You know what it's like..

The bookstore has a section on cake baking, a section on crock-pot cooking, a section on Amish cooking, a section on vegetarian cooking - but do they have a section devoted to small-serving cooking?  I THINK NOT!!!!  We have to go through every section because what we're looking for is mixed in with everything else.  I don't know about you but I find that really frustrating.  So here's the answer.

Over forty books and still counting!  There's a lot more cookbooks out there than I thought, and that makes this page really, really long.  I've set up the submenu below to help you navigate a little easier.
 

Cookbooks for one or two servings

1.. 2.. Cook!: Quick & Easy Meals for One or Two People by Don Alexander
1..  2.. Cook! Published: 10/2004
ISBN: 978-1418485580
Amazon rating: 1 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: unknown
Recipes: unknown

15 Minutes Meals for One or Two by Lou Pappass
  Published: 09/1991
ISBN: 1558670289
Amazon rating: not available
Barnes & Noble rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Recipes: unknown

 

Betty Crocker's Cooking for Two by Betty Crocker
Betty Crocker's Cooking for Two Published: 04/2002
ISBN: 0764561081
Amazon rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Recipes: 120+

Betty Crocker's Dinner for Two by Betty Crocker
  Published: 05/1984
ISBN: 0553138677
Amazon rating: 4+ out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: unknown

Betty Crocker's New Choices for Two by Betty Crocker
Betty Crocker's New Choices for Two Published: 09/1995
ISBN: 0028603680
Amazon rating: 2 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: 125+

Betty Crocker's New Dinner for Two by Betty Crocker
Published: 1964
ASIN: B000UDW6CC
Amazon rating: not available
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: unknown

Betty Crocker's New Microwaving for One or Two by Betty Crocker
Published: 11/1992
ISBN: 1560540338
Amazon rating: not available
Recipes: unknown

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Cooking for One by Barbara Layton
Cooking For One Published: 05/1995 or 08/2001
ISBN: 1571660119
Amazon rating: not available
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: unknown

Cooking for One (Cook's Essentials) by Valerie Ferguson
Cooking For One (Cook's Essentials) Published: 04/2000
ISBN: 1842151053
Amazon rating: 3+ out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: 30+

Cooking for One is Fun by Henry Lewis Creel
Published: 11/1976
ISBN: 0812906322
Amazon rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: unknown

Cooking for One or Two by Barbara Kyte, Katherine Greenberg
Cooking for One or Two Published: 08/1982
ISBN: 1558670890
Amazon rating: 3+ out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: 275+

Cooking for Two: 120 Recipes for Every Day - and Those Special
 Nights
  by Bruce Weinstein & Mark Scarbrough
Cooking For Two Published: 02/2004
ISBN: 0060522593
Amazon rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Recipes: 120

Cooking for Two by Better Homes and Gardens
Cooking for Two Published: 03/2002
ISBN: 0696213443
Amazon rating: not available
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: 70+

Cooking for Two (2009) by America's Test Kitchen
Cooking For Two (2009) Published: 04/2009
ISBN: 978-1933615431
Amazon rating: 3+ out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Recipes: unknown

Cooking for Two (2010) by America's Test Kitchen
Cooking For Two (2009) Published: 04/2010
ISBN: 978-1933615608
Amazon rating: 4+ out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: N/A
Recipes: 150+

Cooking for Two (Quick & Easy) by Cornelia Adam
Cooking for Two Published: 10/2003
ISBN: 1930603770
Amazon rating: not available
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: unknown

Cooking for Yourself by Janet Kessel Fletcher
Cooking For Yourself Published: 03/2002
ISBN: 0848726383
Amazon rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: 5 out of 5 stars
SoloCooking rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Recipes: 46
This is one of my personal favorites.

