I'm a college student so I dont have very much time or money, but I
would like to have a few recipes that I could make in an above-average
college kitchen. My girlfriend comes over for dinner all the time, I
would like something to surprise her with. Any ideas? My kitchen is
fairly well furnished.

Thanks, Jason

In article .com>,
"Fayth" > wrote:

> I'm a college student so I dont have very much time or money, but I
> would like to have a few recipes that I could make in an above-average
> college kitchen. My girlfriend comes over for dinner all the time, I
> would like something to surprise her with. Any ideas? My kitchen is
> fairly well furnished.

I'd guess fettuccine alfredo. It's quick and easy to prepare and
guaranteed to impress the ladies. Toss in some precooked and pre-shelled
medium shrimp at the very end. Wow! Grated block parmesan (not 'in the
can' parmesan if you love her), butter and cream for the alfredo. This
is mixed with cooked fettuccine noodles. Shrimp and parsley are added
for lagniappe and love.
Google for the recipe. If she has shellfish allergies, forgo the shrimp.
If she's lactose intolerant, forgo the recipe.

leo

--
<http://web0.greatbasin.net/~leo/>

On Jan 31, 10:59 pm, "Fayth" > wrote:
> I'm a college student so I dont have very much time or money, but I
> would like to have a few recipes that I could make in an above-average
> college kitchen. My girlfriend comes over for dinner all the time, I
> would like something to surprise her with. Any ideas? My kitchen is
> fairly well furnished.
>
> Thanks, Jason

Oh geez, dispense with all of the romantic shit and just invite her
over for dinner. When she walks in the door, slap your cock on the
table and yell IT'S DINNERTIME, BITCH!! and when her jaw drops in
shock, that's your cue to make your move.

If all else fails, try roofies and some Cold Duck.

<weeeeeink!>

Cornish game hens and wild rice! At the store, get two game hens, a
box of Uncle Ben's Wild Rice, and salad greens and dressing. At home,
clean the salad greens and refrigerate. Chill the salad dressing, but
don't put on the greens until you are ready to serve the salad. Pre-
heat the oven to 350. Clean the game hens (don't forget to empty the
giblets from the cavity!), put about a teaspoon of salt in the cavity
of each hen, and put in the oven to roast for an hour and a half.
(The wrapper may say one hour, but they really need more time to be
thoroughly cooked.) Follow the directions on the Uncle Ben's box, but
don't start that until the birds are in the oven, and figure the
timing so the birds and rice will be done at the same time. When the
birds are out of the oven and the rice is ready, toss the salad. To
serve, put the wild rice on a platter and put the birds on top of the
rice. This is a very attractive dinner, very simple to make, easy to
clean up, uses only one serving dish, and YOU don't have to carve a
bird!



On Jan 31, 10:59 pm, "Fayth" > wrote:
> I'm a college student so I dont have very much time or money, but I
> would like to have a few recipes that I could make in an above-average
> college kitchen. My girlfriend comes over for dinner all the time, I
> would like something to surprise her with. Any ideas? My kitchen is
> fairly well furnished.
>
> Thanks, Jason

On Jan 31, 10:59 pm, "Fayth" > wrote:
> I'm a college student so I dont have very much time or money, but I
> would like to have a few recipes that I could make in an above-average
> college kitchen. My girlfriend comes over for dinner all the time, I
> would like something to surprise her with. Any ideas? My kitchen is
> fairly well furnished.
>
> Thanks, Jason

Hi Jason,
I'm also a college student and know what you mean about time and
money! I'm very lucky because my husband, Jack, does most of the
cooking. Sounds like you could use a couple of recipe books, I enjoy
using recipes from the "Taste of Home" magazines, they have some
great, easy, and delicious recipe's that might interest you? Also,
depending on what types of food your interested in trying, maybe
jalapeno poppers which is not only nutricious but a great change! My
husband is Japanese and Native American, he has inspired me to try my
hand at fixing Koma Sushi, no it isn't raw fish and is tasty. Myself
I usually will type in recipes and check out different ways of fixing
something. I must say if you have a George Foreman Grill you don't
have to worry and fuss about cooking meats.
I think this is wonderful of you to inquire about recipes to fix for
your girlfriend that is very thoughtful of you!

