cooking ideas needed

[White_van_man]

Tomorrow i have to cook for the future mrs white van man. I havent a clue what to cook, she has given me a few simple guidlines which are no beef and not spicy. Being a typical 23yr old bloke im not a very good cook. So im crying out to the PH world for some simple but yummy ideas for dinner for two!!!

Thanks
WVM

[beano500]

Ice cream

and

Chocolate








(Birds are easy to please.)





Sorry - somebody sensible will be along soon!

[Phil Dicky]

I'd suggest spending some money at M&S getting their prepared meals and serving that. It can't go wrong and spoil what shouold be a 'fun' night.
Practice when your not entertaining......

[Parrot of Doom]

Go to M&S.

Buy one ready meal, called 'Chicken with cheese in a mustard sauce' or something like that

Cook in your own dish

Pretend you cooked it

(they taste great btw)

[beano500]

Phil Dicky said:

M&S

Parrot of Doom said:

M&S Pretend you cooked it

Can't go too wrong at the sign of St Michael, but don't try and pretend!

Possibilities are:

a) You'll be expected to cook all the time

or

b) You'll get caught out with a "this is lovely; where did you get the xxx from, did you yyy the zzz..." et cetera

[vixpy1]

take her out to dinner man.. you'll still get laid

[Rob_F]

Mate, i cooked Spag Bol the other night and it was lovely and very easy, and i'm rubbish at cooking. First time i've ever cooked anything which wasn't beans on toast or pasta and sauce but it was great. I'm sure someone can reccomend a good recipe but basically lots of fresh vegitables on it and it tastes stunning. Nice bottle of red wine (or 3) aswell and some decent ice cream afterwords would be what i'd do.

Hope that helps,
Rob.

>> Edited by Rob_F on Thursday 12th January 23:07

[ali_kat]

vixpy1 said:

take her out to dinner man.. you'll still get laid

Oh christ, I'm agreeing with Vixpy, but take her out - far easier and no washing up!

[vixpy1]

ali_kat said:

vixpy1 said: take her out to dinner man.. you'll still get laid Oh christ, I'm agreeing with Vixpy, but take her out - far easier and no washing up!

See, its true.. I am an advice god!

[Mrs Trackside]

Rob_F said:

Mate, i cooked Spag Bol the other night and it was lovely and very easy, and i'm rubbish at cooking. First time i've ever cooked anything which wasn't beans on toast or pasta and sauce but it was great. I'm sure someone can reccomend a good recipe but basically lots of fresh vegitables on it and it tastes stunning. Nice bottle of red wine (or 3) aswell and some decent ice cream afterwords would be what i'd do. Hope that helps, Rob. >> Edited by Rob_F on Thursday 12th January 23:07

The rules are : no beef.

Go to Marks and Sparks, you can't go wrong. They do a good range of prepared meals where the food is fresh(ish) and everything you need is in the box but you take it home and cook yourself. Much better than a TV dinner. They do a good range of veg and potatoes that are ready prepared too. And I can thoroughly recommend their chocolate pudding (the one advertised on TV before Christmas).

OK, Mrs Soon To Be White Van Man will know you've bought it, but a meal cooked at home is one of the sexiest things a man can do for a woman.

[Rob_F]

Mrs Trackside said:

Rob_F said: Mate, i cooked Spag Bol the other night and it was lovely and very easy, and i'm rubbish at cooking. First time i've ever cooked anything which wasn't beans on toast or pasta and sauce but it was great. I'm sure someone can reccomend a good recipe but basically lots of fresh vegitables on it and it tastes stunning. Nice bottle of red wine (or 3) aswell and some decent ice cream afterwords would be what i'd do. Hope that helps, Rob. >> Edited by Rob_F on Thursday 12th January 23:07 The rules are : no beef.

Whoops! Sorry, anyway, could you use Lamb mince?

Cheers,
Rob.

[vixpy1]

Mrs Trackside said:

but a meal cooked at home is one of the sexiest things a man can do for a woman.

