| what do i cook for my picky bf......
Posted: 5/29/2008 12:19:11 PM | our anniversary is coming up and i want to impress him but the only dessert i know how to make is cheese cake (he hates cheesecake) if i could get some help from you guys i need to figure out what i should make for main course dessert and something that would go with wine that we can nibble on before dinner
(ah) and if someone has wine suggestions that would be great i like dry he likes sweet if you know of one thats in between thatd be awesome
heres a list of things he wont eat
nuts (except he loves cashews)
cherries
any melon ( other than watermelon)
lamb
coconut
cream cheese
cheesecake
ham
most fish (he only likes cod , salmon or swordfish)
blueberries
yogurt | |
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| what do i cook for my picky bf......
Posted: 5/29/2008 12:21:25 PM | Take him out to eat.
Sorry couldn't resist  I'm not a cook and this much forethought for a meal is just too much for me. He's a lucky man that you're willing to TRY to cook something to please him.
Good Luck,
Krys | |
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| what do i cook for my picky bf......
Posted: 5/29/2008 12:32:43 PM | Steak, baked potatoes, and deep dish dutch apple pie w/vanilla ice cream.
I know it sounds so plebian, but unless he's a vegetarian, I haven't found a single guy that doesn't think that's a super meal. | |
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Posted: 5/29/2008 12:33:59 PM | Oatmeal chocolate chip cookies go well with dry and sweet wine.
Too bad you aren't close to me..
I have homemade raspberry wine that's right in between dry and sweet.
I grow the berries and make the wine myself.. | |
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Posted: 5/29/2008 12:36:37 PM | Based on your other thread, I wouldn't bother.
He will probably be out with his friends
and you will be excluded.
Just give him a McDonald's gift certificate and be done with it. | |
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Posted: 5/29/2008 12:44:26 PM | ^^^^^ ok yeah.. Like Naughtical said.
Dang, he chooses his friends over you and you want to go to all this trouble to try to please him?
Krys | |
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| what do i cook for my picky bf......
Posted: 5/29/2008 1:07:14 PM |
Just give him a McDonald's gift certificate and be done with it.
 This was going to be my suggestion, but you beat me to it!! Then, I suggest a new boyfriend, one that is sensitive and not a culinary bore.  | |
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| what do i cook for my picky bf......
Posted: 5/30/2008 4:09:54 PM | If you go onto Amazon.com and type in "cooking for two". There are several books from excellent sources available for a really low price. Maybe that will help. My favorite is "Cooking for Two" from Sunset books.
There's also a forum on hear called "Show off recipes". It may be worth a look for you. if he likes salmon you could try looking it up. I know there are a couple of forums dedicated to it here. There are also a number of forums with some really good desserts on here. One called "Blackberries" has a peach/blackberry crumble that looks good, and if you get ambitious and make homeade ice cream to go with it, it probably can't be beat.
Hope these help. | |
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| what do i cook for my picky bf......
Posted: 5/30/2008 5:47:23 PM | If you know how to do it, do the steak, baked potato, salad and apple pie meal. Easy, easy. Heck , you do the salad, potato and apple pie, and let BF cook the steaks. And make sure you read what I sent you in that other forum.
GL
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Posted: 5/31/2008 8:12:34 AM | well if he LOVES cashews, make him some Cashew chicken.....some good homemade chinese food is always romantic
For Dessert? YOU  | |
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Posted: 5/31/2008 8:56:46 AM | man thats only 11 things he dont like...how does that make him picky...
Make him a steak, french fries and a salad, give him a Klondike bar for dessert...If he dont eat it, dump him. | |
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Posted: 5/31/2008 12:43:14 PM | Tell him to stop being a whiny brat and eat what's put in front of him or cook his own.
Unless there's food allergies or religious restrictions- you get what you get, it ain't a restaurant.
Besides, that's not much of a list of foods he doesn't like.
Grill a steak, make some rice to go with it or a baked tater or two, steam a few summer squash. And another vote for a simple homemade apple pie. Or go easier on the cook and make a simple apple cobbler....
