Cooking for more than one person is as easy as portion sizes…which actually looking at most restaurants in America, is much harder than you think. First and foremost, too much food is always better than too little food. Second, if you have a budget, don’t be afraid to follow the budget, no one is going to end a friendship or relationship with you because you budgeted. And if they do, screw em. People love food and when they’re hungry, they just want to eat, so don’t worry about all the other aspects . Shit, when I’m hungry I’ll eat a rubber shoe.
Always remember, a persons entire meal should be around 10 ounces. Why 10 ounces? well 10 ounces plus whatever you drink with your food ends up being over 16 ounces, and 16 ounces is a pound. Don’t think a pound is good enough for a meal? Well then we’ve got bigger fish to fry, like your diet planning.
So if you are making one dish, expect to make 10 ounces of dish per person. If you are making two dishes, make 6 ounces per person of each dish.
Why 6 and not 5? Two reasons, reason one is I effing love leftovers. Reason two is sometimes everyone wants to eat the same dish and will go back for seconds. That extra ounce per person provides both wiggle room and flexibility.
As this continues, 3 dishes – make 4 ounces per person per dish. If you end up making 6 or 7 dishes. well I’m sure you’re already comfortable serving multiple people and don’t need to read this specific post anymore.