Dinner date - Page 3

lookout123 · 09-03-2008, 11:53 AM

Two chicken breasts.
Lawry's 30 minute marinade (but let it soak for a good two hours) Baja Chipotle or Lemon Pepper are both excellent choices.

Grill them. Very simple to do.

Uncle Ben's 90 second rice pack- Long Grain and Wild. Orange microwaveable pack. Tear top of pack and nuke for 90 seconds.

Bird's Eye Steamfresh frozen veggies. Take your pick of veggie - corn is simple and colorful. Do not tear package, just put in microwave and push the button.

Salad. Either get your own veggies and make it yourself or buy a prepackaged salad. Get two kinds of dressing so she has a choice.

Result? Very simple, well balanced meal. Nothing in there is likely to offend senses or stomachs. Several items on menu so if one isn't a hit there is still plenty to eat.

Total cost? <$20.

jinx · 09-03-2008, 12:01 PM

I'm afraid I disagree with your grilled chicken choice LO... I grill a lot and still manage to fuck up chicken... (and even when its not fucked up, it's still just chicken *yawn*) unless you're talking about a George Foreman (does Fresh have a real grill?).
I think the stir fry over rice or noodles sounds like the best idea so far - you can make that as simple or interesting as you want depending on ingredients. You can prepare in advance but cook whenever you're ready.

lookout123 · 09-03-2008, 12:03 PM

I swear by the ease of grilled chicken. I have the foreman and a regular grill and it works well on both, but for the newbie the foreman is easier.

the marinade really makes the meal. absolutely melts in your mouth when done right.

glatt · 09-03-2008, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

when done right.

A HA! So you admit it takes expert skill!

lookout123 · 09-03-2008, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by glatt

A HA! So you admit it takes expert skill!

ya got me.

Really it is pretty easy though. On the foreman, I usually let them sit on one side for 7-10 minutes, make the flip, let them go for another 5 and then make a center cut to check the color. I like them juicy on the outside but cooked all the way through. Yes, I'm anal retentive about making sure the grill lines go the same direction.

Elspode · 09-04-2008, 02:03 PM

I agree with Lookout's menu here:

http://www.cellar.org/showpost.php?p...1&postcount=28

..but substitute baked salmon for grilled chicken. Lightly grease a baking sheet, throw a slab of salmon on it, spray salmon with cooking oil based pan lube, season lightly with garlic powder, onion powder, and perhaps a tiny dab of ginger. Then smother the whole thing with *mild* picante sauce and bake at 350 for one hour or thereabouts. Foolproof. You cannot burn it (assuming you do in fact remove it from the oven after one hour or thereabouts), it is unerringly moist and incredibly flavorful.

The cost does go up - salmon costs five times what chicken costs - but it is worth it, and you appear to be creative and trendy. But, by all means, if you mean for this lassie to become moist around you at some point, you *must* cook for her. Its like a shortcut into their pants if you do a good job. I don't know why, but it is.

Flint · 09-03-2008, 12:10 PM

I also like the stir-fry. And I say: make it colorful. Get a red, a green, AND a yellow bell pepper, for instance. Presentation.

You could grill marinated pork chops, stir fry some veggies and throw the pork in (cut in strips) and serve over vermicelli.

glatt · 09-03-2008, 12:16 PM

I used to make lasagna a lot. Not so much any more. I think all the free time I had when I was single had something to do with it.

Anyway. It's still the best lasagna I've ever had. I made it for my wife when we were first dating. We've been married almost 15 years. Lasagna, garlic bread, and salad.

The secret to the lasagna is to use hot Italian sausage for the meat instead of hamburger or a mild sausage. She will be yours after that, and you'll have leftovers for a week.

footfootfoot · 09-03-2008, 12:17 PM

No word from Freshness, I wonder if he's imploding under all the advice. We still are missing some crucial info here to make our suggestions more poignant, if that's the word. To the point, there's a word for that, I just can't find it now.

Anyway, to the point: We need to know
has she been to your place before?
Is this a getting to know you date or is it really just an excuse for her to be at your place too drunk or tired or late to go home why don't I just stay here on your couch no you take my bed I'll sleep on the couch you don't need to sleep on the couch?
In any case you should make your house presentable, follow Reg.'s suggestion if she hasn't already been over there before, otherwise just make it clean, i.e. no dust bunnies, half eaten tuna sandwiches, etc. It shows respect for a person if you've cleaned up and hopefully showered, shaved, and brushed your teeth.

If you expect to get busy later in the evening, maybe you want to have just light fare, vegetable sticks, a nice dip, a few kinds of good cheese, crackers, and some chicken satay with peanut sauce.

The key thing as reg.joe points out is that it's about "her" and not about the chow. That means you'll have to spend a lot of time listening to her talk about her and make eye contact. A reminder, her eyes are located several inches above her boobs.

Good luck and have fun.

lookout123 · 09-03-2008, 12:19 PM

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A reminder, her eyes are located several inches above her boobs.

Not for long if [insert offensive statement here]

footfootfoot · 09-03-2008, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

Not for long if [insert offensive statement here]

Yeah, I was gonna say if they are >20" above and she doesn't have an incredibly long neck, time to sneak out the back...

footfootfoot · 09-03-2008, 12:19 PM

reading all of your recipes I note that you are all married men and not fledgling college students. Think back and remember the fledgling days. I think he's trying to do a little better than chips and dip and beer nuts. But just a little.

