Cook for two.
Or six.
Same recipe.
DinnerMeal is a small collection of dinners for American home kitchens, each one printed at three sizes side by side — two, four and six servings — so scaling up for guests or down for a quiet night needs no arithmetic at all.
Three dinners that scale
Each recipe is written at its natural size and printed at the other two, with a note on what actually changes when a pan gets fuller.
Lemon Garlic Butter Beans and Greens
Creamy butter beans wilted with greens in a lemon and garlic butter, finished with a handful of breadcrumbs for crunch.
Soy Ginger Chicken Traybake
Chicken thighs roasted over broccoli and sweet potato in a soy, ginger and honey glaze that reduces in the pan.
Smoky Tomato Fish Stew
White fish poached in a smoked paprika tomato broth with potatoes and peppers. A pot dish, built to feed a table.
How this kitchen works
Tested twice, minimum
Every dinner is cooked, timed, and tasted at least twice on an ordinary home stove before it is published here.
Three sizes, printed
Two, four and six servings side by side in one table. No halving in your head, no doubling errors at the stove.
What changes when you scale
Timings do not scale the way quantities do. Every recipe says which steps get longer, and which need a second pan instead.
One dinner that scales, every Tuesday.
A single email a week with one recipe at all three sizes. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.