What shall I cook for my date?!
I have invited a date round for dinner, but don't know what to cook him, they say the way to a man's heart is through food, i really want to impress him with something nice, but don't know what!?!?!?!?!? someone please help as i only have a day to come up with a reciepe to melt his heart!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
This is my suggestion for a simple but impressive, romantic three course dinner for two!.
The starter can be made in advance!. The main course does have to be cooked at the time, but you can prepare the ingredients in advance, it doesn’t take long and it allows you to show off your culinary skills!. The dessert can be "taken elsewhere", if you know what I mean, or even dispensed with completely!.
For a wine, I recommend a Soave, or a good quality Pinot Grigio!.
The starter is a simple mozzarella cheese and tomato salad!. The original recipe uses sliced onion as well but, under the circumstances, I‘ve left this out!. You can make this in advance, cover it with cling film and keep it in the fridge!.
MOZZARELLA SALAD
Serves 2
INGREDIENTS
100g packet of Mozzarella cheese
1 large beef tomato
1 small bunch of fresh basil
2 tablespoons of olive oil
Ground pepper to taste
METHOD
Open the pack of cheese and drain off the liquid!. Wash the tomato!. Wash and chop the basil!.
Cut the cheese into an equal number of slices!. Cut off the top and bottom off of the tomato, and then cut it into an equal number of slices!.
Arrange the cheese and tomato on two small plates, overlapping the slices!. Sprinkle on some of the chopped basil!. Dribble on the olive oil!. Season with the pepper!.
ADDITIONS & ALTERNATIVES
Add some stoned olives!. Ideally, you should use extra virgin olive oil for salads!. However, if you only have the normal stuff, you can use that instead!.
Serve with ciabatta or focaccia bread!.
The main course is one of my favourites, tagliatelle with smoked salmon in a cream sauce!. I don’t know of any other dish, which gives such a luxurious result yet only uses so few simple ingredients!.
SMOKED SALMON TAGLIATELLE (TAGLIATELLE AL SALMONE AFFUMICATO)
Serves 2
INGREDIENTS
125g pack of smoked salmon
2 cloves of garlic
1 onion
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 tablespoon of flour
150ml carton of single cream
1 teaspoon of mixed herbs
At least 300ml of water
? of a teaspoon of salt
200g of tagliatelle
Ground pepper to taste
METHOD
Cut the smoked salmon into 2cm (1 inch) pieces!. Peel the garlic and chop it into tiny pieces!. Peel the onion and chop it into tiny pieces!.
Put the oil into a frying pan on a medium heat!. Add the onion and garlic!. Cook for a couple of minutes until the onion has gone soft!. Stir frequently to stop it sticking!. Add the flour and stir until it has absorbed the oil and juices in the pan!. Add the cream, herbs and smoked salmon!. Stir and cook for about a minute until it has made a smooth sauce!.
Put the water and salt into a saucepan on a medium heat!. Bring to the boil!. Add the pasta!. Stir it to stop it sticking to the bottom of the pan!. Bring back to the boil and continue to cook!. Stir frequently to stop it sticking!. (Memorise and use this phrase: ‘Gli spaghetti amano la compagnia’, which is Italian for ‘spaghetti loves company’!.)
Begin testing it about 2 minutes before the packet instructions say it should be done!. The best way to judge if pasta is cooked is to bite it!. This is tricky, because if you fish out a bit and stick in your mouth you may burn your mouth on the boiling water!. Wait a bit and blow on it, then bite it!. If it is hard it needs longer!. If it is chewy (or ‘al dente’, Italian for ‘to the teeth’) it is ready!. If it is soft it is overcooked!.
Drain the pasta in a sieve or colander!.
Put the pasta in the pan with the sauce and stir together until thoroughly coated!. (Explain to your partner that this is because an Italian would always ‘bring the pasta to the sauce, not just plonk a dollop of sauce on top of the pasta!. At this point, your status as a domestic god should be pretty well guaranteed!.)
Season with the pepper!. Sprinkle on a little more of the chopped fresh basil!.
ADDITIONS & ALTERATIONS
If you or your partner is really watching these crème fra?che instead of the cream!.
The half cream, half green mixed tagliatelle (called ‘paglia e fieno’, or ‘straw and hay’) looks really good with this sauce!. (It also gives you yet another Italian phrase to drop into the conversation!.)