Basic camper's cobbler:
1 box "add water only" white or yellow cake mix
1 med can of apple pie filling or sliced apples in juice, or peaches in juice, or ANYDAM fruit in JUICE. (if it's in syrup it's too thick and won't work)
small handful of some sweet breakfast cereal (optional only if you have some in the pantry) (I like captain crunch)
In a deep coverable casserole dump in the cake mix and can of fruit in JUICE. mix well, add a LITTLE water to get the cake mix to the consistency of pancake batter. sprinkle the optional cereal over the top, cover and bake per box instructions.
[ETA]: Pre-dinner appeteasers...
Should compliment the main course. Go for a light simple finger food- julienned veggies, raw and some ranch dressing for dipping (messy romantic fun), or go for the heat- Jalapeno poppers stuffed with crab. | |
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Posted: 5/31/2008 1:14:39 PM | Easy Peasey....let's have some fun here.
Ribs...can't go wrong with spareribs..any ribs.... ask the butcher at the market or go online.... easy....a few spices on the meat...and put in the oven to cook....before you are to serve them...put on the broiler...to brown up the meat... splash on some honey/soya sauce mixture to baste... and the ribs will sizzle with the flavour.
Garlic mashed potatoes
His favourite veggies.
Dessert: My old standby.....Strawberries Romanoff....easy.
1 Tub of French Vanilla Ice cream
1 Tub of whipped cream... I buy the cream and whip it myself...
just make sure the ice cream and the whipped cream are about an even amount. 1/2 and 1/2.
Slice up strawberries.....2 hours before dessert, pour some Grand Marnier into the strawberries.
1 hours before dessert ...fold the whip cream and ice cream together....and fold in the strawberries... yes the mixture will turn pink a bit.. no worries.
let it sit in the fridge to set.
If you want you can toss on top some honey roasted cashew bits on top...just for him.
Just keep it simple.... get some candles... and a good wine and you will be fine.
do not stress.... he will love whatever you make. | |
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Posted: 5/31/2008 2:02:47 PM | Hello Delerious08, I'll be glad to help you but I dont know if he or you guys like something ethnic.
The Lamb recipe I am going to tell you should be cooked in a wok.
& its very easy too....I am a pilot for an airline and do my own cooking from last so many years & carry my own lunchbag when I go on a 3/4/5 days trip, I dont eat out....eat healthy and economic.
Lamb cubes ............2 lbs ( Boneless or with bones, washed 2/3 times & strain all water)
Tomatoes................2/3 large size (sliced)
Hot pepper..............1 sliced ( may be jalapeno )
Cooking oil............. 1 cup
Red Chilli ground.......1/2 tsp
Cilantro......................1/2 bunch chopped.
Ginger root.........an inch size cut into very thin slice like a tooth pick.
Preparation:
Add & heat oil in Wok.
Add Lamb and cook on high heat until it change colour from pink to brown .
Add tomotoes (sliced), Red Chilli & Hot pepper (jalapeno chopped)... cook for 5 minutes on high heat then turn it down to medium and cover the lid until
(approx 30 mins, keep stirring time to time) you'll see all the tomatoes dissolved & turned into sauce & lamb is tendered.
Sprinkle cut ginger and cilantro once it is ready & serve it with pitta bread or white rice.
I bet he'll like it.      | |
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Posted: 5/31/2008 2:10:19 PM | OPie, he tells you what he doesn't like, but he doesn't tell you what he likes. In other words, he doesn't make suggestions or requests, which are positive, but complains, which is negative, whiny, li'l beyotch behavior. And you want to "impress" him, which tells me that you take his whining seriously and hope to get a different, positive response from him by going to all this effort.
If I read you right, then impressing him won't change his whiny ways. Whining is how these people get their way, by persuading others to correct themselves. If I were 100 miles closer and 10 years younger, I'd be asking you what you would like, and I would be grateful to you even for Naughti's Happy Meal. You would know it, too.
I say, please yourself. If he's into you, that will make him happy. If he's all about himself and his complaints (what are the odds!?), he'll whine and grumble as per usual.
