Old flame..New dinner?!
Hey guys and girls!.!.I invited an old flame for dinner!. I would like some
ideas for dinner!. I can cook well!.!.I just want to impress him with something special!.Any ideas would help!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
ideas for dinner!. I can cook well!.!.I just want to impress him with something special!.Any ideas would help!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Green salad with carmelized nuts, drained mandarin oranges, sliced red onions & Balsamic vignarette dressing !.!.!.!.!.!.!. stuffed pork chops !.!.!. mashed sweet potatoes !.!.!.!.!. Chocolate filled cream puffs for dessertWww@FoodAQ@Com
zucchini garden casserole
Ingredients:
4 medium tomatoes, peeled and sliced
4 medium zucchini (about 1-1/2 pounts) sliced
2 teaspoons salt, divided
1-1/2 pounds lean ground beef
2/3 cup uncooked long grain rice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup tomato juice
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Colby cheese
Directions:
Arrange half of the tomatoes in a greased 13-in!. x 9-in!. baking dish!. Layer with half of the zucchini; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt!. In a mixing bowl, combine ground beef, rice, parsley, green pepper, onion, spices, pepper and 1 teaspoon salt; mix well!. Spoon over tomato layer!. Cover with remaining zucchini and tomatoes!. Sprinkle with remaining salt!. Cover and bake at 375° for 1-1/2 hours!. Uncover and sprinkle with cheese!. Bake 15 minutes longer or until cheese melts!. Yield: 6-8 servingsWww@FoodAQ@Com
Ingredients:
4 medium tomatoes, peeled and sliced
4 medium zucchini (about 1-1/2 pounts) sliced
2 teaspoons salt, divided
1-1/2 pounds lean ground beef
2/3 cup uncooked long grain rice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup chopped green pepper
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup tomato juice
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Colby cheese
Directions:
Arrange half of the tomatoes in a greased 13-in!. x 9-in!. baking dish!. Layer with half of the zucchini; sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt!. In a mixing bowl, combine ground beef, rice, parsley, green pepper, onion, spices, pepper and 1 teaspoon salt; mix well!. Spoon over tomato layer!. Cover with remaining zucchini and tomatoes!. Sprinkle with remaining salt!. Cover and bake at 375° for 1-1/2 hours!. Uncover and sprinkle with cheese!. Bake 15 minutes longer or until cheese melts!. Yield: 6-8 servingsWww@FoodAQ@Com
Most guys love meat - how about a nice, thick, medium to medium-rare filet mignon with a slab of blue cheese compound butter on top and maybe some crisp-fried shallots piled high for texture and presentation!. Garlicky mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus with Romesco sauce to go with!. If you want to include dessert, I'd suggest something small and light after all that protien and carbs, but intensely flavoured to set him alight with desire - perhaps a little individual dark chocolate lava cake with a Port reduction sauce!. Great colours and there's just nothing sexier than chocolate oozing out all over the plate!Www@FoodAQ@Com
I'm puzzling over whether you want him back, or just want him to see what he's missing!. Without more to go on about what he likes, forgive me if I stereotype your old flame as a meat-lover, specifically beef!.
If so, here are three impressive offerings that I posted on Suite101:
* Steak au Poivre (Pepper Steak) -- Add a baked potato with all the fixins and either some steamed asparagus or broccoli or maybe just a spinach salad!.
* Beef Bourguignon -- This hearty french classic from Burgundy is less expensive than steak, but every bit as impressive!.
* Belgian Beef Stew (Carbonnade Flammade) which is similar to Beef Burgundy but is beer based!. Does he like to drink beer better than wine!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
If so, here are three impressive offerings that I posted on Suite101:
* Steak au Poivre (Pepper Steak) -- Add a baked potato with all the fixins and either some steamed asparagus or broccoli or maybe just a spinach salad!.
* Beef Bourguignon -- This hearty french classic from Burgundy is less expensive than steak, but every bit as impressive!.
* Belgian Beef Stew (Carbonnade Flammade) which is similar to Beef Burgundy but is beer based!. Does he like to drink beer better than wine!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Pasta with pesto, grape tomatoes, and spicy Italian sausage!. Have a green salad on the side and mini cupcakes for dessert!. You can buy fresh pasta in the grocery store that will taste wonderful and fresh pesto sauce as well!. If they don't have grape tomatoes then cherry tomatoes will work if you slice them in half!. Good luck!Www@FoodAQ@Com
My favorite romantic dinner is
lasagna , Cesar salad and hot rolls
everyone like it you can make entree the day before and pop in oven so it leaves lots of time to get ready and tidy the house n such
nice bottle or two of pinot gregio wine some candles and music and you're setWww@FoodAQ@Com
lasagna , Cesar salad and hot rolls
everyone like it you can make entree the day before and pop in oven so it leaves lots of time to get ready and tidy the house n such
nice bottle or two of pinot gregio wine some candles and music and you're setWww@FoodAQ@Com
my recent fave is eggplant parmesan over angel hair pasta, with salad & garlic bread on the side!. i don't have a specific recipe, i kind of just looked up tips online & took it from there, but it's a lot of fun to make, not too expensive, & very impressive & delicious!Www@FoodAQ@Com
The best thing to make would be reservations at your favorite restaurant!.Www@FoodAQ@Com