan to prepare consists of all the ingredients that are easily available at hand and the recipes whose instructions are easy to follow.
Shrimp Newburg on Toast Points
Ingredients
- Large shrimp (peeled and de-veined), ¾ lb
- Mushroom (sliced), 2 cups
- Egg yolk, 1
- Low-fat milk, ¾ cup
- All-purpose flour, 1 tbsp.
- Olive oil, 2 tsp.
- Dry sherry, 1 tbsp.
- Whole-wheat bread (toasted), 4 slices
- Chives (chopped), 2 tsp.
- Pinch of black pepper
Herbed Vegetable Salad
Ingredients
2 cups of the following assorted vegetables
- Green peas
- Watermelon radish (diced)
- Celery root (diced)
- Carrots (diced)
- Corn kernels
- Green beans (diced)
- Mayonnaise, 4 tbsp.
- Sherry vinegar, ½ tsp.
- Cognac, ½ tsp.
- Chervil (chopped), 1 tsp.
- Pinch of salt and pepper
Mocha Pots de Crème
Ingredients
- Heavy cream, ¾ cup
- Unsweetened chocolate (finely chopped), 1½ oz.
- Instant espresso powder, ½ tsp.
- Egg yolks, 2
- Sugar, 3 tbsp.
- Vanilla extract, 1 tsp.
- Whipped cream and chocolate shreds, for garnish