What's the best dinner to cook for BF's parents?

Question

:) Never really hosted a dinner before. It will be 4 ppl. What would you say is the best meal to cook-- especially when I'm not a particularly good cook, but I want to make a good impression/meal.

And I do not want to order take-out. Something home-cooked. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Ask your BF what they really like and don't cook that. You know that they will always compare that to their own...I would cook something that is simple and not cut into your visiting time. You need something with few dishes to wash when you're done. I think what I'd do is to buy some steaks, or chicken, or pork chops and have your BF barbeque them. You'd have to prepare the baked potatoes or potato salad, lettuce salad and dessert. I know it would be easier and less stressful if both of you prepare the meal.

Answer 2

Mini Chocolate Lava cakes a million ½ cups semisweet chocolate chips a million stick butter a million/2 teaspoon vanilla extract a million/2 cup sugar 3 tablespoons flour a million/4 teaspoon salt 4 eggs butter cooking spray a million tablespoon cocoa powder 8 strawberries, decrease into slices- optionally obtainable Preheat the oven to 375 tiers F. Microwave the chocolate and butter in the bowl for 2-3 minutes or till melted. Stir in vanilla. In a tremendous blending bowl, combine sugar, flour and salt. Sift those into the chocolate and combine nicely with electric powered hand mixer. upload eggs one at time, completely incorporating each and each egg previously including the subsequent. Beat at intense till batter is creamy and lightens in colour, about 4 minutes. kick back mix for no less than 2 hours. Coat the best and each and each cup of the muffin tin with cooking spray. dirt with the cocoa powder and shake out extra. Spoon mix into pan using a 4-ounce scoop or ladle. Bake for 10 to 11 minutes. Outsides should be cake-like and centers should be gooey. to get rid of: turn over tin onto a confusing floor lined with wax paper. good with strawberries. *If serving, melt ½ cup of semisweet chocolate chips and then drizzle over cakes; sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Answer 3

Cant go wrong with Chicken, most people eat it. Put on the grill or get an oven stuffer roaster and put in the oven. Rice, vegetable, dinner rolls, maybe salad to start. Good nutrious meal. You cant mess up the bags or boxes of rice they have out. And a frozen vegetable, very easy.

Answer 4

LONDON BROIL
Servings: 8 (5 1/2 oz. each)

4 lbs (2 large) flank steaks
FOR THE MARINADE (makes about 5 1/2 cups):
16 oz (2 cups) salad oil
8 oz (1 cup) soy sauce
8 oz (1 cup) Worcestershire sauce
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sesame seeds
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp. ground ginger
1/4 tsp dry mustard

MARINADE INSTRUCTIONS:
Combine all ingredients for marinade; blend together well. Place flank steak into marinade. Use small enough container to allow flank steak to be completely covered by marinade. Marinade 24 hours minimum and not more than 4 days or flavor of the meat will be overpowered by marinade

COOKING INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat grill to 360 degrees F for 1/2 hour.

Drain marinade from meat. Reserve marinade up to two weeks if needed.

Grill flank steak to medium rare. This will take approximately 10 minutes cooking time total. Hold cooked flank steak in warmer if necessary.

Transfer the steak to a cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes.

Slice cooked flank steak at 30 degree angle 1/8-inch thick slices: This is essential to keep flank steak tender.
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MAGDALINAS VALENTINE CHICKEN

4 boneless skinless chicken breast
2 cans Campbell's condensed golden cream of mushroom soup
1/4 chopped yellow onion
milk (1) one soup can's amount

flour seasoned with garlic powder, season salt, pepper, and (dill weed) optional.

Season and flour 4 chicken breasts and fry in skillet with vegetable oil till done.

Drain and remove excess grease from skillet.

Combine chopped onion, milk, Campbell's condensed golden cream of mushroom soup, 2 tbsp of seasoned flour in skillet with cooked chicken breasts.

Simmer on medium heat till onions are soft.
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Nellie & Joe's Key Lime Pie
•1-9" graham cracker pie shell
•1-14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
•3 egg yolks (whites not used)
•1/2 cup Nellie & Joe's Key West Lime Juice
Combine milk, egg yolks and lime juice. Blend until smooth. Pour filling into pie shell and bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Allow to stand 10 minutes before refrigerating. Just before serving, top with freshly whipped cream and garnish with lime slices.

Answer 5

Ok, ask him some of the foods they like to eat, and what their favorite food is. Fix something they like because they will appreciate the effort to cook something they like. Do not fix their favorite, or something that his mom cooked all the time because in her eyes, it will be a poor attempt at what she has already perfected.

Answer 6

Pot Roast with potato's, carrots, onions, celery and cabbage and corn bread muffins with butter.
You can cook it all in 1 pan in a boil in a bag or pressure cook it.
Corn muffins come in a box all you do is add milk and stick them in the oven.
You can also do this in a crock pot.

Answer 7

Make one main meal of steak (not difficult to make) with potato side.

And TWO salads (say garden salad and coleslaw) whicha re not ahrd to make either. The variety reinforces your flexibility and potentially makes you seem more adept than youa re.

Answer 8

1. grilled fillet mignon, bake potatos, and asparagus with hollandaise sauce. sister shubert rolls.
2. baked ziti with a salad and garlic bread. have at least ranch, italian, and blue cheese dressing.
3. grilled pork tenderloin with scalloped potatos and broccoli with cheese sauce and texas toast.
strawberry shortcake or lemon icebox pie for dessert!
allrecipes.com is a great site for recipes!

Answer 9

Ask your boyfriend what they like and don't like. Also, ask about food allergies. The last thing you want to do is make them something they either hate or are allergic to! Find out what they like and look up some easy recipes.
Try http://www.foodnetwork.com
or http://www.allrecipes.com

Both have ideas and step-by-step instructions!

Answer 10

Find out what your boyfriends parents like the best and go from there.