What should I cook for New Years Eve? Something easy please...?

Question

See here's my problem, I don't know how to cook. How embarrassing but true. So I kinda promised my boyfriend I would cook for us this New Years Eve before heading out to a party. I thought of it as a joke but he seemed to like the idea. I so put myself on the spot and now I'm freaking out. I was going to ask my mom to do the cooking but that's so not cool. Plus he knows my mom's cooking to well.lol
By the way he's not so big on sides and loves red meat.

Answer 1

Keep it simple by cooking a steak or a burger, a baked potato, and tossing a simple green salad.

Answer 2

I have a few thoughts. The first is the easiest. In the supermarket they have these oven bags that come with the seasoning with it. Just follow the directions using a pot roast. It's really easy and tastes pretty good. If you like pop a few potatoes, baby carrots and onions in there.

The second thought is a steak. Don't be afraid to make a steak. The key is to make sure that you follow these directions you cant mess it up for a nicely medium rare steak. I suggest a bone in Delmonico or Ribeye. They are fatty, but really good. Before you begin cooking the steak let them come to room temperature. Should only take about 1/2 hour. While you are doing this sautee up some onions and/or mushrooms in equal parts olive oil and butter with salt and pepper. Then turn your oven on broil and let it get really hot. I would say about 10 minutes. Then salt and pepper your steak liberally on both sides and pop it in the broiler. If the steaks are about 1" thick you should cook them about 6 minutes per side. Then take them out and let them sit on the counter for about 5 minutes before you serve. No fail. For sides buy them. Green giant makes some great veggie sides. Mine likes the green bean casserole and the spinach souffle. You can do the same with potatoes. There are a ton of bagged frozen potatoes that are seasoned. Also, in the dairy section there are mashed potatoes that are pretty good.

Answer 3

Well since you do not cook you'll want to start with something pretty basic, would suggest a comforting Shepard's Pie. it is simple and delicious and will fill you up well if you plan on doing any drinking.

1- 11/2 lbs hamburger Hamburger Meat
1 med Onion
1 stalks Celery
1/2 Green Pepper (1 whole pepper if small)
1 tsp garlic
black papper to taste
1 stock cube - beef
1 tsp onion powder
2 tsp. oregano
2. tsp thyme If you have it

5 Potatoes for mashing
Cheddar cheese- shredded

either a can of mixed vegetable or about a 1/4 package of frozen ( you reallt can use anything you have or like, peas, corn, green beans, etc.)

Directions:

Step 1 ...Cut up your celery and onion, pepper in bite size pieces, saute in a little oil, until onion is translucent. Remove vegetables, add hamburger and cook until done. drain.

Add all your spices and stock cube and 1/4 cup water. Let simmer 10 minutes. .

Step 2 ..Make your potato's - approximate 5 potatos peel boil until tender, drain and mash.
. (For added flavor to your potatoes, add some onion powder, salt and pepper,butter or what ever spices you like. (A TBL of mayonaise will make them rich in flavor and very few know why your potato's are so great!)

In a casserole dish place the meat mixture on the bottom, add a thin lyer of veggies,cover with potatoes and top with the cheese.

Bake on 350 degree's for 20 minutes or ntil is bubbl y and potatoes are just starting of brown. Or you may put in microwave to a few minutes to melt the cheese!

Careful: will be hot!!

Answer 4

cook dinner as in take a seat dinning journey? On New Years Eve? no longer in case you predict many people and as properly in case you would be partying til 3 interior the morning, do you rather need to freshen up that mess as quickly as all of us bypass away? I propose finger meals. Vegetable Tray Fruit Tray form of Meatballs and/or pigs in a blanket (i do no longer consume that yet a lot of my acquaintances like it so I keep it interior the freezer) Deli Platter (numerous meats, dips, sauces, bread) Spanakopita (spinach and feta triangles: rather good and are available waiting to bake) fowl Wings Chips, Salsa and Cheese Dip Cheese and crackers clean Cider Cookies Cake (no longer purely commonly used cake: Carrot cake, apple collapse etc.) whilst you're fairly wanting to cook dinner (which i think of is loopy on short word. i could have began prep this night. Do you have time?): persist with the effort-free. Roasted fowl, pink Potatoes, String Beans & backyard Salad Roast beef, Mashed Potatoes, Mac and Cheese & Cabbage Salmon, Wild Rice, and zucchini. happy New twelve months!

Answer 5

Steak Quesadillas

Answer 6

pasta is super easy! you can make spaghetti and cook some ground meat to put in the sauce

or try zetti- boil the noodles cook the ground meat and put in a pan w/ sauce and cheese- and throw it in the oven until completely hot and the cheese is melted

good luck

Answer 7

Steak and for dessert...

OREO COOKIE ICE CREAM DESSERT

1 (15 oz.) pkg. Oreo cookies
2 sticks butter
1 c. sugar
1 c. evaporated milk
1/2 gal. vanilla ice cream, softened
1 (16 oz.) tub Cool Whip
3 sq. semi sweet Baker's chocolate

FIRST LAYER:

Crush Oreos and place in 9 x 13 pan. Melt one stick of butter; pour over crushed cookie mixture. Mix. Press into bottom of pan to form crust.

SECOND LAYER:

Spread softened ice cream over Oreos and place in freezer to harden.

THIRD LAYER:

Melt one stick of butter and chocolate squares. Add sugar and evaporated milk. Continue stirring until mixture comes to full boil (bubbling). Let mixture cool. Pour mixture over ice cream layer.

FOURTH LAYER:

Spread Cool Whip over chocolate sauce. Top with nuts or Oreo cookie crumbs.

Answer 8

I agree with the steak and baked potato idea, that would be simple, but nice enough for New Years Eve!

Answer 9

I think u should look online for recipes that are easy like, allrecipes.com , or u could go to the market and get something frozen in a box like, chicken wings, something like that.
Good Luck!

Answer 10

Invite him to help you in the kitchen, you will be spending time together.....and it will be fun.....try steaks, and french fries, baked potatoes...burgers....homemade are always better!