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| Sep 19, 2008 10:22 | #11   |
 | Wow!! Between Dodger's and Barontwangle's excellent advice, I can see why my social life has been less than exciting! Thank you, thank you, thank you! I'm not sure about the reference to Dave Coleman, though. Is he the guy in this picture?  |
| Sep 19, 2008 12:24 | #12 |
| I am confused, who is this Coleman guy anyway? Right, so we have managed to do a blueyankee and swerve off on an amazing tangent into the rights and wrongs of romance and how to last more than the customary 48 seconds but nobody answered my question. What should I cook? I was hoping for some recipes of lovely dishes that would impress her and woo her. Or should I just give up and get takeaway? After all shes bound to fall for such a hunky guy as me. |
| Sep 19, 2008 15:12 | #13 |
| DAVEC - true, we may have strayed but we've stayed coherent at least! You don't give us much information, though. Have you discussed her likes or dislikes? A good steak will get you into trouble if she is a vegetarian! Or some dishes made with peanuts or other nuts might give her an alergic reaction! Fish or seafood is usually quick and easy to prepare, if that is what she likes. One piece of advice already given is to have something where you both can participate in the kitchen, so you have contact throughout the evening. I like the idea of getting something already prepared so you could heat it as though you spent all day cooking. If she is Chinese, would a traditional Chinese dinner be best? I know I'm not much help here. Sorry. |
| Sep 19, 2008 22:46 | #14 |
| Dave, what I was inferring was if are not a dab hand in the kitchen now is not the time to start experimenting. The action plan that I posted was actually given to me by a Woman. I followed the plan to the letter. It worked. The food is not the “show” it’s just a part of the “show”. Ambient lighting and mood music is in my opinion more important. She isn’t coming to your place just for a feed. If she was she would have suggested bringing a friend. A clean wash basin with a freshly ironed hand towel will impress her just as much as anything you concoct in the kitchen. My reference to getting rid of any pet you might have is also taken from a real life situation. A friend of mine did the “come round for dinner routine ”everything was carefully planed right down to the log fire with a blanket that just happened to be handy. After moving to the fire to snuggle up and just when he thought things appeared to be on target his dog escaped from the spare bedroom and wanted to join in with the action, as dogs do…. I’ll leave the rest to your imagination. Certainly check to find out if she has any dislikes or allergies. I would still suggest that you go to a decent restaurant and explain your plan. I’m sure the Chief will understand. Mine did. Leave the food to an expert. Your goal surly is not just to impress in the dinning room? Cheers and good luck. Dodger. |
| Sep 20, 2008 05:40 | #15 |
| I am ok with my cooking ability, in fact I am quite good. Maybe I should explain more. She is a lovely lady I met, she is now back in her home town. I have booked my flight for my next trip to China but being a muppet offered to cook for her. It will be different surroundings, a kitchen I am not used to and they probably dont have a tescos round the corner for me to pop in and get my ready made ingredients. Will keep the restaurant thing as plan B. |
| Sep 20, 2008 09:15 | #16 |
| Dave you didn't need my help after a then, my friend Nina who I was going to ask to find you someone has just lost her father so she has other things on her mind. Good luck anyway mate, as for the cooking I don't envy you there, having plan B is a good idea, he he Alan |
| Sep 20, 2008 18:56 | #17 |
| It helps jellyfish salad in cucumber cups  |
| Sep 20, 2008 19:00 | #18 |
| one more chinese peach buns (northern chinese girls like flour food). Dave, hope it helps you catching a good one in '08.  |
| Sep 20, 2008 22:08 | #19 |
| Dodger - "I owe what limited success I have to date with my chemist (god bless him)" - so you dated your male Chemist huh? Well we're all glad you are out of the closet. I'm sure everyone will respect you for being open and honest. Dave - ok, now you have given some more information, we can start to give some more focused advice. However, we still need more details. Are you going to be cooking in her kitchen? Have you seen her kitchen? Does this girl live in a big city where you can get access to all the ingredients you will be familiar with? She probably won't have an oven or grill, so you will be limited to a stove. Do you want to cook her something western? Answer these questions and then I can give more advice. Also, does she live alone or with parents/friends? |
| Sep 21, 2008 03:06 | #20 |
| Dave, unless you can get western ingredients forget it. What City are you visiting as there are some stores that sell every thing you might need. I bought a hot plate the other day and now cook hotpot at the table. It’s the easiest thing to cook if you haven’t tried cooking Chinese food. You can buy the beef and lamp already cut and rolled and of course you just dump the veggies in. Preparation is minimal. But the Barron is right; we do need more info to be able to give better advice. You could end up cooking for the whole family. I haven’t actually “come out” yet so would appreciate it if you could all keep that information to your self’s. I don’t think my old Mum would understand and nor would the boys in the gym.. Dodger. |
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