The Ultimate Sunday Lunch Recipes for Two Wine News

These dishes were created expressly and exclusively for the cook-plus-one – because cooking for two is quite a different thing from home cooking or entertaining.

For starters, your motivation is different – you’re more likely to do it because you want to, in an atmosphere of relaxation, fun and camaraderie. But it’s also technically different: Small quantities behave differently, cooking times decrease and processes can be skipped or simplified.

The single prime rib – sometimes sold (French sounds grander) as prime rib – with my best roast potatoes will provide a sumptuous Sunday lunch for two, with a few slices left over for steak sandwiches; or plump for my prime rib, a dish all cooked in one pan.

For after parties, make one of my favorite desserts, a chocolate pudding.

Sunday has its own special, quiet atmosphere. Take your time on these recipes for two, packed with flavor and worth every minute spent on them.

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This exciting roast deserves an exciting side vegetable, so I suggest adorning the Brussels sprouts with some salted butter. If you haven’t encountered gochujang, you’ve missed it: it’s a sweet and sour, smoky chili paste from Korea that lifts everything it touches.