Recipes are usually designed for families, with at least 4 members (sometimes even more). Unless you are a professional cook who can make up his own recipes, you need to follow the instructions if you want your meal to be eatable.
The problem appears when you need to prepare a dish for only two people (or maybe only for one). It is very hard to adapt a recipe without making any mistakes in the proportions of ingredients. Cooking for 2 is a magazine where there are a lot of recipes dedicated to meals for only 1 or 2 people. If you want to subscribe to this publication, you can take a look at the price list at this site. Even if you don’t subscribe, you will be able to access some of the features that this website offers, like a recipe search engine, and a “tips for 2” link. Those links are for free, and can give you some excellent idea for your dinner with that “special someone”. Visit CookingFor2.com and forget about recipes for a dozen, and enter the world of meals for two. 