Happy Anniversary!
Vulf  | |
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| what do i cook for my picky bf......
Posted: 6/2/2008 8:46:24 PM | For a Salmon Fillet:
get a large ziplock bag and fill it with 1.5 tbls. of dried oregano, 2 tbls. of extra virgin olive oil, 2 to 3 tbls of white wine (any white will do), 1 tsp of pepper and then add one fillet. Close the bag and toss it together for a bit or until completely covered. Now you have the option of either pan frying or grilling the fillet. Pan frying the fillet with the option of fresh bacon grease will add a ton of rich flavor to it and you can do this with just about any kind of fish. If you've gotta gas grill make sure to clean the grate and spray it with PAM or the fillet will stick and it will fall apart. Grilling the fish cooks it a lot faster. Either way, one can tell that the fish is done if number 1 the deep red has lightened in color and 2 it just starts falling completely apart.
For a side dish Jasmine rice, follow the directions on the box and add a little bit of butter and a pinch of pepper.
For dessert Vanilla Rosemary Soufflé! mmm good. its lite and easy to make. the recipe feeds about six to eight people (that'll just mean plenty left overs :)
what you'll need is:
one pouch of gelatin
fresh rosemary
1 tsp. vanilla (remember one drop of vanilla can go a long way)
1 small carton of whipping cream
1/2 cup of sugar
Slowly start to simmer cream (medium-low temp) and add rosemary for about 3-5 minutes and then add everything else. Except of the gelatin, add it slowly to the mixture last and make sure that it completely dissolves. Now pick out or strain rosemary out of mixture and pour into souffle cups or something similar (do not pour into plastic or metal, long story and its not a pretty picture). Find some sort of large pan or glass casserole dish 11x 17 and put each cup of mixture into it. Then add cold water into the pan so that each cup will cool off faster and give the gelatin time to react to temp. Thus giving the mixture a kind of pudding like texture :)
add a bit of rosemary as garnish
Enjoy! | |
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| what do i cook for my picky bf......
Posted: 7/5/2008 7:11:17 AM | maybe am to late lol but...
main course
maybe try a fondue, with different meats, vegetables, potato salad and pasta salad he can make his own choice what he eats, and can be romantic with a nice wine few candles soft music on backgroud.
dessert
I would go for chocolate mousse is also a good aphrodisiac!
here is my recipe -><a href="http://forums.plentyoffish.com/datingPosts9807404.aspx">http://forums.plentyoffish.com/datingPosts9807404.aspx</a>
nibbles
Can be plate fancy chopped vegetables or fruits if you look for healthy nibbles.
vegetables: cucumber, carrots, celery sticks, steamed and cooled down cauliflower and broccoli, vine tomatoes.
fruits: strawberry, pears, apples, bananas with a chocolate fondue to dip
hope this can help next time
zen xx | |
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| what do i cook for my picky bf......
Posted: 7/5/2008 9:37:21 AM | | If he doesn't like the way you cook or what you cook, tell him to start cooking all the meals and tell him what you won't eat. Give him a taste of his own medicine. | |
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| what do i cook for my picky bf......
Posted: 7/5/2008 9:42:09 AM | | Given what you've said about him before, I'd say it's high time he took you out for your anniversary and bought you a nice dinner. | |
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Posted: 7/7/2008 8:37:52 AM | | Pizza for dinner, ice cream for dessert. Make or get whatever is his favorite. You want to make a fancy dessert to please you, not him. Make what he likes if you want to make a gift for him. If you want cheesecake for you, just don't let him have any | |
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| what do i cook for my picky bf......
Posted: 7/8/2008 10:54:08 AM | Maybe you can make your boyfriend some humble pie for dessert.
I agree with Vulf and Naughti... he should be grateful for a Happy Meal (which will come with his birthday present too!).
Or just do whatever you can, and keep it very simple. If he doesn't like it, too bad. But remember, it's not your fault, it's him. If you keep trying to please him when he won't have it, he'll just keep upping the stakes. That's stakes, not steaks. | |
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