OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
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> jake > wrote:
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>>>I was wondering whether anybody can help me. In the near future, I
>>>shall be cooking a meal (for the first time) for a very special lady.
>>>The thing is, I am no expert at this type of thing, and I have no idea
>>>about what to cook for her. She tells me that she is "not fussy" and
>>>will eat "just about anything" - which leaves the ball very firmly in
>>>my court. However, I'm sure that if I provide something uninteresting
>>>like pasta, she'll think I'm devoid of originality. Have any of you
>>>any suggestions as to what I can cook - or more importantly what not
>>>to? I can do my bit in the kitchen, but sadly I'm used to the bachelor
>>>way of doing it!
>>>
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>>Whatever you dom, chocolate mousse for dessert. store bought is fine as
>>long as you get a qualtiy brand (maybe try it first). Do serve it such a
>>way that you can't tell it was fro the store.
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>>Do keep things easy for yourself. I've been known to get tto ambitious
>>and awanting to impress through my cooking that I became bvad at
>>conversation and being attentive (which is they key, really).
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>>And I'd stay away for very heavy meals, she might be watching het diet
>>(,lotsa women do). So maybe an easy salad with vainaigrette (oil +
>>vingar+ a touch of mustard), steak and bread or potatoes. I'd get easy
>>starters form the storem, too. Marinated artichoeks, olives, sun blushed
>>tomatoes, things like that.
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>>If you find getting all the foods reay at the same time complivated,
>>consider baked dishes. Maybe lasagne and salad?
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> Chocolate is an aphrodesiac..... (sp?)

or a substitute. Or so I'm told.