The 5-Ingredient Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Seniors
Easy-to-Follow Recipes for One or Two
By Łukasz Rogulski · Lightkeeper’s House Press
Classic Mediterranean home cooking, scaled down for one or two. Five main ingredients, five steps or fewer, and the whole recipe on one page in larger print.
The meal plan and the printables on this site are free. No sign-up needed.
A cookbook made to be easy to use
For people who now cook for one or two, and for the people who help them.
What is in the book
- Five ingredients
- Five main ingredients or fewer. Oil, vinegar and dried herbs are listed apart, as pantry staples.
- Five steps
- Five simple steps or fewer, with the action words in bold.
- One page
- The whole recipe on one page: the photo, the ingredients and the steps. No flipping back with wet hands.
- Larger print
- Easy to read at the counter, printed in full color.
- Two servings
- Dinner for two, or one plus lunch the next day.
- Nutrition facts
- For every dish.
- Bonus
- A 28-day meal plan built from the book’s recipes, free on this site as well.
A page from the book
Every recipe sits on a single page: what to buy, what is already in your cupboard, and the steps in large, clear type.
Each page also tells you where the dish comes from, how long it takes and how many it serves.


Free with the book
The bonus pages of the book live here, open to everyone. No sign-up needed.

For yourself, or as a gift
Whether you cook for yourself, share supper with someone you love, or help a parent who now cooks for one or two, a clear recipe makes the kitchen feel a little more welcoming.
Pull up a chair, pick a recipe, and bring a simple meal to your table.

The 28-Day Meal Plan
Free Printables