Let me know and I will dig up a couple of crock pot recipes for
enchiladas or maybe some rice dishes, something affordable and
hopefully easy. Wilma

On Jan 31, 11:19 pm, "Mary" > wrote:
> Cornish game hens and wild rice!

Cornish game hen is not cheap. Anyay, if he has soy sauce - or ask for
a few pacakges from a Chinese food bar in a local grocery store if
there is one, he can rub a little of that of that on the chicken. I
did that long time ago and broiled it. I may have put some gigner as
well in the rub.

Fayth wrote:

> I'm a college student so I dont have very much time or money, but I
> would like to have a few recipes that I could make in an above-average
> college kitchen. My girlfriend comes over for dinner all the time, I
> would like something to surprise her with. Any ideas? My kitchen is
> fairly well furnished.
>

Batchelor Chicken is a tried and true college favorite. I got the
'recipe' from my ex's father, it was the first thing he learned to cook,
back when dinosaurs still roamed the land.

Put a couple of boneless skinless chicken breasts into a baking dish.
Mix up the required number of servings of seasoned breadcubes or
stuffing mix and layer on top of the chicken. Bake at 350 for 30-40
minutes or until the chicken is firm and the juices are clear. Serve
with a salad or vegetable.


Another cheap, easy dish is onion soup. The kind they charge you $8 for
in a restaurant. For two people you need a sweet onion, some beef broth
(try to get beef base in paste form), two slices of bread, and two
slices of white cheese (try baby swiss or muenster).

Slice the onion thin and saute gently on low heat in butter or oil until
all the onion is soft and golden. You do not want it getting brown and
crispy. Add 2 cups of the beef broth and bring to a simmer for a few
minutes.

Put a slice of cheese on each slice of bread and put them in the oven
under the broiler so the cheese can melt. Watch it and don't let it burn.

Put the soup into a bowl, put the cheese toast on the soup. Serve with a
silly French accent.



Dawn

Fayth wrote:
> I'm a college student so I dont have very much time or money, but I
> would like to have a few recipes that I could make in an above-average
> college kitchen. My girlfriend comes over for dinner all the time, I
> would like something to surprise her with. Any ideas? My kitchen is
> fairly well furnished.
>
> Thanks, Jason

Fettucini Alfredo was my thought. Buy some fresh pasta. Another possibility
is some kind of deluxe ravioli, such as wild mushroom or lobster. Depending
on how much of a cook you are, consider Classico Roasted Garlic Alfredo
Sauce. It's surprisingly good. Get some decent grated romano or
parmesan--not stuff in a can!

Accompany it with a mesclun salad (you can buy Earthbound Farms Organic
Spring Mix in a bag already washed, so you don't need to have a salad
spinner). Dress it up with some dried tart cherries, crumbled gorgonzola or
other blue cheese, and optional chopped walnuts (best to lightly toast these
if you can). Use Paul Newman's Raspberry Walnut dressing.

For dessert, a nice sorbet--something like raspberry or mango, or even
both--accompanied by a good cookie. Pepperidge Farm Milanos or something
like that would be good. Of course, if you can manage a couple of
chocolate-dipped strawberries or a couple of good truffles, that would be
ideal.

Fayth wrote:
> I'm a college student so I dont have very much time or money, but I
> would like to have a few recipes that I could make in an above-average
> college kitchen. My girlfriend comes over for dinner all the time, I
> would like something to surprise her with. Any ideas? My kitchen is
> fairly well furnished.


Whatever you make, finish off with chocolate. That's one bit of
romantic folklore with a huge dollop of truth to it: women like
chocolate. If you can find good strawberries this time of year, buy
them. Clean, remove green stems and halve. Serve with any sort of
chocolate. If you can swing a chocolate mousse, truffle or chocolate
torte from your dorm kitchen, that would be great, but brownies will do.
I found the recipe on the Baker's chocolate box to be easy and doable
if you have a bowl, pan, microwave and oven. Brownies, fresh
strawberries, whipped cream. If you can't find good imported
strawberries (shop by look and smell; strawberries should smell like
strawberries), just brownies and whipped cream is good. Not up to the
cream? Get her a box of mixed chocolates. Even a good quality
chocolate bar. Trust me on this one.


--Lia

Fayth said...

> I'm a college student so I dont have very much time or money, but I
> would like to have a few recipes that I could make in an above-average
> college kitchen. My girlfriend comes over for dinner all the time, I
> would like something to surprise her with. Any ideas? My kitchen is
> fairly well furnished.
>
> Thanks, Jason


Spaetzle with sausages or meatballs.

