Contrary to "somebody's" belief, some younger women can STILL "burn."
So, if you were cooking a special meal for your significant other what would it be?

Mine is:

Cornish game hens in an orange glaze stuffed with wild rice and ham
Honey baked ham
5 cheese mac & cheese
Sweet potato souffle
Broccoli cheese casserole
Fresh green salad
Peach cobbler with Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla ice cream

So ladies and gentlemen, what would you prepare for your better half to knock their socks (and hopefully the rest of their clothes) off????
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Meatballs!

The recipie is secret, i.e. too lazy to type it out

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Just meatballs? No side dishes.

i make mean desserts. i made a killer pineapple upside down cake a few weeks ago (in fact, i have to make another one this week for a bake sale at my sweetie's job), and this weekend i created a six-fruit cobbler - not to brag, but it was nothing short of amazing.

Flowerz said:

Love me a good steak and taters. I don't cook often since it's just me now. But when my boyfriend and I lived together I cooked 3-5 times each week and there were always leftovers. We ate GOOD. Too damn good.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Its yum!

Anxiety said:

Hmmmmm, cobbler, just about ANY kind, is like heaven in a flaky crust.
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SCNDLS said:

it's true. you really cannot go wrong with a cobbler or fruit crisp.

Boiled Water

SCNDLS said:

Yes. I'm no good at multitasking in the kitchen. You're lucky to get the meatballs

Anxiety said:

But it's not complete without Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla ice cream. Do you have Blue Bell where you live? It's the best. The company's slogan is: "We eat all we can and sell the rest."

SCNDLS said:

never heard of it but the slogan is classic.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Okay, I'll be happy to have the protein.

Flowerz said:

Do you make yours as a haven for Onion paradise or do those of us who can't eat onions have a shot at it?

Ocean said:

Mmmmmmkay. . . So what meal would you buy for your man?

Flowerz said:

Alright, now! But you gotta put ya foot in it tho cuz it's too easy to fuck up potato salad.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

i know what you mean .. some ppl drown it too much with onion, but i can leave out the onions.. yes ..or only add alittle where you wouldnt know it's in there... same goes for tuna salad too

SCNDLS said:

you are absolutely right... potato salad is nothing to be playing with.. lol.. that HAS to be correct..

My dad's famous chicken

My famous rice and beans

Ooey gooey chunky brownies


but i don't need to cook a meal to impress a man, it's more like an added bonus kina thing.

I also have this shrimp pasta with vodka cream sauce that I make from time to time. I haven't made it in a while...I think it's time to bring that one back.

oh, vegetarian vietnamese. i love the concepts of trad. vietnamese cooks, but buddhist vietnamese food tis the best.

i love mixing spices, and cooking various asian foods. i don't really like european or latin foods.

JasmineFire said:

Sounds good! It's really not to impress a man but to show appreciation. It takes a lot more effort to cook for someone than go out to eat. So if I cook for ya, you must be pretty spayshul.

JasmineFire said:

Any food that includes liquor is, as Martha would say, "A Good Thing."

pork chile, enchiladas, tacos, different kinds of sweet breads (not brains) and my yummy chocolate chip cookies.

Keep in mind that my thread was addressed to those who "don't burn."

Here are the meager offerings that come to mind:

Harvest chicken -- Grilled chicken with a spicy-sweet twist -- so named because I usually cook it in the autumn, often as part of a salad I whip together.

Chicken marsala

"Shrimptofer" -- a shrimp pasta dish with a little somethin' extra. I debuted this at a family reunion, a few years back, and my aunts and cousins were amazed. "Our non-cookin' brother/uncle's son made THIS?" Good times.

Mean green beans -- brought this to a church picnic one time, and folks lapped 'em up.

The Double Chocolate Goodness -- Double-chocolate pound cake, coffee ice cream, whipped cream and a tall glass of water.

ThreadBare said:

That just sounds SINFUL!!!!

I've never cooked for a guy I was dating before. It's rare I cook for anyone. Except sometimes my friend who lives upstairs. And that's usually baking that I have to force on him so I don't eat it all. I make a lovely apple ginger scone. And a great veggie chili. And I do wonders with stir frys and curries and such. My next attempt is to make BBQ mock duck. Our favorite vietnamese place that made it went out of business, so I'm gonna try to duplicate it. BBQ sauce, mock duck, peppers, onions and pineapple on rice.