Real food, sized for two plates
I cooked on restaurant lines for years. Now I cook at home for two, and most recipes I find are written for six. Everything here is scaled down and tested in a small kitchen with one good skillet.
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Food and circulation
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Four Foods Studied for Healthy Blood Pressure and Circulation, and a Daily Supplement
Beets, leafy greens, natural cocoa and pomegranate have each been studied in human trials for blood pressure and how well arteries widen. A paid page from the makers of Vigor Jelly.
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Eating for Circulation: What This Section Covers and How We Check It
Why a cooking site for two has a section on food and blood flow, what gets written about here, and the checklist every claim goes through before a recipe gets published.
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Beets, Greens, Cocoa and Pomegranate: The Blood Pressure Claims, Checked
Beet, spinach, cocoa and pomegranate drinks get passed around with big promises attached. Here is what each claim says, what the trials actually measured, and how much of it reaches a home glass.
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Building the Beet Cocoa Smoothie, Step by Step
The smoothie broken down the way a prep list would be: which cocoa to buy, how to cook the beet ahead, why the banana goes in frozen, and where a home blender gets it wrong.
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Beet Cocoa Smoothie with Spinach and Pomegranate
One cooked beet, a handful of baby spinach, 100% pomegranate juice and natural cocoa, blended with a frozen banana. Two glasses, five minutes, no added sugar.
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Breakfast
Weekend breakfasts scaled down for two plates, with the diner tricks that make them come out right at home.
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Weeknight
Dinners that go from a cold kitchen to the table in about forty minutes, with one pan to wash.
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Cast Iron
Everything that comes out better in a heavy skillet: a real sear, a crisp edge, and a pan that goes straight into the oven.
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Drinks
Sodas, coolers and coffee made from scratch, mostly without alcohol, sized for a pitcher that lasts two people a few days.
New this month
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Pomegranate Orange Spritz
Unsweetened pomegranate juice, fresh orange and sparkling water, built in the glass. Two drinks, two minutes.
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Cast Iron Pork Chops with Apples and Onion
Two thick chops seared hard, then apples and onion cooked in the drippings while the pork rests. One pan, start to finish.
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Small-Pot Turkey Chili
A pound of ground turkey and one can of beans in a 3-quart pot. Dinner for two tonight and lunch for two tomorrow.
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Cold Brew Concentrate in a Quart Jar
Coarse coffee and cold water in a jar overnight. Strained, it is a concentrate that makes a week of iced coffee for two.
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Eight-Inch Skillet Cornbread
Batter poured into a preheated, buttered skillet so the edge fries as it bakes. Sized for an 8-inch pan and two people.
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Buttermilk Pancakes, Half Batch
A pancake recipe that makes six, not sixteen. Rested batter, a lumpy mix and a griddle that is hot but not smoking.
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Garlic Butter Shrimp over Rice
Half a pound of shrimp, a lot of garlic and a splash of white wine, done in the time it takes the rice to rest.
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Homemade Ginger Lime Soda
A fresh ginger syrup that keeps two weeks in the fridge, cut with lime and cold sparkling water by the glass.