Serve with some more ciabatta or focaccia bread!.
TIPS
If you use enough water, add the pasta when the water is boiling, stir the pasta frequently and don’t wander off (Remember, ‘Gli spaghetti amano la compagnia’, or ‘spaghetti loves company’) and don’t overcook it, adding olive oil to the water to stop it sticking is totally unnecessary!.
The dessert is just three scoops of good quality ice cream, one each of mint, strawberry and vanilla!. It can be ‘taken elsewhere’, if you know what I mean!. If your partner has eaten enough, this course can be dispensed with in a suitably nonchalant manner!.
If you really want to show off, ask your partner if they have spotted the theme to the meal!. "It’s Italian" is the obvious answer, which is close!. The answer is that all the courses are red, white and green, which are the colours of the Italian flag!. This should now add culinary genius to your list of qualifications as a potential mate!.
PS!. If all goes according to plan, this is my suggestion for an equally simple but impressive, romantic breakfast for two!.
SCRAMBLED EGG WITH SMOKED SALMON
Serves 2
INGREDIENTS
A small sheet of smoked salmon
4 eggs
2 tablespoons of butter
Ground pepper to taste
METHOD
Cut the salmon into 2cm (1 inch) pieces!. Break the eggs into a bowl and pick out any bits of shell!.
Put the butter in a saucepan on a medium heat!. Melt the butter!. Add the eggs and salmon!. Stir frequently to stop them sticking, and to scramble them!. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes until the eggs are still moist!. Season with the pepper!.
ADDITIONS & ALTERNATIVES
Serve on 4 slices of hot buttered wholemeal toast!. Serve with orange juice and coffee, or even a Buck’s Fizz cocktail (champagne and orange juice)!.
TIPS
Use fresh eggs at room temperature!. There is no need to keep eggs in the fridge!.
It is better to slightly undercook eggs than to overcook them, as they end up like rubber!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
The starter can be made in advance!. The main course does have to be cooked at the time, but you can prepare the ingredients in advance, it doesn’t take long and it allows you to show off your culinary skills!. The dessert can be "taken elsewhere", if you know what I mean, or even dispensed with completely!.
For a wine, I recommend a Soave, or a good quality Pinot Grigio!.
The starter is a simple mozzarella cheese and tomato salad!. The original recipe uses sliced onion as well but, under the circumstances, I‘ve left this out!. You can make this in advance, cover it with cling film and keep it in the fridge!.
MOZZARELLA SALAD
Serves 2
INGREDIENTS
100g packet of Mozzarella cheese
1 large beef tomato
1 small bunch of fresh basil
2 tablespoons of olive oil
Ground pepper to taste
METHOD
Open the pack of cheese and drain off the liquid!. Wash the tomato!. Wash and chop the basil!.
Cut the cheese into an equal number of slices!. Cut off the top and bottom off of the tomato, and then cut it into an equal number of slices!.
Arrange the cheese and tomato on two small plates, overlapping the slices!. Sprinkle on some of the chopped basil!. Dribble on the olive oil!. Season with the pepper!.
ADDITIONS & ALTERNATIVES
Add some stoned olives!. Ideally, you should use extra virgin olive oil for salads!. However, if you only have the normal stuff, you can use that instead!.
Serve with ciabatta or focaccia bread!.
The main course is one of my favourites, tagliatelle with smoked salmon in a cream sauce!. I don’t know of any other dish, which gives such a luxurious result yet only uses so few simple ingredients!.
SMOKED SALMON TAGLIATELLE (TAGLIATELLE AL SALMONE AFFUMICATO)
Serves 2
INGREDIENTS
125g pack of smoked salmon
2 cloves of garlic
1 onion
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 tablespoon of flour
150ml carton of single cream
1 teaspoon of mixed herbs
At least 300ml of water
? of a teaspoon of salt
200g of tagliatelle
Ground pepper to taste
METHOD
Cut the smoked salmon into 2cm (1 inch) pieces!. Peel the garlic and chop it into tiny pieces!. Peel the onion and chop it into tiny pieces!.
