Meal Ideas

[Guest XplsvBam]

I want to make a meal with my girlfriend. I don't want it to be anything boring like mac & cheese but I don't want it to be difficult garmet.

 

 

 

Post some of your favorite meals.

[Pandaman115]

Cheese slices are always good.

 

 

 

Jk.

 

 

 

 

 

I don't really have anything, but sandwichs on crissonts (sp) are always good imo...

[Tigra00]

I enjoy cooking salmon and wild rice for occasions like that. :P

[MPM]

This is actually a pretty good meal that is cheap and easy to make.

 

http://www.filipinorecipe.com/meat_and_ ... _adobo.htm

 

 

 

Serve it on top of plain white rice, or you can make fried rice(also easy) to serve on the side and find something else that goes with the meat.

 

 

 

I make a variation on that recipie:

 

1 teaspoon of garlic powder = 1 clove btw.

 

1/2 teaspoon of cracked peppercorns instead of pepper

 

A dash of oregeno.

 

 

 

After that is done, seperate the meat from the liquid and add in about 1/2 cup more sugar. Let that set, then get a pan and fill the bottom with the liquid. Let it boil for a second, then drop the meat in. After the liquid evaporates out, it forces some more flavor stuff into the meat.

 

 

 

Really nice meal.

[insane]

Pasta is fairly easy and common for a date meal.

[Faux]

I approve of misplacedme's suggestion because I've been eating it since the dawn of time. Personally though, I like chicken adobo better than beef just for the taste of the skin, not to mention the pork version of it.

 

 

 

Oh, and like most Filipino cuisine, it's not as good if you don't eat it with rice. Meals tend to be a bit too strong without it.

 

 

 

edit: I don't approve of evaporating all the sauce though. :wink:

[RebelAssassin]

cut the top of some peppers, take out the inside and throw it away.

 

Cook some bacon, sausage ect

 

put the meat into the pepper.

 

add lots of cheese to the top

 

grill or oven cook it for a short while.

 

put it with some egg fried rice.

 

 

 

yum yum :D

[Barihawk]

3 c. chicken (baked) (3 lb. fryer)

 

1 can cream of chicken soup

 

1 (8 oz.) container sour cream

 

4 oz. melted butter

 

1 1/2 c. crumbled Ritz crackers

 

1 tbsp. poppyseed

 

 

 

In 1 1/2 quart shallow baking dish, arrange chicken. Blend soup and sour cream; pour over chicken.

 

 

 

Combine butter, cracker crumbs and poppyseed, sprinkle over all. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until hot. Serves 4.

[killersushipunk]

Southern fried chicken

 

Doughnuts.

 

Or, go to the Minn state fair.

 

Everything is better on a stick!

[jak722]

I approve of misplacedme's suggestion because I've been eating it since the dawn of time. Personally though, I like chicken adobo better than beef just for the taste of the skin, not to mention the pork version of it.

 

 

 

Oh, and like most Filipino cuisine, it's not as good if you don't eat it with rice. Meals tend to be a bit too strong without it.

 

 

 

edit: I don't approve of evaporating all the sauce though. :wink:

 

 

 

Yeah it will kinda look and taste like its roasted...

 

 

 

Plus the sauce adds alot of flavor expecially if ur eating with rice.

[MPM]

edit: I don't approve of evaporating all the sauce though. :wink:

 

 

 

That was a rollover from the first time I made it. Accidently boiled away all the liquid, and found it to be quite good :\

 

May be an aquired taste though cause I actually like the taste of almost burnt sugar and soy sauce.

[mad4u689]

Ooh!!

 

I did a lot of cooking over the summer for my family, making three course meals once a week, and a lot of them turned out really nice :D However, I warn you that I'm vegetarian and so my dishes might not appeal to you as much :x

 

 

 

If this is your first time doing a lot of cooking, I'd leave yourself at least three hours to do all the cooking and preparation - no matter what the preparation time on the recipe says. Things will always take longer than you expect, especially if you're just trying to work out how to do all this :D

 

 

 

Mock Crab Cakes with Cashew Gravy - these turned out DELICIOUSLY :D Everyone (including my meat eating parents) was extremely impressed:

 

 

Mock Crab Cakes

 

 

 

* 2 cups coarsely grated zucchini, unpeeled (about 1 medium)

 

* 1 onion, finely chopped (we grated it also)

 

* 1 cup Italian bread crumbs

 

* 1 tablespoon mayonnaise

 

* 1 tablespoon Old Bay seasoning

 

* 1 egg, beaten

 

 

 

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl (we grated the zucchini and onion into a colander so some of the liquid could drain out). The texture can be adjusted -- if it's too dry, add another egg; if too wet, add more bread crumbs (we had to add a couple extra tablespoons of crumbs).