SteveDallas · 09-03-2008, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

reading all of your recipes I note that you are all married men and not fledgling college students. Think back and remember the fledgling days. I think he's trying to do a little better than chips and dip and beer nuts. But just a little.

I could (and did) do a stir fry or sautéed chicken breast in college. My first meal that I cooked for the future Mrs. Dallas was homemade egg rolls.

Flint · 09-03-2008, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by footfootfoot

reading all of your recipes I note that you are all married men and not fledgling college students. Think back and remember the fledgling days. I think he's trying to do a little better than chips and dip and beer nuts. But just a little.

I Make The Best Spaghetti

footfootfoot · 09-03-2008, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

I Make The Best Spaghetti

I forgot to add at the end of my post "...and then freak her wild like Smoove B"

09-03-2008, 11:53 AM	#1
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Two chicken breasts. Lawry's 30 minute marinade (but let it soak for a good two hours) Baja Chipotle or Lemon Pepper are both excellent choices. Grill them. Very simple to do. Uncle Ben's 90 second rice pack- Long Grain and Wild. Orange microwaveable pack. Tear top of pack and nuke for 90 seconds. Bird's Eye Steamfresh frozen veggies. Take your pick of veggie - corn is simple and colorful. Do not tear package, just put in microwave and push the button. Salad. Either get your own veggies and make it yourself or buy a prepackaged salad. Get two kinds of dressing so she has a choice. Result? Very simple, well balanced meal. Nothing in there is likely to offend senses or stomachs. Several items on menu so if one isn't a hit there is still plenty to eat. Total cost? <$20. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

09-03-2008, 12:01 PM	#2
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	I'm afraid I disagree with your grilled chicken choice LO... I grill a lot and still manage to fuck up chicken... (and even when its not fucked up, it's still just chicken yawn) unless you're talking about a George Foreman (does Fresh have a real grill?). I think the stir fry over rice or noodles sounds like the best idea so far - you can make that as simple or interesting as you want depending on ingredients. You can prepare in advance but cook whenever you're ready. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

09-03-2008, 12:03 PM	#3
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	I swear by the ease of grilled chicken. I have the foreman and a regular grill and it works well on both, but for the newbie the foreman is easier. the marinade really makes the meal. absolutely melts in your mouth when done right. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

09-04-2008, 02:03 PM	#6
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I agree with Lookout's menu here: http://www.cellar.org/showpost.php?p...1&postcount=28 ..but substitute baked salmon for grilled chicken. Lightly grease a baking sheet, throw a slab of salmon on it, spray salmon with cooking oil based pan lube, season lightly with garlic powder, onion powder, and perhaps a tiny dab of ginger. Then smother the whole thing with mild picante sauce and bake at 350 for one hour or thereabouts. Foolproof. You cannot burn it (assuming you do in fact remove it from the oven after one hour or thereabouts), it is unerringly moist and incredibly flavorful. The cost does go up - salmon costs five times what chicken costs - but it is worth it, and you appear to be creative and trendy. But, by all means, if you mean for this lassie to become moist around you at some point, you must cook for her. Its like a shortcut into their pants if you do a good job. I don't know why, but it is. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

09-03-2008, 12:10 PM	#7
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I also like the stir-fry. And I say: make it colorful. Get a red, a green, AND a yellow bell pepper, for instance. Presentation. You could grill marinated pork chops, stir fry some veggies and throw the pork in (cut in strips) and serve over vermicelli. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

09-03-2008, 12:16 PM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I used to make lasagna a lot. Not so much any more. I think all the free time I had when I was single had something to do with it. Anyway. It's still the best lasagna I've ever had. I made it for my wife when we were first dating. We've been married almost 15 years. Lasagna, garlic bread, and salad. The secret to the lasagna is to use hot Italian sausage for the meat instead of hamburger or a mild sausage. She will be yours after that, and you'll have leftovers for a week.

09-03-2008, 12:17 PM	#9
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	No word from Freshness, I wonder if he's imploding under all the advice. We still are missing some crucial info here to make our suggestions more poignant, if that's the word. To the point, there's a word for that, I just can't find it now. Anyway, to the point: We need to know has she been to your place before? Is this a getting to know you date or is it really just an excuse for her to be at your place too drunk or tired or late to go home why don't I just stay here on your couch no you take my bed I'll sleep on the couch you don't need to sleep on the couch? In any case you should make your house presentable, follow Reg.'s suggestion if she hasn't already been over there before, otherwise just make it clean, i.e. no dust bunnies, half eaten tuna sandwiches, etc. It shows respect for a person if you've cleaned up and hopefully showered, shaved, and brushed your teeth. If you expect to get busy later in the evening, maybe you want to have just light fare, vegetable sticks, a nice dip, a few kinds of good cheese, crackers, and some chicken satay with peanut sauce. The key thing as reg.joe points out is that it's about "her" and not about the chow. That means you'll have to spend a lot of time listening to her talk about her and make eye contact. A reminder, her eyes are located several inches above her boobs. Good luck and have fun. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs Last edited by footfootfoot; 09-03-2008 at 12:23 PM.

09-03-2008, 12:19 PM	#12
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	reading all of your recipes I note that you are all married men and not fledgling college students. Think back and remember the fledgling days. I think he's trying to do a little better than chips and dip and beer nuts. But just a little. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

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