Cobb Salad with a (my favorite) Caesar salad dressing.

Wiener Schnitzel with warm red cabbage slaw and warm German potato salad.

Feed each other by candlelight!

Andy

In article .com>,
says...
> I'm a college student so I dont have very much time or money, but I
> would like to have a few recipes that I could make in an above-average
> college kitchen. My girlfriend comes over for dinner all the time, I
> would like something to surprise her with. Any ideas? My kitchen is
> fairly well furnished.
>
> Thanks, Jason
>
>
You've gotten some good suggestions, but whatever you do, make the
recipe you select *at least* once before you "surprise" the gf with it.

Good luck,
Bob

In article .com>,
"Fayth" > wrote:

> I'm a college student so I dont have very much time or money, but I
> would like to have a few recipes that I could make in an above-average
> college kitchen. My girlfriend comes over for dinner all the time, I
> would like something to surprise her with. Any ideas? My kitchen is
> fairly well furnished.
>
> Thanks, Jason

Are you interested in feeding her or in getting laid? If the latter, go
to her house and offer to cook dinner for her. Tell her to "sit on that
stool over there and look pretty." Make something she likes to eat but
doesn't fuss with herself. Engage her in pleasant conversation while
you clean up * dishes, pots and pans. And PUT THE DRIED DISHES AWAY,
fercripesake! Don't ASK me why this is such an emphatic statement.
After dinner's cleaned up, put on some romantic music and ask her to
come sit beside you. The rest is up to you and your imagination.
She'll be eager to have your way with her. "-) As my SIL says, "A
peanut butter sandwich tastes great if someone else makes it!"
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On Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:15:22 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article .com>,
> "Fayth" > wrote:
>
>> I'm a college student so I dont have very much time or money, but I
>> would like to have a few recipes that I could make in an above-average
>> college kitchen. My girlfriend comes over for dinner all the time, I
>> would like something to surprise her with. Any ideas? My kitchen is
>> fairly well furnished.
>>
>> Thanks, Jason
>
>Are you interested in feeding her or in getting laid?

Great advice snipped.

If my memory serves me right, we had a discussion here on rfc (long
time ago) about what food you cook for a date that increases your
chances of getting laid. I think serving lasagna was the guarantee.
Of course the conversation progressed on to with or without garlic
bread. Not to mention desserts.

No matter what you do I'm sure she will feel special that you went to
the trouble to please her.

Koko

--
New blog in progress
http://kokoscorner.blogspot.com
A Yuman being on the net
(posting from San Diego)

yetanotherBob wrote:
> In article .com>,
> says...
>> I'm a college student so I dont have very much time or money, but I
>> would like to have a few recipes that I could make in an
>> above-average college kitchen. My girlfriend comes over for dinner
>> all the time, I would like something to surprise her with. Any
>> ideas? My kitchen is fairly well furnished.
>>
>> Thanks, Jason
>>
>>
> You've gotten some good suggestions, but whatever you do, make the
> recipe you select *at least* once before you "surprise" the gf with
> it.
>
> Good luck,
> Bob

Absolutely seconded! Doesn't matter if it's for the girlfriend or for other
company, I would never serve an untried recipe. I can only imagine the
embarrassment of watching her struggle to pretend it's wonderful when all
the time she's fighting nausea.

Jill

On Jan 31, 11:59 pm, "Fayth" > wrote:
> I'm a college student so I dont have very much time or money, but I
> would like to have a few recipes that I could make in an above-average
> college kitchen. My girlfriend comes over for dinner all the time, I
> would like something to surprise her with. Any ideas? My kitchen is
> fairly well furnished.
>
> Thanks, Jason

There are a million cheap noodle dishes that fit the bill. Alfredo's
ok, but Arrabiata, putanesca, and carbonarra are good too. Heck, oil
and garlic will work. And that's just Itallian. Japanese noodles,
thai noodles, and chinese noodles are all cheap and easy to make.

Good soup is cheap and easy too.

Spend some time with a Julia Child cookbook (Cooking at Home with
Jaques and Julia (I think that's the title) is very accessable) and
you'll learn some great basic techniques for cheap ingredients like
eggs and salad.

Greg Zywicki