What's an entree everybody likes to create for a girl their first time cooking for them? How about desert?
Keep the the dishes light, you dont want her to go into a fat/carb induced coma
If she's okay with chicken breast (and even many weight watchin gals are)
Always interesting to read how men perceive women to be around food. In this strange and diet obsessed culture women aren't even allowed to enjoy food anymore but your observations could not be more wrong, or at least they are only right for a portion of women around. Obviously women are people and people come in all shapes and sizes. Not all women are scared to eat in front of men and for goodness' sake, not all women want to eat a salad on a first date. That is just a myth perpetuated in the media and observed only by insecure women who want to make men think that that they don't have an appetite. I am more than happy to enjoy a meal cooked by a date. I am more than happy to go into a carb and fat induced coma. If I'm served a light meal I will most likely end the night early and go get myself some real dinner. But hey that's just me so the moral of the story is to find out what the girl likes before you make something for her. I am much more inclined to go on a second date if a man has taken the time to make something I might be interested in eating. If I show up and he's made a huge curry meal I'd be second guessing a second date. So try to ask what she'd like first, especially if there may be allergies or aversions involved.Keep the the dishes light, you dont want her to go into a fat/carb induced coma
Wow, what a lucky lady!I've never wasted the $$$ time and effort on a "first dinner" because it never really made a difference.
I know what you mean here @Koukouvagia! I also suggested a light main course - but mainly because if I'm on a first dinner date (and there might be interesting things to follow!), I wouldn't want to feel stuffed full of food afterwards! So my reasons were not really to do with dieting! /img/vbsmilies/smilies/lol.gifAlways interesting to read how men perceive women to be around food. In this strange and diet obsessed culture women aren't even allowed to enjoy food anymore but your observations could not be more wrong, or at least they are only right for a portion of women around. Obviously women are people and people come in all shapes and sizes. Not all women are scared to eat in front of men and for goodness' sake, not all women want to eat a salad on a first date. That is just a myth perpetuated in the media and observed only by insecure women who want to make men think that that they don't have an appetite. I am more than happy to enjoy a meal cooked by a date. I am more than happy to go into a carb and fat induced coma. If I'm served a light meal I will most likely end the night early and go get myself some real dinner. But hey that's just me so the moral of the story is to find out what the girl likes before you make something for her. I am much more inclined to go on a second date if a man has taken the time to make something I might be interested in eating. If I show up and he's made a huge curry meal I'd be second guessing a second date. So try to ask what she'd like first, especially if there may be allergies or aversions involved.
Wow, what a lucky lady!
I meant first dinner date in the sense of the guy cooking for me for the first time. But, of course, that could turn out to be breakfast not dinner!! /img/vbsmilies/smilies/lol.gif /img/vbsmilies/smilies/rolleyes.gifI didn't see anything in OP about first date, not even first dinner date. I saw first time cooking for a girl.
The first time I cooked (not first date, not first dinner date, etc.) for the woman who later became my wife, I made Moo-Shu pork with scallion brushes, hoisen lime sauce, and Mandarin pancakes.
Thirty years ago, that dish was in the wowzer category for the average American. It must have worked... or maybe it was just my charming personality :~)
There are cases where this would be true, but also not. I remember one time a guy cooked for me and he really did a very fine job, setting the mood, the candles, he made fresh linguine a vongole and I came in during the process. I of course held my tongue but I so so so much wanted to stop him from overcooking the poor clams who were first steamed, then removed from the shell, chopped and put back into the sauce to continue overcooking while the pasta turned to mush. That relationship didn't work out and I wouldn't blame the clams but who knows where this could have gone if the dish had turned out good!Before my wife, of 26 years, all the women of my relationship history were lucky. SmartyClown. My point was based on the fact that when dealing with "first time" kinda stuff there are so many variables going on that many of the things getting the majority of effort are actually overlooked. Emotions and hormones are flying all over the place. More than likely the attention and effort spent will be wasted, goofy mistakes could be made and a killer meal will probably not be appreciated. If the date is going as well as wanted ... the OP could serve SPAM and crackers and still be in like Flinn.
I think it's obvious that the OP wanted to impress his girl, otherwise they wouldn't have come to cheftalk to get advice from a bunch of foodies and gourmands. Can't impress with store bought salad and dessert, regardless if they would have gotten "lucky" or not. Canned ham might have even had the opposite effect.There are cases where this would be true, but also not. I remember one time a guy cooked for me and he really did a very fine job, setting the mood, the candles, he made fresh linguine a vongole and I came in during the process. I of course held my tongue but I so so so much wanted to stop him from overcooking the poor clams who were first steamed, then removed from the shell, chopped and put back into the sauce to continue overcooking while the pasta turned to mush. That relationship didn't work out and I wouldn't blame the clams but who knows where this could have gone if the dish had turned out good!
Hahaha, oh dear.There are cases where this would be true, but also not. I remember one time a guy cooked for me and he really did a very fine job, setting the mood, the candles, he made fresh linguine a vongole and I came in during the process. I of course held my tongue but I so so so much wanted to stop him from overcooking the poor clams who were first steamed, then removed from the shell, chopped and put back into the sauce to continue overcooking while the pasta turned to mush. That relationship didn't work out and I wouldn't blame the clams but who knows where this could have gone if the dish had turned out good!