i need some good recipies!!!?

Question

im treating my girlfriend to a nice romantic dinner, candle lit the whole shabang, i need some nice fancy dinners to choose from, got any ideas?

Answer 1

I would stay away from anything with garlic or onions...there is nothing romantic about bad breath or (excuse my frankness) a date with gas!! And don't do fish, either. You will just stink up the house. That said, I like the cornish game hens idea. And here are a few of my own...

CHICKEN WITH WINE AND HERBS

Ingredients:
1/2 broiler-fryer chicken
1/4 teaspoon basil
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon oregano
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/4 teaspoon salt

Preparations:
Wash chicken and cut up. In small amount of oil, brown chicken pieces on all sides. Pour off excess oil. Add wine and seasonings. Cover and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes or until chicken is tender. Serve with brown rice.

Serves 2

OR...

TENDERLOIN STEAKS WITH HERBED CHEESE TOPPING

Ingredients:
4 beef tenderloin steaks, cut 1 inch thick
2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
4 teaspoons crumbled blue cheese
4 teaspoons plain lowfat yogurt
dash white pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
2 teaspoons chopped parsley

Preparations:
Combine cream cheese, blue cheese, yogurt, and pepper; reserve. Place steaks on rack in broiler pan so surface of meat is 2 to 3 inches from heat. Broil 5 to 6 minutes. Season with salt. Turn and broil 3 to 4 minutes. Season with remaining salt. Top each steak with an equal amount of reserved cheese mixture. Broil an additional 1 to 2 minutes. Garnish with parsley. Serve with baked or mashed potatoes.

Recipe may also be prepared using 1 pound beef top loin steaks cut 3/4 inch thick.

Serves 2

AND FOR DESSERT...

CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRIES

Ingredients:
5 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
1 pint fresh strawberries with leaves

Preparations:
In a microwave safe bowl, or in the top of a double boiler over simmering water, cook chocolate until melted. Stir occasionally until chocolate is smooth. Holding berries by the stem, dip each in chocolate about three-quarters of the way to the stem. Place, stem side down, on wire rack and chill in refrigerator until hardened.

Answer 2

Chocolate Cabernet Lava Cakes



A Decadent Treat for Chocolate Lovers!
4 ounces semisweet chocolate
1/2 cup butter (plus more for buttering dishes)
1 Tablespoons Cabernet Sauvignon
1 Teaspoons vanilla
1 cups confectioners sugar
2 eggs
1 egg yolks
6 Tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon saigon cinnamon


1. Butter 4 6oz. custard cups.
2. In a medium bowl combine the chocolate and the butter. Melt in microwave. 3. Blend in wine, vanilla, and sugar..
4. Whisk eggs and egg yolks and add to the chocolate mixture.
5. Stir in the flour, cinnamon, and ginger.
6. Butter the 4 custard dishes and spoon mixture into dishes.
7. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes. The sides should be firm but centers soft.
8. Cool slightly for a few minutes.
9. Gentlely remove cakes from dishes. Set on serving plates. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and drizzle with thin lines of chocolate syrup.



This will make 4 servings.

Answer 3

Roasted Vegetable Tartlets

Ingredients

1 red pepper
1 yellow/orange pepper
1 courgette
1 onion
5 cloves of garlic
1 packet puff pastry or filo pastry
sun-dried tomato paste
olive oil




Cut the vegetables into large chunks and put into a roasting dish. Put the cloves of garlic in with their skin on. Drizzle with olive oil and mix with hands until every piece is covered in oil. Roast in the oven for 20-30 minutes until golden brown.

Meanwhile if using puff pastry cut out rounds from the pastry using a pastry cutter, if using filo pasty I like to just shape pieces roughly into round shaps to make it look more rustic. Place on a greased tray and spread each with sun-dried tomato paste. Once the vegetables have cooked leave to cool slightly and then finely chop. The garlic should be able to be pressed out of the skin and after discarding the skins mix the garlic in with the rest of the vegetables. Then spoon the vegetable mixture onto the tartlets leaving a small rim around the edge of each one. These can be kept in the fridge until 20 minutes before serving. Brush with oil and put them in the oven for 20 minutes if puff pastry or 5 minutes for filo pastry or until risen and brown.