What?? Even sexier than whomping ones meat out on the living room table and saying 'it aint going to suck itself!'

i think not!

[alexkp]

Chicken Fajitas.

Dead easy to do and makes dinner a shared activity.

You need:

Flour tortillas.
Onions.
Cougettes.
Baby Sweetcorn.
Peppers.
Tomato Salsa.
Guacamole.
Sour Cream.

Two or three chicken breasts.

Cut the chicken into strips - fry it up with some seasoning (olive oil tastes better).
Chuck all the rest, chopped up into a wok or large pan and stirfry.

Put the Sour cream, guacamole and salsa into some little dishes (not mixed together...!)

Take a clean frying pan and use to warm the tortillas for a few seconds over a very low heat.

Serve with a nice mixed salad.

Voila!
Delicious.

And NOBODY can screw this up.


(For a starter, pan fry some asparagus tips lightly in some butter, sprinkle on a very little salt and serve.)


There you go. Lovely.

[deevlash]

buy some chicken breasts, 4 should do, unless your hungry, i like 4 for myself! then chop them up stir fry style and cook them, meanwhile boil some pasta, i like fussili, then once theyre both ready tip them together into a pan and add mascarpone sauce from a pot, et viola one tasty very easy meal! or just make cheese toasties

[MarkBarton]

What's all this ready meals stuff? If you can read, you can cook! (Trust me, I can read )

Pick your main ingredient, then find something on www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/ that doesn't look too daunting, and get stuck in! Better still, pick something that can be reheated, do it in advance, and if it all goes tits up then run to M&S

[alexkp]

MarkBarton said:

What's all this ready meals stuff? If you can read, you can cook! (Trust me, I can read ) Pick your main ingredient, then find something on www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/ that doesn't look too daunting, and get stuck in! Better still, pick something that can be reheated, do it in advance, and if it all goes tits up then run to M&S

I agree. Never cook ready meals for a lady. M&S or not, it is just cheap and dissapointing.

[Mrs Trackside]

vixpy1 said:

Mrs Trackside said: but a meal cooked at home is one of the sexiest things a man can do for a woman. What?? Even sexier than whomping ones meat out on the living room table and saying 'it aint going to suck itself!' i think not!

Only marginally, but yes.

[MarkBarton]

This one's good - it's really easy, forgiving (but probably better to err on the side of under than over-cooked on the meat unless either of you can't stand lamb a bit pink), and it's bloody delicious...

www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/noisettesoflambwithr_67909.shtml

It's best with white wine rather than water or stock, and get the butcher/supermarket to give you the meat already boned or you'll end up with less meat than you need.

Turn the heat down to medium-low for step 2, or it all happens a bit quickly (you'll need to turn it up a bit again to bring the cream to a "fast boil". The sauce will probably end up looking a bit speckled (mine did) - don't worry, it still tastes great

[jimothy]

Chicken in coke - worlds easiest meal

Oven - 200 degrees
Take a large roasting tin, put a small chicken in it, with some spuds and whatever veg you like (I usually use carrots, brocolli and cauliflower).
Pour 2 cans of full sugar coke over it
Cover with tin foil and roast for 1.5 hours
Remove the foil
Roast for another 30 minutes
If the chicken isn't falling off the bone (Vixpy, down!) easily, give it a bit more time.
Use the juices to make gravy.

Lovely!

[tobeee]

Agree with alexp on the stir-fried asparagus. Very easy, and much better than the over-boiled mess that most people serve! If you do his mexican main, go easy on the spicyness of the salsa obviously.

Simple cheesecake for pud:
Couple of tubs of mascarpone cheese
some caster sugar
couple of lemons
packet of biscuits (any) for the base

For the base, crush biccies and add a knob of melted butter, then stir in quickly. Pack that lot into a dish (preferably cake tin with the base that lifts out). Put it in the fridge.
For the top, mix up the cheese, add lemon zest and juice and sugar to taste (just add a spoonful or two, and taste it, then a bit more - don't overdo it!). Mix it all up, spoon onto the base, then back in the fridge. Blimey, couldn't be easier!

Have fun!