Dinner Recipes For Two!
Over 500 main or side course recipes specifically developed for two people.
Everything from quick & easy meals to fancy fodder built to impress.
Hi, my name is Brian and I’m here to show you that ALL cooking is simple!
All you need are the right ingredients, a bit of time and good instruction. I help out with everything but the time.
You will get no gimmicks, no trends, no dietary advice and no life advice here. Just great food designed for two, the occasional story and maybe a spattering of sarcasm!
My recipes are a combination of the food I loved growing up and the food I have discovered as I continue to try and be as good a cook as I can be.
Latest Recipes:
Salt and Pepper Chicken a Super Quick Fakeaway
Chinese Salt and Pepper Chicken a spicy treat featuring crispy fried chicken seasoned with five spice & finished with black pepper & chilli.
Meatball Pasta Bake Easy & Cheesy Dinner
Cheesy meatball pasta bake designed to please young and old, penne pasta in an easy tomato sauce, beefy meatballs and gruyere cheese.
Spicy Mango Salad with Rocket
This spicy mango salad is the perfect easy side for rich dishes, fresh chilli, sweet mango, peppery rocket & sour lime hits all the right notes!
Venison Burgers with Blue Cheese
My venison burgers prove that beef ain’t the only game in town when it comes to patties, I top them with gin cooked peaches and blue cheese.
Spinach and Ricotta Ravioli in Caper Butter Sauce
Homemade spinach and ricotta ravioli may sound lahdedah but it is really easy as is the delicious lemon caper butter sauce!
Red Lentil Ragu with Rigatoni Pasta
Red lentil ragu, a real hearty and wholesome vegan or vegetarian pasta sauce that also makes a wonderful topping for baked potatoes!
Vegan Mushroom Ragu Sauce
This Mushroom ragu features big, bold flavours, a super chunky texture, it is vegan & is just as good on pasta, polenta or even baked potatoes.
Szechuan Beef Stir Fry with Noodles
Szechuan beef stir fry with noodles a quick 20-minute recipe that sings with zingy Szechuan pepper, pepper flakes & a rich, delicious sauce.
Bacon and Tomato Pasta with Fresh Chilli & Bucatini
Bacon and tomato pasta, a glorious meal made with store cupboard ingredients, loosely based on Bucatini all Amatriciana it cooks in 20 mins.
British Influenced Recipes.
Growing up in the centre of one of the most multicultural cities in the UK influenced my food greatly.
Our love of big and “exotic” flavours is epitomised by the fact that the first Indian Restaurant in the UK predates the first fish and chip shop.
British food is often maligned or thought of as bland! But the nation responsible for Worcestershire Sauce, Cheddar & Stilton Cheese and chicken tikka masala has far more to offer than roast beef.
Canned Mackerel Fish Cakes
I am often to be found here bemoaning the seriously limited access I have to great fresh fish and sea food, so these canned mackerel fish cakes are my way of dealing with that.
Traditional British Meat and Potato Pie
When it comes to comfort food it is hard to beat a pie, this classic British Meat and Potato Pie takes a while but it is a glorious simple slice of old fashioned cooking.
British Beef Stew with Suet Dumplings
Nothing says winter to me quite like a hearty beef stew with suet dumplings that soak up a rich beer-based gravy!
Pork Faggots Homemade & Delicious!
Pork Faggots were the meatballs I grew up with, a staple of the Midlands in the UK have sadly fallen out of favour but I love ’em!
Oxtail Soup an Old School British Recipe
Oxtail soup has many guises, this version is a classic British recipe takes time but is very easy to cook & results in THE best beef soup
Homemade Cumberland Sausage with Onion Gravy
A glorious homemade Cumberland Sausage is the star of this very British bangers and mash recipe that comes with an onion gravy recipe to boot
Chip Shop Chips with Battered Fish
Proper Chip Shop Fish and Chips are a thing of great beauty and possibly the most evocative memory of growing up in the UK.
Cheese and Potato Pie, Childhood Memories!
Cheese and potato pie was ever present on the school dinner menu as well as at home, it is essentially a cheesy mash bake and it is awesome!
Indian Fakeaway Recipes.
I adore Indian flavours but my nearest Indian takeaway is over 60 miles away! So when I get a hankering for a curry I have to make it myself.
You will be surprised how quick, easy, cheap, and tasty you can fake up your takeaway favourites!
Lamb Madras Curry with Video
This fiery but fragrant Lamb Madras curry recipe is inspired by one of the most popular dishes on the British Indian Curry House menu!
Chicken Saag or Saagwala Curry
A chicken saag or saagwala curry one of my favourite Indian dishes and my recipe makes it really easy to make at home!
Quick Vegan Spinach and Mushroom Curry
When it comes to cooking vegan food you have to look long and hard to find a better source of recipes than the Indian subcontinent. This spinach and mushroom curry is inspired by a rich culture of plant based cooking and it tastes fantastic!
Pakistani Chicken Jalfrezi Curry
This chicken Jalfrezi recipe is a nod to the British Indian Curry I love greatly, hot and spicy with a thick tomato based sauce.
Indian Prawn Curry in Just 15 Minutes!
A super quick, simple and delicious hot and sour Indian prawn curry that can be on your plate in around 15 minutes, yes you read that right!
British Indian Chicken Balti Curry
A Chicken Balti is the pride of Birmingham and a curry not of Indian but Anglo Indian heritage dating from the late 1970’s and went global!
Chicken Pathia Sweet & Sour Curry
A chicken pathia or patia is a spicy, sweet & sour curry that has origins in Persia but it is now a favourite in British Indian restaurants.
Mild Indian Chicken Pasanda Curry
My chicken pasanda curry is the perfect mild and creamy curry for those who are chilli averse, it is delicious and easy to make!
My Favourite Recipes.
Quite often my favourite recipes are not necessarily the most popular recipes on my site.
The obscure little recipes are the ones that I am most proud of much of the time, here are just a few!
Easy Vegan Chickpea and Carrot Curry
This vegan carrot curry is a big flavoured spicy treat, sweet with carrots, earthy with chickpeas and all-around tasty with Indian spices!
Beer Roasted Crispy Pork Knuckle
My crispy roast pork knuckle recipe or Schwienhax has the most incredible crispy crackling and an insanely tasty onion gravy!
Spicy Thai Tuna Fish Cakes
These Thai tuna fish cakes hit all the right flavour sensations, hot, sour, sweet & salty and they come with a delicious easy dipping sauce
Chinese Beef with Shiitake Mushroom Stir Fry
This Chinese Beef Stir Fry with Shiitake Mushrooms is quick and simple to make and tastes just like your favourite takeaway!
Stuffed Mushrooms with Mince Beef Recipe
Simple midweek meals are a must, even if you are at home all day! These simple minced beef stuffed mushrooms are cheesy, simple and delicious.
Lighter Easy Air Fryer Onion Bhaji or Pakora
My air fryer onion bhaji recipe is a thing of great beauty, it is simply an onion fritter made from a spiced batter and they taste fantastic.
Pork Belly Slices or Belly Draft Perfectly Roasted
These roast pork belly slices are a recipe from my childhood, they are simplicity personified, some fennel seeds, salt, pepper & an oven!
Broccoli and Stilton Soup a British Classic!
Broccoli and stilton soup is an old school British classic soup, classic flavours scream through in this indulgent & delicious winter warmer
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