Gotta cook dinner tomorrow...

[Pastore]

for my girlfriend... I want to make something that is different, yet easy to make... anyone have any ideas? I can't make like spaghetti, or macaroni and cheese because that is to easy... no red meat either... What you guys think?

 

[korowai]

how bout Jambalaya? it's not hard to make...LUCk~

 

[Pastore]

whats that?? oh, and links to recipes would also be nice...

 

[amb#cog]

Homemade pizza is fun to make together, and good, but definitely not fancy.

How about some Asian grub? Stir fry something nice up.

Fish is easy, and good, especially if you can make a decent sauce, or just load it with ritz cracker crumbs, and butter. Slap some taters in the oven, and a nice fresh veggie. Start witha nice salad. Maybe a Ceaser, cause most salad veggies suck this time of the year.

I'll try to think of more for ya.

 

[amb#cog]

Geeez man. Now you want recipes too???

 

[Pastore]

what are capers? they have them inlike every fish recipe... i thought they were really hard, and you couldnt bite into them...

 

[IamDavid]

You should cook a nice Greek diner.. Simple yet elegant diner for two....

 

[Teego]

Here is as simple recipe as can be as a side dish.

Cook some rice.
Chop some red tomatoes and finely chop some yellow onion
into a bowl.
If you are really adventuresome, add a splash of REAL cilantro
bought fresh from the produce. (Just to add colour and a bit of freshness, don't over do the cilantro cuz it is powerful smelling)

Now the key is to get some patis sauce (Fish sauce, just like soy
sauce. It is sold in asian stores and chineze markets. If you can't find it, soy sauce can be substituted)

Add the tomatoes, onions and cilantro into a bowl and pour the fish sauce over. Then top this mixture on top of the bed of rice.

(other then the salt content, this is a healthy meal which chicks dig and also you can kinda fake like you are just making it on the fly.)

And it is quick depending on the time it takes the rice to cook....
Hope you have fun with it.

 

[unxpurg8d]

How about trying fajitas?

Pretty simple:

Wal-Mart sells preseasoned chicken in turquiose-colored plastic bag (can't remember the brand name but should be really easy to find! )

Get two packages of that
red, green, yellow and orange bell peppers
a large onion
tortillas
shredded cheese
shredded lettuce
sour cream
salsa


Cut the chicken into thin strips and cook it until it's done all the way through.

Cut the peppers and onion into thin strips and toss 'em in with the chicken until the veggies are tender.

It'll make a more attractive dinner if you put out the chicken/pepper filling, lettuce, cheese, sour cream, and salsa in individual bowls with serving spoons and then you two can assemble the fajitas at the table together.

Any side items like refried beans, etc. that can be tossed in a bowl, microwaved, then served are great too.

This is easy and looks like you went to a lot of bother.

 

[amb#cog]

Nice idea man. Just be sure to have napkins ready for fajitas. Tasty, but they are messy.

 

[Pastore]

ok, i have decided on a pan fried fish with a lemon sauce... what kind of appetizer would go good with this? i am thinking something with veggies...

 

[amb#cog]

Well since you should have veggies with dinner (well that's the norm anyway), and I can't think of a good veggie app.

How about some other sort of seafood, shrimp, clams, oysters , etc.?

Could buy a pre-made gourmet soup.

Or quesadillas. Those are real easy to do. Just two flour tortillas with monteray jack cheese, and whatever else ya want to throw in there.

 

[perry]

Recipes and LOTS of em!