Dinner for Two by Betty Crocker
Betty Crocker - Dinner for Two Cookbook Published: 1978
ISBN:0307099261
Amazon rating: not available
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: unknown

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Easy Cooking for One or Two by Louise Davies
Easy Cooking for One or Two Published: 02/1972
ISBN: 0140461787
Amazon rating: not available
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: unknown

Easy Elegance: Classic Cooking for Two by Stefan Gjerstad
  Published: 12/1988
ISBN: 0942053052
Amazon rating: not available
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: unknown

 

Fast Food for Two by Erika Spate
Fast Food for Two Published: 06/1995
ISBN: 0572020503
Amazon rating: not available
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: unknown

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Going Solo in the Kitchen by Jane Doerfer
Going Solo In The Kitchen Published: 08/1995
ISBN: 03757003934
Amazon rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: 4+ out of 5 stars
Recipes: 300+

Healthy Cooking for One by Mari Hills
Healthy Cooking For One Published: 02/2004
ISBN: 1412015928
Amazon rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: unknown

Healthy Cooking for Singles and Doubles
by Eleanor Brown & Robin Dotson
Healthy Cooking for Singles & Doubles Published: 03/2001
ISBN: 0961880554
Amazon rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: 100

Healthy Cooking for Two by Brenda Shriver & Angela Shriver
Healthy Cooking For Two Published: 07/2002 (3rd Edition)
ISBN: 1930819099
Amazon rating: 4+ out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: 50 Full Menus worth of recipes

Healthy Cooking for Two (or Just You) by Francis Price
Healthy Cooking For Two (or just You) Published 05/1997
ISBN: 0875964486
Amazon rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Recipes: 200+

Intimate Dining: Memorable Meals for Two by Barbara Swain
  Published: 04/1993
ISBN: 1555610536
Amazon rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: unknown

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Just The Two of Us by Betty Crocker
Just The Two of Us Published: 04/2007
ISBN: 978-0471997931
Amazon rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: 130+

Light Cooking for Two by Anne C. Chappell
Light Cooking For Two Published: 07/1995
ISBN: 0848714342
Amazon rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: unknown

Microwave Cooking for One by Marie T. Smith
Microwave Cooking for One Published: 12/1985
ISBN: 0882894560
Amazon rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Recipes:300+

Microwave Cooking for One and Two by Barbara Methven
  Published: 1981
ISBN: 0442256345
Amazon rating: not available
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: unknown

More Put A Lid On It: Small-batch Preserving Year Round
by Margaret Harwood and Ellie Topp
Published: 12/1998
ISBN: 978-0771576256
Amazon rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Recipes: N/A

No-Fuss Diabetes Recipes for 1 or 2
by Jackie Boucher, Marcia Hayes & Jane Stephenson
Published: 05/1999
ISBN: 978-0471347941
Amazon rating: 4+ out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Recipes: 125

Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes for Two by Beth Hensperger
Published: 12/2006
ISBN: 978-1558323414
Amazon rating: not available
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: 125
This cookbook has recipes for 1-1/2 and 3-qt. slow cookers. With recipes for "Red Wine Turkey Stew with Buttermilk Biscuit Dumplings" and "Red Curry Chicken Braised in Coconut Milk" it's certainly not your average slow-cooker cookbook. And it's the only one I've found so far that's geared for 1 - 2 people.

Put A Lid On It: Small-batch Preserving for Every Season
by Margaret Harwood and Ellie Topp
Published: 09/1996
ISBN: 978-0771574528
Amazon rating: N/A
Recipes: N/A

Quick Cooking for Two - no author listed.  Published by Sunset
Quick Cooking For Two Published: 06/2000
ISBN: 0376023376
Amazon rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Recipes: unknown

Quickies for Couples: Fast, Fresh Recipes for Two by Katy Scott, Arushi Sinha
Quickies for Couples Published: 04/2003
ISBN: 1581823479
Amazon rating: 4+ out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: unknown