 

 

 

Heat some oil in a skillet. Form mixture into patties and fry over medium heat until golden brown on both sides, about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Makes 4 big or 6 medium cakes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cashew Gravy

 

 

 

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

 

 

 

2 cups hot water

 

1/2 cup cashews

 

2 tablespoon Braggs Liquid Aminos

 

1 tablespoon cornstarch

 

2 teaspoon onion powder

 

2 teaspoon nutritional food yeast

 

1/2 teaspoon salt

 

 

 

Directions:

 

 

 

Set aside 1 cup of hot water. Put everything else in a blendor and blend very well, about 5 minutes. Add 2nd cup of water. Pour into a pan and heat til thickened. Serve over biscuits, or mix with noodles. I also make a vegetable pot pie using this as the gravy. Delicious!.

 

 

 

The best idea for a SUPER EASY super elegant appetizer was goat cheese with honey. Buy some goat cheese (the dippable type) and put it in the center of a plate, and sculpt a little dip/hole in the middle of the goat cheese. Pour honey into this dip/hole, and also drizzle the honey over the rest of the cheese. Then put crackers in a circle around the goat cheese. This really looks so elegant, and is so easy to do :D

 

 

 

For something a bit more elegant, I had great success with popovers - cute little pastries that you bake in a muffin tin. Again, everyone loved them. However, they're a bit more difficult to make.

 

 

 

For a simpler entree that you really can't go wrong with, I recommend pasta with a light herb butter sauce, with some vegetables (I suggest broccoli). You can even toss in some meat if you want :x This is a classic dish and not that difficult.

 

 

 

 

 

If you're doing a very elegant meal, you might want to close with a more cute classic dessert, like just freshly baked chocolate chip cookies. :D

[Nadril]

McDonalds.

 

 

 

 

 

or you could just do like pasta or something (Spagehti is pretty easy to make).

[Firebird75]

Find out what she likes

[Faux]

You can always be a comedian and get some pizza to pull this act:

 

 

 

"Hey, did you make this?"

 

"No."

 

"So you got it delivered?"

 

"No, it's not delivery, it's delicio."

 

 

 

I've been saving it for personal use, but I'll share to help someone get some cookie points. Ladies absolutely love big, lame, corny jokes. :P It's in their DNA.

[Futurama]

Yeah, pasta. it's hard to mess it up and tastes great and won't leave her all messy for when you wanna stick your tongue in her face after :

[Biggieg333]

I personally find a plate of spanish rice as a good appetizer. Then for a main course, maybe some grilled chicken breast, and maybe some Jack Daniel's Barbeque Sauce on top of it. Then maybe another appetizer could be some Cheese potatoes, you know, like cut into cubes, with alot of seasoning (any kind). And maybe for dessert some Blue Rasberry Jell-O with some vanilla Ice Cream on top. And if your old enough, bring out some Pina Coladas. Just something I've tried with my girlfriend, except we aren't old enough to have alcohol...

[issy2]

I've been saving it for personal use, but I'll share to help someone get some cookie points. Ladies absolutely love big, lame, corny jokes. :P It's in their DNA.

 

Erm-what?

[teh_m0nkeh]

McDonalds.

 

 

 

 

 

or you could just do like pasta or something (Spagehti is pretty easy to make).

 

 

 

Oh yeah, McD's ftw bro. :lol:

 

 

 

uhm..Just make something simple I guess? Just like some pot roast or something, don't make anything to messy like spaghetti cause well yeah.

[Fadfdfd]

Make some breaded chicken or something. It's pretty easy. Just chicken+butter+bread crumbs.