Romantic Dinner Advice!!!

[vulkord7]

I need help... my gf and I have our 6 month anniversary this Saturday and she wants me to make her a romantic dinner. Any suggestions?

[Khris]

1. shower
2. don't ever use the word penis
3. don't ask for sex right after

[Feran]

Don't take her out. Stay in.

Girls love nothing more than a 50p microwaved curry from Morrisons.

[Sneak-a-Toke]

Mac'n'Cheese for two?

[vulkord7]

Thanks, I guess...

[oc-fuzzy]

Cook for her. Make a dish you know she likes or something. Doesn't have to be a cheesy candlelight thing, just make some food and curl up with a movie or something.

[vulkord7]

At 5/12/09 08:16 PM, Adio wrote: Shrimp Alfredo. If you want, I can PM you my recipe.

Thanks, but she doesn't like shrimp. Sounds like a great idea, though.

[Zerok]

Candlelight, more than one set of utensils, more than one course (start with a salad, then the main course, then a desert). Low lighting, no external noises if possible. Dress up.

[Generalissimus]

Cook for her. It's more work, but she'll like it more.

[Sammantha]

buy her flowers. All girls love flowers.

[Proottalfain]

I don't know if you have these where you live, but you should bring her to the Harvey's in the entrance of Home Depot.

And don't forget your coupons, you can get great rebates!

[yurgenburgen]

Have you ever cooked before? If not, avoid doing heavy meat dishes like steak.

Personally I recommend salmon, because it's nice and light, and it seems more sophisticated than other meat. Also it's nearly impossible to fuck it up.

The way I do it is to put some foil over a baking tray, and put two salmon fillets on the foil. sprinkle some cracked black pepper on it (not too much) and also some lemon juice, and then stick it in the oven for fifteen minutes or so, or until it looks cooked (you can chop one of them open to see if it's cooked, just make sure you don't give her the one you've chopped open).

And then get some salad, lettuce, whatever. Bunch it up in your hand and slice the leaves up so it's easier to eat. Also some diced pepper goes well on it. Stick the fish on top of that and it looks classy as fuck.

Also if you like lemon or lime juice you can put some on the salad and it gives the whole thing a nice zingy taste. If not, you can leave it off.

[blackattackbitch]

At 5/12/09 08:12 PM, K111 wrote: 1. shower
2. don't ever use the word penis
3. don't ask for sex right after

This, except do the opposite. I will never steer you wrong.

[vulkord7]

At 5/12/09 08:17 PM, Adio wrote:

At 5/12/09 08:17 PM, vulkord7 wrote:

At 5/12/09 08:16 PM, Adio wrote: Shrimp Alfredo. If you want, I can PM you my recipe.

Thanks, but she doesn't like shrimp. Sounds like a great idea, though.

The shrimp can easily be substituted with chicken.

Sure, I might as well try it. What have I got to lose, right?

[yurgenburgen]

At 5/12/09 08:20 PM, vulkord7 wrote: Sure, I might as well try it. What have I got to lose, right?

You could give her food poisoning.

[jds74]

At 5/12/09 08:20 PM, vulkord7 wrote: Sure, I might as well try it. What have I got to lose, right?

YOUR VIRGINITY!!

if your lucky

[TheJamoke]

At 5/12/09 08:16 PM, Adio wrote: Shrimp Alfredo. If you want, I can PM you my recipe.

Don't you mean my recipe, Adio?

When it comes to a romantic dinner for two, remember to follows some guidelines:

- When it comes to the setting, small and intimate is the key. You don't want to be sitting far too far away, you want to be able to maintain constant eye contact. A small table with a simple solid color tablecloth, the darker the color the better. The same goes for the cloth napkins if you are going to use any, that way no stains will be visible. And use light colored dishes, white if you got them.

- Candle light, although fine for romantic movies, is not always the best idea. One small, low heat, spill-proof candle will do fine if you must have one, but augment it with regular light. There's no need for an extravagant candelabra dripping wax and creating a fire hazard. Nothing ruins a date like a 2nd degree burn.

- Flowers: a single white rose tied with a pink silk ribbon and you're in like Flynn without breaking the bank. Keep it in a small vase on the table.

- The menu: keep the food simple and in small portions. It's hard to have a romantic evening when one is stuffed from a large meal. also, you don't want anything messy. Nothing fried, nothing with a lot of sauce, none of that. Keep it easy yet elegant.
For an appetizer, something along the lines of a small mesclun salad or a light antipasto, such as 3 or 4 ravioli in a vodka sauce, a crab cake, a stuffed Roma tomato with mushroom cream sauce, etc., again the key is make it small and simple and clean.
For the entrée, obviously, cook her favorite meal, but in a small portion as well. If she likes beef don't just slap a 20 oz. steak and a baked potato in front of her, get some nice, small, easily affordable 6 oz, filet mignon and tourne potatoes with baby carrots. You know the drill, think fancy yet simple, especially if you are going to attempt tackling the cooking yourself.
Dessert: fruit sorbet. Get some small sorbet glasses at the Goodwill if you have to, you'll only use them once and you won't spend more than 2 bucks. Buy a quality strawberry sorbet at the grocery store, spoon it into balls, throw a chocolate covered strawberry next to it and voilà, done.

Have everything prepared or par cooked before hand and keep the night simple. Elegance is not hard to achieve as long as you plan ahead.

[RubberTrucky]

A Self-made card and some kind of special gift can be nice add-ons too.

[TheJamoke]

At 5/12/09 09:11 PM, Adio wrote:

At 5/12/09 08:59 PM, THEJamoke wrote:

At 5/12/09 08:16 PM, Adio wrote: Shrimp Alfredo. If you want, I can PM you my recipe.

Don't you mean my recipe, Adio?

Yes D:

It's good shit though, isn't it? I just made it the other day with peas and mushrooms this time.
Hella awesome.

Are you still making it the ghetto-ass way with all the substitute ingredients? lol