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Raw Food Made Easy For 1 or 2 People by Jennifer Cornbleet
Raw Food Made Easy for 1 or 2 People Published: 08/2005
ISBN: 978-1570671753
Amazon rating: 4+ out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: 4+ out of 5 stars
Recipes: unknown

Serves One: Super Meals for Solo Cooks by Toni Lydecker
Serves One Published: 03/1998
ISBN: 1891105019
Amazon rating: 4+ out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Recipes: 500+ 
(This is the first edition)

Serves One: Simple Meals to Savor When You're on Your Own
by Toni Lydecker
Serves One: Simple Meals (2nd Edition) Published: 12/2005
ISBN: 978-1891105142
Amazon rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Recipes: unknown 
(This is a completely revised second edition)

Single Vegan: Simple, Convenient and Appetizing Meals for One
by Leah Leneman
Published 01/1989
ISBN: 978-0722514542
Amazon rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Recipes: unknown

Small-Batch Baking by Debby Maugans Nakos
Small-batch Baking Published 10/2004
ISBN: 9780761135876
Amazon rating: 4+ out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: 5 out of 5 stars
SoloCooking rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Recipes: 225+

Solo Suppers: Simple Delicious Meals to Cook for Yourself
by Joyce Esersky Goldstein
Solo Suppers Published: 09/2003
ISBN: 0811836207
Amazon rating: 3+ out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: 69

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Table for Two: Meat- and Dairy-Free Recipes for Two
by Joanne Stepaniak
Table for Two Published: 03/1996
ISBN: 1570670196
Amazon rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: unknown

The 15-Minute Single Gourmet
by Paulette Mitchell
The 15-Minute Single Gourmet Published: 06/1996
ISBN: 978-0028609973
Amazon rating: 4+ out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Recipes: 100

The Complete Book of Small-Batch Preserving
by Ellie Topp & Margaret Howard
Published: 03/2007
ISBN: 978-1554072569
Amazon rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: 3+ out of 5 stars
Recipes: 300+

The Everything Cooking For Two Cookbook by David Poran
The Everything Cooking For Two Cookbook Published: 10/2005
ISBN: 1593373708
Amazon rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: 300

The Pleasures of Cooking for One by Judith Jones
The Pleasures of Cooking for One Published: 09/2009
ISBN:
978-0307270726
Amazon rating: 4+ out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: 3+ out of 5 stars
SoloCooking rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Recipes: unknown
Her "New England Bouillabaisse" is to die for, and "Small Cassoulet" is delicious. Who would have thought you could find Cassoulet and Bouillabaisse for one?

The Intimate Vegetarian: Delicious Practical Recipes for
Singles and Couples
by Nancy Mair
The Intimate Vegetarian Published: 06/2001
ISBN: 1580631673
Amazon rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: 150+

Two At The Table by Cheryl Fall
Published: 05/2007
ISBN: 978-1570615122
Amazon rating: not available
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: 125+

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Vegan Bites: Recipes for Singles by Lynn Bennett
Vegan Bites - Recipes for Singles Published: 02/2008
ISBN: 978-1570672217
Amazon rating: 4+ out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Recipes: unknown

Vegan Cooking for One by Leah Leneman
Vegan Cooking For One Published: 10/2000
ISBN: 0722539231
Amazon rating: 4+ out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Recipes: unknown

Vegan Meals for One or Two: Your Own Personal Recipes
by Nancy Berkoff
Vegan Meals for One or Two Published: 09/2001
ISBN: 0931411238
Amazon rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: not available
Recipes: unknown

Well-Preserved: Recipes and Techniques for Putting
Up Small Batches of Seasonal Foods
by Eugenia Bone
Well-Preserved - Putting Up Small Batches Published: 05/2009
ISBN: 978-0307405241
Amazon rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: 2+ out of 5 stars
Recipes: 120

Well-Preserved: Small-batch Preserving for the New Cook
by Mary Anne Dragan
Published: 05/2009
ISBN: 978-1552859889
Amazon rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Barnes & Noble rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Recipes: 150

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