Put the oil into a frying pan on a medium heat!. Add the onion and garlic!. Cook for a couple of minutes until the onion has gone soft!. Stir frequently to stop it sticking!. Add the flour and stir until it has absorbed the oil and juices in the pan!. Add the cream, herbs and smoked salmon!. Stir and cook for about a minute until it has made a smooth sauce!.
Put the water and salt into a saucepan on a medium heat!. Bring to the boil!. Add the pasta!. Stir it to stop it sticking to the bottom of the pan!. Bring back to the boil and continue to cook!. Stir frequently to stop it sticking!. (Memorise and use this phrase: ‘Gli spaghetti amano la compagnia’, which is Italian for ‘spaghetti loves company’!.)
Begin testing it about 2 minutes before the packet instructions say it should be done!. The best way to judge if pasta is cooked is to bite it!. This is tricky, because if you fish out a bit and stick in your mouth you may burn your mouth on the boiling water!. Wait a bit and blow on it, then bite it!. If it is hard it needs longer!. If it is chewy (or ‘al dente’, Italian for ‘to the teeth’) it is ready!. If it is soft it is overcooked!.
Drain the pasta in a sieve or colander!.
Put the pasta in the pan with the sauce and stir together until thoroughly coated!. (Explain to your partner that this is because an Italian would always ‘bring the pasta to the sauce, not just plonk a dollop of sauce on top of the pasta!. At this point, your status as a domestic god should be pretty well guaranteed!.)
Season with the pepper!. Sprinkle on a little more of the chopped fresh basil!.
ADDITIONS & ALTERATIONS
If you or your partner is really watching these crème fra?che instead of the cream!.
The half cream, half green mixed tagliatelle (called ‘paglia e fieno’, or ‘straw and hay’) looks really good with this sauce!. (It also gives you yet another Italian phrase to drop into the conversation!.)
Serve with some more ciabatta or focaccia bread!.
TIPS
If you use enough water, add the pasta when the water is boiling, stir the pasta frequently and don’t wander off (Remember, ‘Gli spaghetti amano la compagnia’, or ‘spaghetti loves company’) and don’t overcook it, adding olive oil to the water to stop it sticking is totally unnecessary!.
The dessert is just three scoops of good quality ice cream, one each of mint, strawberry and vanilla!. It can be ‘taken elsewhere’, if you know what I mean!. If your partner has eaten enough, this course can be dispensed with in a suitably nonchalant manner!.
If you really want to show off, ask your partner if they have spotted the theme to the meal!. "It’s Italian" is the obvious answer, which is close!. The answer is that all the courses are red, white and green, which are the colours of the Italian flag!. This should now add culinary genius to your list of qualifications as a potential mate!.
PS!. If all goes according to plan, this is my suggestion for an equally simple but impressive, romantic breakfast for two!.
SCRAMBLED EGG WITH SMOKED SALMON
Serves 2
INGREDIENTS
A small sheet of smoked salmon
4 eggs
2 tablespoons of butter
Ground pepper to taste
METHOD
Cut the salmon into 2cm (1 inch) pieces!. Break the eggs into a bowl and pick out any bits of shell!.
Put the butter in a saucepan on a medium heat!. Melt the butter!. Add the eggs and salmon!. Stir frequently to stop them sticking, and to scramble them!. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes until the eggs are still moist!. Season with the pepper!.
ADDITIONS & ALTERNATIVES
Serve on 4 slices of hot buttered wholemeal toast!. Serve with orange juice and coffee, or even a Buck’s Fizz cocktail (champagne and orange juice)!.
TIPS
Use fresh eggs at room temperature!. There is no need to keep eggs in the fridge!.
It is better to slightly undercook eggs than to overcook them, as they end up like rubber!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Antipasto
mozzarella, salami and italian sausasage
first course
spaghetti with a cherry tomato, garlic and basil sauce
dead easy,
olive oil
garlic
cherry tomato
basil
splash of white wine
salt
heat the oil and add a 2 chopped cloves of garlic and the cherry tomatoes!. saute for a few minutes then push the tomatoes with a fork so the juices come out of them, add the wine and a good pinch of salt and simmer for 10 minutes!. when done add the torn basil leaves!.
cook pasta al dente not too soft
add parmesan cheese (optional)
second course!.
