Whether it's Valentine's Day eve or just a simple date, a dinner for two should be a warm and cozy affair, that gives you enough scope to spend quality time with your partner or friend. Though there aren't any particular rules to plan a dinner for two, here are some basic guidelines for beginners, to help them in preparing easy dinner recipes for two people. The first point that should be kept in mind while preparing the food is, whatever meal you cook should appeal to the taste buds of your guest. Along with this, creating a perfect ambiance for the dinner, especially if it's a romantic dinner, is equally important. Champagne, flowers and candles, soft background music, etc., will surely add a personal touch to the evening. However, if you want to make the most out of the evening, make sure you are already done with the cooking well before your guest arrives. So here are some easy-to-make dinner recipes for two, which are healthy yet scrumptious. Ingredients Macaroni: 2 cups Tuna: 1 can Garlic: ½ tsp Onion: (chopped) 1 Margarine/butter: 2 tbsp Campbell's Cream of Celery Soup: 1 can Cream cheese: 1 small pack Dry mustard: ½ tsp Grape nuts: ¼ cup Milk: ¼ cup Method

1. Cook the macaroni as per the instructions on the package and keep it aside.
2. In a casserole dish, add cream of celery, softened cream cheese and milk, and mix well until smooth.
3. Next, add the tuna, garlic, dry mustard, onion and cooked macaroni, and stir well.
4. Add grape nuts to the melted margarine and spread this mixture over the top of the casserole.
5. Finally, bake the dish in a preheated oven at 375°F for 40 - 45 minutes, and serve.

Ingredients Pork baby back ribs: 4 pounds Brown sugar: ½ cup Ketchup: 2 cups Vinegar: 4 tbsp Chili sauce: 1 cup Hot sauce: 1 dash Dried oregano: 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce: 2 tsp Salt and pepper: to taste Method

1. Season the ribs with salt and pepper, and put them in a shallow baking pan. Brown the ribs in a preheated oven for 15 minutes at 400°F.
2. Now turn them over and brown the other side of the ribs for another 15 minutes, and then drain the fat.
3. In a mixing bowl, combine the ketchup, chili sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, oregano, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt and pepper.
4. Next, transfer the ribs to a slow cooker and pour the sauce over the ribs. Coat both the sides well, with sauce.
5. Cover and cook for 7 to 8 hours until the ribs are tender.

Ingredients All-purpose flour: 3 cups Unsalted butter, softened: 10 tbsp Grated lemon peel: 1 tsp Baking soda: ½ tsp Blueberries: 1½ cups Plain yogurt: 1½ cup Sugar: 1 cup Large eggs: 2 Baking powder: 1 tbsp Salt: ½ tsp Flour (if using defrosted frozen berries): 1 tbsp Method

1. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, and keep it aside.
2. In another mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar together until it becomes fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, and beat well along with the grated lemon peel.
3. Next, add the dry ingredients and yogurt to the bowl in three fractions and beat well until incorporated.
4. Now fold in the berries. If you are using frost berries, defrost them, remove the excess liquid and coat them in a light dusting of flour.
5. Take a standard (12-muffin) muffin pan and coat each cup with oil or butter, using a pastry brush.
6. Transfer the muffin dough evenly into each cup and bake in a preheated oven at 375°F, for 25 - 30 minutes.
7. Insert a long toothpick into the center of the muffins to check whether they are baked or not, and if the toothpick comes out clean, it means the muffins are ready.
8. Remove the muffins from the cups and serve warm.

These were some easy dinner for two recipes, and can be cooked without requiring much of your efforts. Since most of the ingredients are easily available, you can try these yummy and enticing dishes at home at even the shortest notice.