recipe ideas for a novice cook lol - Saxperience

leeham987 · 28th March 2011, 19:26

what are some quite easy meals to cook for 2 people, but at the same time quite impressive?

wanting to cook the girlfriend a meal friday night, been abit of a dick recently, so thought id try make it up to her. cant afford to go out for a meal so will do the next best thing.

Moke · 28th March 2011, 19:26

Bread and beans.

Simples!

leeham987 · 28th March 2011, 19:27

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Originally Posted by Moke

Bread and beans.

Simples!

lol! you think that'd be quite impressive?

mattchewone · 28th March 2011, 19:28

A nice roast always does the trick! Or Pork tenderloin, wrapped in bacon with roasties and some veg.

Shepherds pie/Cottage Pie easy to make and really tasty!

nicole_ · 28th March 2011, 19:29

the thing i always suggest haha
chicken pasta bake

cook the pasta, buy the dolmio sauce, add it in, shred some chicken add it in too.
get a load of grated cheese and smashed up crisps for a bit of crunch and put in the oven for half hour
its SO nice <3 lol

Toms112 · 28th March 2011, 19:29

Chicken stuffed with mozerella and pesto, easy as anything

leeham987 · 28th March 2011, 19:31

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Originally Posted by nicole_

the thing i always suggest haha
chicken pasta bake

cook the pasta, buy the dolmio sauce, add it in, shred some chicken add it in too.
get a load of grated cheese and smashed up crisps for a bit of crunch and put in the oven for half hour
its SO nice <3 lol

lol! done this so many times, i can only cook pasta dishes, might try the crisps idea though at some point, sounds strange but tasty at same time lol

leeham987 · 28th March 2011, 19:32

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Originally Posted by mattchewone

A nice roast always does the trick! Or Pork tenderloin, wrapped in bacon with roasties and some veg.

Shepherds pie/Cottage Pie easy to make and really tasty!

last time i did a roast it was a disaster lol. the pork in bacon sounds nice though, hmmmmmm

nicole_ · 28th March 2011, 19:36

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Originally Posted by leeham987

lol! done this so many times, i can only cook pasta dishes, might try the crisps idea though at some point, sounds strange but tasty at same time lol

just do it again lol

least you know you can do it and wont give her food poisioning or mess it up

Lukus-vtr · 28th March 2011, 19:43

Casserole. Delicious and simple

Moke · 28th March 2011, 19:44

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Originally Posted by leeham987

lol! you think that'd be quite impressive?

Chhhh'yeahhh!

Ignore the rest, listen to me

Newtz07 · 28th March 2011, 19:48

make a Lasagne...

always good to cook for some1, piece of piss, and gorgeous, as long as you make the tomato sauce from scratch the day before.

find many a recipe, and it takes no longer than 30-45 mins

good simple tomato sauce:

chopped onions in a pan with olive oil,
add garlic (lots)
brown off
add 2 cans of chopped tomato's (get the ones that are "with herbs" if you see them)
1 large glass of red wine
add some fresh chopped basil

season heavily

let that simmer away

leave over night for the flavours to blend

brown the beef steak mince off in a separate pan and add to the sauce once cooked.

then the rest is easy peasy for lasagne!

leeham987 · 28th March 2011, 19:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Newtz07

make a Lasagne...

always good to cook for some1, piece of piss, and gorgeous, as long as you make the tomato sauce from scratch the day before.

find many a recipe, and it takes no longer than 30-45 mins

good simple tomato sauce:

chopped onions in a pan with olive oil,
add garlic (lots)
brown off
add 2 cans of chopped tomato's (get the ones that are "with herbs" if you see them)
1 large glass of red wine
add some fresh chopped basil

season heavily

let that simmer away

leave over night for the flavours to blend

brown the beef steak mince off in a separate pan and add to the sauce once cooked.

then the rest is easy peasy for lasagne!

think i could handle that, hmmmm

leeham987 · 28th March 2011, 19:55

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Originally Posted by Moke

Chhhh'yeahhh!

Ignore the rest, listen to me

haha, right then, bread and beans it is then!

i ofcourse am joking

Newtz07 · 28th March 2011, 19:55

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Originally Posted by leeham987

think i could handle that, hmmmm

always good cooking it for the missus aswel. all birds love Italian food surely.

leeham987 · 28th March 2011, 19:56

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Originally Posted by Newtz07

always good cooking it for the missus aswel. all birds love Italian food surely.

lol yeh she does, with a nice big bottle of wine

NickJ · 28th March 2011, 19:58

Spag Bol

Mince, spaghetti and sauce, simples, + can laugh at each other when you look like twats trying to eat it

NickJ · 28th March 2011, 19:59

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Originally Posted by nicole_

the thing i always suggest haha
chicken pasta bake

cook the pasta, buy the dolmio sauce, add it in, shred some chicken add it in too.
get a load of grated cheese and smashed up crisps for a bit of crunch and put in the oven for half hour
its SO nice <3 lol

That sounds nice, might give that a go

0rang3peel · 28th March 2011, 20:01

lasagne, mac & cheese

Great starter always wins multiple blow jobs & is piss easy....get a Camembert in a wooden case, put it in the oven for 30 mins or so till it's all melted & nice, then dip in chopped up roasted peppers / bread sticks.

NOM NOM NOM

Bedford126 · 28th March 2011, 20:03

chicken plat is easy to cook and looks cool as fuck if you can plat.

get some chicken and bacon and shread them into strips
fry it all off with onion and a and a little chopped tomatoes
then lay it on some redy rolled puff pastry then cut 3 strips of rolled puff pastry plat them and pay them over the top.

crimp the edges with a fork and bake on gas mark 6 for 15 mins

serve it with veg and a gravy of your choice (me and the gf like chicken gravy knoor)

and bobs ya uncle looks like you taken agers to cook it and only takes 30 mins and who doesnt like chicken.