Posted by lighter31 on Mar 08, 2007 · Member since Aug 2006 · 4 posts
I'm having a new male friend over tonight for dinner. What should I make? It's got to impress! He likes just about everything. Anyone have any suggestions?
Posted by rachandra on Mar 08, 2007 · Member since Nov 2006 · 159 posts
i'll tell you what i'm making for a romantic dinner tonight for my boyfriend... i've never tried it from scratch before so we could be recipe testing buddies...
i'm going to try a gormet vegan pizza. i found a pizza dough recipe online that's supposed to be really good, and will top with roasted veggies (i'm thinking red pepper, zucchini and portabello would be a good combo) and a veg cheese topping. i'll be serving with a nice white wine and a pretty salad (baby greens, cucumbers, walnuts and cranberries).... mmmm
now i just have to hope my dough works out. :) it's casual, but still classy, and (hopefully) delicious. plus, everyone likes pizza.
my other suggestion would be something like a lasagna, or, my personal favourite, "the voluptous vegan" recipe for chickpea crepes with roasted veggies... super impressive! either way, you want a meal that you can mostly make ahead and have baking or otherwise nearly done when your gentleman friend comes over.
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Posted by NoIllusions on Mar 08, 2007 · Member since Dec 2006 · 476 posts
I made this for my husband for Valentine's Day and he loved it. Pretty easy too!
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Posted by MizzouKitten on Mar 08, 2007 · Member since Mar 2006 · 289 posts
What about a sun-dried tomato, spinach, (optional garbanzos beans, to round out the entree), and red pepper pasta, dressed with garlic olive oil and sprinkled with pine nuts? (Light on garlic, if you must. : P) That would be simple, pretty, and you wouldn't have to spend all day in the kitchen. Serve with wine of your choosing, and maybe a light soup course? Pizza sounds good as well, providing he won't be one of those "What, no cheese?" people. Silly... I've decided that even if I weren't vegetarian, I'd prefer pizza without cheese-- you can't taste the yummy crust and toppings when it's dripping with that goop!
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Posted by lighter31 on Mar 09, 2007 · Member since Aug 2006 · 4 posts
Thanks everyone for your suggestions! Since the guy and I are pretty much in the very early stages still I didn't want to take it too seriously. Plus, he like vegetarian dishes, but he is definitely a meat eater. So... I ended up making the Hot Fries recipe from this site, (which are awesome by the way and soooo easy, I'm going to go post a comment about them as soon as I'm done here), and I also made philly "un"steak cheese sandwiches with portobellas from a recipe I got through a wild oats email newsletter. Oh yeah, and I made some killer guacamole for munch'in on while everything was cooking. I must say it was all a big hit! And, I'm eating some leftover spicy fries right now, though I miss the crispness, they still kick booty!
Thanks again!
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Posted by lighter31 on Mar 09, 2007 · Member since Aug 2006 · 4 posts
i'll tell you what i'm making for a romantic dinner tonight for my boyfriend... i've never tried it from scratch before so we could be recipe testing buddies...
i'm going to try a gormet vegan pizza. i found a pizza dough recipe online that's supposed to be really good, and will top with roasted veggies (i'm thinking red pepper, zucchini and portabello would be a good combo) and a veg cheese topping. i'll be serving with a nice white wine and a pretty salad (baby greens, cucumbers, walnuts and cranberries).... mmmm
now i just have to hope my dough works out. :) it's casual, but still classy, and (hopefully) delicious. plus, everyone likes pizza.
my other suggestion would be something like a lasagna, or, my personal favourite, "the voluptous vegan" recipe for chickpea crepes with roasted veggies... super impressive! either way, you want a meal that you can mostly make ahead and have baking or otherwise nearly done when your gentleman friend comes over.
http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=6863.0
This is very simple...my bf LOVES it. I put in potatoes, carrots, corn, diced onions.
I made a side dish of mashed potatoes and gravy
and sataued spinach and chard in garlic with olive oil.
Simple if you buy a pre packaged crust.
Have fun tonite. I'm buying veggie sushi rolls tonite! Yum
http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=14779.0
I made this for my husband for Valentine's Day and he loved it. Pretty easy too!
What about a sun-dried tomato, spinach, (optional garbanzos beans, to round out the entree), and red pepper pasta, dressed with garlic olive oil and sprinkled with pine nuts? (Light on garlic, if you must. : P) That would be simple, pretty, and you wouldn't have to spend all day in the kitchen. Serve with wine of your choosing, and maybe a light soup course?
Pizza sounds good as well, providing he won't be one of those "What, no cheese?" people. Silly... I've decided that even if I weren't vegetarian, I'd prefer pizza without cheese-- you can't taste the yummy crust and toppings when it's dripping with that goop!
Thanks everyone for your suggestions! Since the guy and I are pretty much in the very early stages still I didn't want to take it too seriously. Plus, he like vegetarian dishes, but he is definitely a meat eater. So... I ended up making the Hot Fries recipe from this site, (which are awesome by the way and soooo easy, I'm going to go post a comment about them as soon as I'm done here), and I also made philly "un"steak cheese sandwiches with portobellas from a recipe I got through a wild oats email newsletter. Oh yeah, and I made some killer guacamole for munch'in on while everything was cooking. I must say it was all a big hit! And, I'm eating some leftover spicy fries right now, though I miss the crispness, they still kick booty!
Thanks again!
Sorry, I ment Spicy Fries!