a beef cutlet with a green salad
desert
tiramasu
serve with red wine e buon appetitoWww@FoodAQ@Com
mozzarella, salami and italian sausasage
first course
spaghetti with a cherry tomato, garlic and basil sauce
dead easy,
olive oil
garlic
cherry tomato
basil
splash of white wine
salt
heat the oil and add a 2 chopped cloves of garlic and the cherry tomatoes!. saute for a few minutes then push the tomatoes with a fork so the juices come out of them, add the wine and a good pinch of salt and simmer for 10 minutes!. when done add the torn basil leaves!.
cook pasta al dente not too soft
add parmesan cheese (optional)
second course!.
a beef cutlet with a green salad
desert
tiramasu
serve with red wine e buon appetitoWww@FoodAQ@Com
yes it is true!
have what he likes to drink ready!.so tons of ice in freezer!.
if you have a grill just grill some nice cuts of meat and make a cold potato salad with chunks of bacon!.and chocolate cake with ice cream
if not: shrimp fettuccine
1 pound shrimp de veined-if you can get big ones they are nicer
1 pound fettuccine the egg noodle kind
1 container sour cream 1 of half and half
white wine
fresh ground pepper and parsley,chives,lemon zest!.
in low
in a pot get boiling water going with some chicken or beef broth-can be powdered!.put shrimp in,not frozen!.let cook 3minutes!.place in bowl!.keep 2 spoonfuls of liquid transfer to a pan,add wine and half and half,pepper,mix!.turn heat very, very low!.add shrimp and chives chopped chives-or green onion and lemon zest!.check for salt if needed add either more powdered broth or salt!.if it seems too thick add more wine!.because the egg noodles cook in a few minutes start them at the very end when sauce is almost ready!.you can make the sauce before hand!.drain and transfer to pan mix and then to big bowls!.garnish with chopped parsley and cheese
good Parmesan cheese!.the one you grate!.buy a loaf of baguette bread and serve cut in slices,you can warm in the oven,you can make a herbs butter by mixing finely chopped herbs into the butter!.serve on a nice dish with wrm bread!.
notice i am not adding garlic or onions to this-green onions are not as smelly!.!.!.have a baby spinach salad,with avocado,grated carrrrots and pieces of bacon with the dressing you like
because this is very rich you can have lighter appetizers:cherry tomaoes with mozzarella and anchovy skewers,make a dressing for them:olive oil,balsamic vinager,oregano,lime juice!.
big olives
dessert:chocolate cake and ice cream!.i hope you have a great time!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com
have what he likes to drink ready!.so tons of ice in freezer!.
if you have a grill just grill some nice cuts of meat and make a cold potato salad with chunks of bacon!.and chocolate cake with ice cream
if not: shrimp fettuccine
1 pound shrimp de veined-if you can get big ones they are nicer
1 pound fettuccine the egg noodle kind
1 container sour cream 1 of half and half
white wine
fresh ground pepper and parsley,chives,lemon zest!.
in low
in a pot get boiling water going with some chicken or beef broth-can be powdered!.put shrimp in,not frozen!.let cook 3minutes!.place in bowl!.keep 2 spoonfuls of liquid transfer to a pan,add wine and half and half,pepper,mix!.turn heat very, very low!.add shrimp and chives chopped chives-or green onion and lemon zest!.check for salt if needed add either more powdered broth or salt!.if it seems too thick add more wine!.because the egg noodles cook in a few minutes start them at the very end when sauce is almost ready!.you can make the sauce before hand!.drain and transfer to pan mix and then to big bowls!.garnish with chopped parsley and cheese
good Parmesan cheese!.the one you grate!.buy a loaf of baguette bread and serve cut in slices,you can warm in the oven,you can make a herbs butter by mixing finely chopped herbs into the butter!.serve on a nice dish with wrm bread!.
notice i am not adding garlic or onions to this-green onions are not as smelly!.!.!.have a baby spinach salad,with avocado,grated carrrrots and pieces of bacon with the dressing you like
because this is very rich you can have lighter appetizers:cherry tomaoes with mozzarella and anchovy skewers,make a dressing for them:olive oil,balsamic vinager,oregano,lime juice!.
big olives
dessert:chocolate cake and ice cream!.i hope you have a great time!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons butter, melted, or melted margarine
1 cup onions, chopped
1/2 cup green bell peppers, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken
2 cups French style green beans, (15 oz!.)