Answer 4

If she likes salmon, add some olive oil to a pan. Season the salmon with salt and pepper. Cook thoroughly. To make it extra special, add these ingredients to the pan after the salmon is removed, bring to a boil and then pour over the salmon when you serve:

2 tsp. lime juice
2 tsp. Soy sauce
1/2 tsp. grated ginger
1/2 tsp. sugar


Add some veggies, salad, and white wine and she'll love you forever.

Answer 5

Cornish game hens are very nice. You can find some wonderful recipes on www.foodnetwork.com They even have a secion for some simi home made recipes. But just like one of the other answers...find out what she likes. Ask your g/f for a few ideas of what she likes so you have some options. Have fun!

Answer 6

you could make an italian pie which is spaghetti in a pie dish with pastry bottom and top goes well with a nice red wine and salad,kor you could make some chicken crepes with a strogonoff sauce with some risotto and mixed vegetables or you could make a killer lasagne or home made ravioli with a nice salad or make a chicken wellington with chinese noodles and vegetables

Answer 7

baked ziti, you will need,
1 lb. of ziti noodles
1lb. Cheddar cheese
1lb. mozzarella cheese
1/2 pound of ricotta
1 jar of tomato sauce about 26 oz.
2 lbs. of ground bee
Brown 2lbs. of ground beef in skillet. boil 1lb. of ziti noodles until tender. shredded a lb. of cheddar cheese and a lb. of mozzarella. Mix cheese, meat, noodles, sauce and 1/2 pound of ricotta in medium size casserole dish bake for 35 minutes on 375

Answer 8

easy - chicken with mustard

mix mustard, lemon juice and soy sauce

pour over a whole chicken and bake one hour

Serve with rice or noodles

Answer 9

"Sweetheart Steaks" - 2 servings

3 tbsp. Catalina salad dressing
3 tbsp. honey
3 tbsp. apricot preserves
3 tbsp. grape jelly
2 tbsp. minced chives
2 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp. olive oil
2 tbsp. catsup
1 tbsp. soy sauce
3 garlic cloves; minced
1 tsp. ground mustard
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 tsp. pepper
2 beef tenderloin steaks, 1 1/2 to 2" thick

In a small saucepan, combine the first 15 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Set aside 1/4 cup of the sauce for serving, and keep warm.
Place steaks on a broiler pan; top with some of the remaining sauce. Broil 4-6" from heat for 10-15 minutes on each side or until meat reaches desired doneness., basting occasionally with remaining sauce. Serve with reserved sauce.


"Cheese-Stuffed Potatoes" - 2 servings

2 medium baking potatoes
1 small onion; finely chopped
2 tbsp. water
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1/4 cup buttermilk
3 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp. thinly sliced green onion (scallions)

Bake potatoes at 400* for 1 hour or until tender. Cut a thin slice off the top of each potato and discard. Scoop out pulp, leaving a thin shell. In a small mixing bowl, mash pulp; set aside.
In a small skillet, cook and stir onion in water for 2-3 minutes or until tender. Add mashed potatoes, cottage cheese, buttermilk, Parmesan, salt and pepper. Stir until blended and heated through. Spoon into potato shells; sprinkle with green onion.


"Valentine Cakes" - 2 servings

3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
3 tbsp. baking cocoa
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/8 tsp. salt
1/2 cup water
3 tbsp. vegetable oil
1/2 tsp. white vinegar
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
FROSTING:
1 1/3 cups confectioners' (powdered) sugar
2 tbsp. baking cocoa
2-3 tbsp. milk
2 tbsp. butter; melted
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract
Decorator icing

In a mixing bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. Add water, oil, vinegar and vanilla. Pour into a greased and floured 8" square baking dish. Bake at 350* for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
In a mixing bowl, beat confectioners' sugar, cocoa, milk, butter and vanilla until smooth; set aside. Transfer cake to a work surface. Using a 3 to 3 1/2" heart-shaped cookie cutter, gently cut out four heart-shaped cakes (set cake trimmings aside for another use).
Place one heart on a serving plate; spread with some frosting. Top with a second cake; frost top and sides. Repeat with remaining cakes and frosting. Decorate with icing.

Answer 10

If she likes pork, you can try this one. It's Apple-Glazed Pork Chops. I found it here.