Kitchen for Two
Canning tomato sauce in small batches
Eight tomato plants, a water-bath canner and Saturday afternoons. Small-batch sauce for two, and what each jar really cost.
Grilling for two without wasting half a package
Family packs are cheaper per pound. How I split, freeze and grill for two without throwing out freezer-burned burgers in October.
A $50 grocery week for two in April
A meal plan for seven days, two people and $50 at Aldi. What we ate, what was left over and whether we'd do it again.
Smaller bakeware worth buying for two
Retiring the 13-by-9 pan, mostly. The smaller pans I actually use now and the ones I gave to Emily.
Soup Sundays: one pot, four lunches
Every Sunday this winter I made one pot of soup. The rotation, the cost per bowl and the one Greg asked for three weeks in a row.
A smaller Thanksgiving and a 12-pound turkey
Five at the table instead of fourteen this year. What I'm buying, what I'm not making and what the whole dinner should cost.
Freezer meals for two: halving the casserole
Eight-by-eight pans, freezer bags and labels. How I turned family-size recipes into two-serving freezer meals for busy weeks.
What to do with too much zucchini when it's just us
Even two raised beds make more than two people can eat. Freezing, sharing and the zucchini bread I gave the whole street.
Aldi or Kroger for two people: a month of receipts
I alternated stores for four weeks and kept every receipt. Prices, quality and which one fits a two-person kitchen better.
Our weekly grocery bill dropped $68
With Josh gone, we spend less, but not half. Where the $68 a week went, and the foods we still buy as if a teenager lives here.
Cooking for two after 25 years of cooking for four
My recipes all make eight servings. How I'm learning to shop and cook for two without eating the same casserole all week.