1 cup green chili, chopped (4 oz!.)
2 teaspoons flour
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
12 corn tortillas, (6 inch)
Preparations:
Saute onion, pepper and garlic in 1 tablespoon butter!. Combine onion mixture with chicken, beans, and chilies; set aside!. Over low heat, combine flour and remaining butter; stir in chicken broth and 1/2 cup cheese!. Stirring constantly, continue cooking until sauce begins to thicken and boil!. Remove from heat!. Dip each tortilla into hot sauce to soften; fill each with 2 heaping tablespoons chicken mixture!. Roll up!. Arrange rolls in 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking dish!. Combine remaining sauce with leftover filling; pour over rolls!. Sprinkle with remaining cheese!. Bake in 350-degree oven for 30 minutes or until heated through!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons butter, melted, or melted margarine
1 cup onions, chopped
1/2 cup green bell peppers, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken
2 cups French style green beans, (15 oz!.)
1 cup green chili, chopped (4 oz!.)
2 teaspoons flour
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
12 corn tortillas, (6 inch)
Preparations:
Saute onion, pepper and garlic in 1 tablespoon butter!. Combine onion mixture with chicken, beans, and chilies; set aside!. Over low heat, combine flour and remaining butter; stir in chicken broth and 1/2 cup cheese!. Stirring constantly, continue cooking until sauce begins to thicken and boil!. Remove from heat!. Dip each tortilla into hot sauce to soften; fill each with 2 heaping tablespoons chicken mixture!. Roll up!. Arrange rolls in 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking dish!. Combine remaining sauce with leftover filling; pour over rolls!. Sprinkle with remaining cheese!. Bake in 350-degree oven for 30 minutes or until heated through!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Food does not have to be elaborate to impress a man, just good!.
Do you know what some of his favorite foods are!?
I would make some type of homemade Italian dish!. Nothing fancy perhaps spaghetti w/ meat balls, green salad, garlic bread and a nice simple dessert!. Lasagna would be good!. Pasta is cheap too!. ;-)Www@FoodAQ@Com
Do you know what some of his favorite foods are!?
I would make some type of homemade Italian dish!. Nothing fancy perhaps spaghetti w/ meat balls, green salad, garlic bread and a nice simple dessert!. Lasagna would be good!. Pasta is cheap too!. ;-)Www@FoodAQ@Com
I wish people would describe the person being cooked for when asking these questions!. Cook what his mama used to make for him, but make it better!. Is he a construction worker or an investment banker!? Is he a southerner or German!? White guy!? Indian!? A health nut or a soul food lover!? Loves his mother, lives at home or never gets to see her!?
I think the trick is to make him something that will remind him of a loved time in his life, make it better!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I think the trick is to make him something that will remind him of a loved time in his life, make it better!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
First thing is to inquire his wants, for you to have a clue, just try vegetable dishes for him to be impress and vegetable dishes is quite interesting and unique rather than meaty ones!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Homemade lasagna (there's usually a recipe on the box of noodles if you haven't made it before), garlic bread and a green salad!. Simple and delish!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
The saying's actually "the way to a man's heart is through his stomach"!.
Do what you want!. Spag bol!.
Give him a pot noodle!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Do what you want!. Spag bol!.
Give him a pot noodle!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
try cooking him a tasty italiian treat1 it might seem mediocre but a good recipe for pasta is an excellent way to melt his heart1Www@FoodAQ@Com
grilled chicken breasts with a mushroom sauce, served with new potatoes, babycorn, and grean beans
get a nice frozen desert that can be defosting while you eat!.
have fun xxWww@FoodAQ@Com
get a nice frozen desert that can be defosting while you eat!.
have fun xxWww@FoodAQ@Com
Keep it simple!. A nice salmon fillet with boiled new potatoes and broccoli would be lovely!. Maybe some soup to start and fresh fruit salad for dessert!. Good luck!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Fillet steak - it works every time and it's quick and easy!. Serve with fries, salad and mushrooms!. YummyWww@FoodAQ@Com
frie the chiken and same rise then 4 drink apple wine!.its good 4 ur date!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
meat loaf or home made pizza!.Www@FoodAQ@Com