That's nice to know. She loves to fix this for me and I always thought it was a difficult task to prepare a roast.elsmitro said:Some kind of roast in a crock-pot; as long as you get the setup right it will take care of itself. Several hours later you dump it all on a big fancy plate and act proud of yourself!
A big chunk of beef, a jar of your favorite salsa, a can of whole tomatos, a couple of spoonfuls of Instant Tapioca, and a package of brown gravy mix. Stir all the wet stuff together with the brown gravy mix in the crock pot, plunk the meat down in there, put the lid on and set it to low (plug it in!JediMaster said:That's nice to know. She loves to fix this for me and I always thought it was a difficult task to prepare a roast.
). 8 to 10 hours later, boil up some noodles or rice and some sweet corn and you are good to go.
What does romance have to do with having kids?B_Skurka said:After reading what you guys wrote I'm surprised any of you have kids. Did you just get your wives drunk and have your way with them while they slept?
B_Skurka said:You guys are all wrong.
Basically you guys are advising him to make a crock pot/oven bag meal that is going to be a little better than a HAMBURGER HELPER meal.
He asked for a ROMANTIC dinner suggestion!?!
Start with the UNUSUAL, not the normal. For example, get a couple pounds of frozen King Crab legs or some fresh or frozen lobster tails. Yes they cost a bit more, but they also make a statement to the better half that you are trying to make this a special meal. Second, they are EASY TO COOK. If you can boil water then you can cook crab legs! Lobster can be broiled, tossed on a BBQ grill, or boiled. Any man can handle that! Melt a little butter and you have the main course.
For some sides, consider something like grilled asparagas spears. Again, unusual, but so simple to cook. Take a bunch of fresh spears, trim off the root end, and toss them on a hot BBQ grill. Cook them lightly, turn them and remove them from the heat. That is it. You only need to cook them just enough to get some "grill marks" on them before turning them. Want to make them FANCY? Take some olive oil and drizzle it over the raw spears and gently rub in on them to lightly coat them, then sprinkle on some coarse salt. Or if you like them hot, add some red pepper oil or some coarse ground pepper.
Another good side would be noodles with butter, garlic and salt. You can fancy them up by using tri-colored noodles. Or by using an unusual noodle like gnocchi. Boil water, cook until done, rinse. In the cooking pot add butter, crushed garlic and liberal amounts of Morton's Natures Seasoning (which is basically salt, parsely, sugar and spices). As soon as the butter is melted put the noodles back in the pot and stir. Remove from heat and serve.
Dessert . . . think fancy brownies. Chocolate Hot Lava Cake. You can buy this stuff in a mix, often frozen/refrigerated. You make it just like you'd make pre-mixed brownie mix. But the magic is the middle of it stays all gooey and warm. You cook it in a muffin pan or a mini-bunt pan. Flip it over and serve with a little vanilla ice cream on the side.
For coffee with dessert, add about 3/4 of an ounce of Kahluah to the cup of coffee, top with whip cream, and then sprinkle with some chocolate jimmies or some coarse colored sugar (red & green during the Chrismas season)
After reading what you guys wrote I'm surprised any of you have kids. Did you just get your wives drunk and have your way with them while they slept?
.He can wear his same old shirt he also wears and you can pretend it is a Hawaiian Luau . Spend your time conversing with the little lady . Bob can do the dishes while you retire to the Hawaiian love cave to work some magic and show her your coconuts collection. Or you could:
That is why I picked a couple dishes that can be cooked on a BBQ grill, it doesn't take much to flip something over on the grill.elsmitro said:
That is why I picked a couple dishes that can be cooked on a BBQ grill, real men can use a BBQ.elsmitro said:And, we are guys.
That is why I picked a couple dishes that can be cooked on a BBQ grill, easy clean up!BigUglyAl said:
WW, let me clarify, I suggested he "think" fancy brownies as a way to get him to understand what a Chocolate Volcano Cake is.working woman said:
JediMaster said:I like the crab legs idea. That sounds like a winner. No, I'm not gonna go homo. My girlfriend will make sure of that. She's for sure a keeper. I do think I'm gonna use the crab legs dinner. It sounds romantic enough. Now if I can just work my magic...
You guys are crazy. How long have all of you been talking to each other with this forum? Sounds like you all know each other pretty well.
I would consider seafood only if the shell is removed or has been split to remove the excess juice.
working woman said:
Good God Women !!! Think !!!!!
BigAl said:Well Thanks alot WW .
Its bad enough that he is the foremost expert on Snow Cats, cornfields, candy bars and Hawaiian Shirts and lesser brand tractors like Kubota . Now you got to go and say something to make him a dating expert too ????
The mans head does not fit on his hairy little short legged body as it is and now you make it a little bigger
B_Skurka said:WW, let me clarify, I suggested he "think" fancy brownies as a way to get him to understand what a Chocolate Volcano Cake is.
Here is a link to a boxed kit to make it easy . . . http://www1.gooseberrypatch.com/gooseberry/products.nsf/v.weball/Chocolate_Lava_Cake_Kit_-Itemg580?editdocument&lid=is_G580%7Ccartprocess=vimgsr
Here is a photo of what I was speaking of . . .
