Recipes always for four people!

Taste as you go.

I often freeze half for another time; some dishes may sometimes look rather watery when they thaw but that could just be a bit of frost from the freezing process. When reheated very thoroughly and stirred it will be fine.

I dont bother to freeze. Cook for four, eat half then eat the rest the following day! Just put it in the fridge and warm up thoroughly. I hate cooking so it’s great not having to cook the next day And DH doesn’t seem to mind eating the same meal two days running!

I don't always freeze the rest. It's fine in the fridge for a day or two, so there's never a problem.

There are a number of cook books for two on Amazon. And if you google ‘cooking for two’ there’s loads of recipes online.
www.google.co.uk/search?q=cooking+for+two+recipes&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari

Here's a cunning secret: divide the amount by two.

How you reheat after freezing may also play into food being watery- And if not packaged properly it can collect a lot of frost, adding to the watery-ness-

I can empathize tho in the area of access to small portions- Packaging practices prevents it-

I make recipes for four. I’ll have a quarter of it, my husband half and he’ll have the other quarter for lunch the next day.
If he doesn’t it goes in the freezer for another day

I find that there are loads of Magazine recipes for two nowadays. They know that lots of people live either on their own or with just one other person nowadays.

I use BBC Good Food recipes - they are usually for 2 so I have to double up the ingredients as there are four of us.

Jamie Oliver, BBC Good Food and Delicious all have interesting recipes for 2 that you might like.

After years of cooking for 7 then reducing it as one by one they left home I can usually manage to adjust quantities to achieve a satisfactory result. But I must admit it is rather tricky to half an egg!!

I am on my own now, so I always have to make allowances (you don't see many recipes for one!) but the freezer is my friend. I often cook double portions (all you have to do is halve the quantities of a recipe for 4) and freeze one portion for another day. I find that most stews, soups, casseroles etc actually taste better when reheated after freezing, and there's always an element of surprise as I can't remember exactly what went into the dish. It's very reassuring in this bad weather to know that if I don't want to go out shopping, there's always something tasty in the freezer. I don't understand the issue of wetness either, surely the frozen item will be of a similar consistency before and after freezing and thawing?

I am going to be really unhelpful but I really do not understand your problem.

I have never had a problem cutting recipes for four down to two. Often I make the full recipe and freeze half of it for later. It means I have a constant supply of home made ready meals for two in the freezer.

I always taste food as I am cooking so that I can add adjust the seasoning if it is required. That is the best way to deal with the seasoning problem.

I am not sure what you mean that food is a bit wet when defrosted, what kinds of food are you cookin?. Usually, as the wetness will have come from the food I just stir it back into it. I cannot see why a bit of dampness means the fod has to be thrown away.