Romantic Dinner....

[Needssome]

Hi all! I want to make a romantic dinner for my bf but with my limited cooking skills and his picky eating, I'm at a loss....At this point I'm ready to try anything romantic (if I could think of anything) but dinner's all I got....Okay, so here's my dilemma....I've tried making even simple stuff for him and it hasn't been a great success...I made tacos for him the one night and let's see: I only had fat-free sour cream, so he wouldn't put that on....I only had romaine lettuce but it turns out he'll only eat iceburg (aka no-nutrient lettuce) on them....He's not a big fan of tomatoes...and I had hard taco shells instead of soft...and guess what he prefers! At this point, I don't know what to make! He won't eat anything other than lettuce (ie no peas, broccoli, spinach, green beans, etc.). He won't eat anything whole wheat, eat won't eat pasta with tomato sauce, only alfredo...He won't eat anything that might be considered health food, he doesn't like chinese food, and I think there's more but I can't remember it. Basically he pretty much lives off of fast food or junk food of some sort (won't eat McDonald's or Taco Bell though). Is pizza with candlelights considered romantic? Please help!

 

[princessa]

oh my... good luck!!!

you could always try to jazz the pizza up more by getting it from an italian restaurant... gourmet pizza...

other suggestions... skip dinner and just go with dessert by candlelight? more sensual that way too...

 

[curvacious]

I'm not trying to be mean or anything but I just want you to stop for just a second and think about this guy. If he's that picky over food, what else is he picky about. Can you truely live with his pickiness for the rest of your life?

BTW--I think pizza can be romantic----it's the setting and who you're with, not the food that makes the situation romantic.

 

[Needssome]

lol....gourmet pizza.....I can already see the disgusted look on his face....I've even tried dessert but he says he didn't eat it growing up so he's not a big fan of it...Hmmmm.....I wonder if I could get them to put candles on our table at Pizza Hut when we go there for the lunch buffet....

 

[Titania1616]

easy
simple
just un-healthy enough to make him happy

a night-time picnic with fried chicken and something else. dessert of strawberries and creme. strawberries have to be the most romantic fruit out there! candles for mood and lighting, warm fuzzy blanket to lay on and lookat the stars.

 

[Needssome]

I'm not trying to be mean or anything but I just want you to stop for just a second and think about this guy. If he's that picky over food, what else is he picky about. Can you truely live with his pickiness for the rest of your life?

BTW--I think pizza can be romantic----it's the setting and who you're with, not the food that makes the situation romantic.

Very true......As for living with his pickiness with food for the rest of my life...probably not.....but then I like to think he's picky about the women he dates.....Right now I'm not ready to be looking for a "forever" someone....Right now I care about enjoying the time we have together...I care about him and he cares about me and I want to do something special for him......He didn't complain about the tacos...It's just when he was only putting meat and cheese on them that I knew something was wrong....You never know who might turn out to be the "one" and you never know when the people you care about with all their flaws and annoying habits might be gone....I've lost too many people I love suddenly...and I know you're only trying to be helpful and I really do appreciate it...but trust me when I say his taste in food is one of the only flaws I've seen.

 

[fanzee1]

oh my... good luck!!!

you could always try to jazz the pizza up more by getting it from an italian restaurant... gourmet pizza...

other suggestions... skip dinner and just go with dessert by candlelight? more sensual that way too...

i really like this idea. Also, have you tried serving pasta? Not hard to cook but very sensual.

Another thing, if you're trying to cook a romantic meal for both of you, then you need to figure out what you both like. It sounds like what you have done in the past is make exceptionally healthy versions of foods he likes, subbing out some of the tastier ingredients for healthier but more bland alternatives.


As someone who really appreciates a good thick corned beef sub with bacon, i can tell you that such meals are hardly a sensual treat. And under certain circumstances, they may be resented as an attempt at forcing a different lifestyle upon a person.

I am NOT suggesting that you should not cook healthy meals. I am saying that when trying to create a romantic mood for a meal you should attempt to find some dishes that you both like and prepare those, rather than trying to make low-fat versions of dishes that derive most of their flavor from fattening ingredients.

There must be many possibilities for such meals. A little research and communication can make it happen.

Good luck!

 

[Titania1616]

fanzee1 what does your tat say?

 

[Needssome]

Just as a little clarification....I'm a university student on a tight budget when it comes to food or anything else for that matter (has anybody seen how expensive text books are!). I didn't know before that he didn't like romaine lettuce or fat-free sour cream, those were all I had in the fridge because those are the only ones I eat! I don't mind going out and buying the odd thing to make it special but I can't afford to go out and buy too much...Especially stuff I don't like! I need to be able to eat the leftovers.

 

[fanzee1]

fanzee1 what does your tat say?

"Boundless"


It's body paint, not a tat. I was on my way to a pearl jam concert that day and my gf at the time painted that on to match the back of one of pj's t-shirts.


Footnote: Me sitting between her legs while she painted my back was highly erotic for both of us. It led to a knee wobbler up against my door before the show.

 

[Titania1616]

gotcha, good idea! it looks real!

 

[fanzee1]

Just as a little clarification....I'm a university student on a tight budget when it comes to food or anything else for that matter (has anybody seen how expensive text books are!). I didn't know before that he didn't like romaine lettuce or fat-free sour cream, those were all I had in the fridge because those are the only ones I eat! I don't mind going out and buying the odd thing to make it special but I can't afford to go out and buy too much...Especially stuff I don't like! I need to be able to eat the leftovers.

Understood. Pasta's pretty cheap, isn't it? I may have sounded kind of harsh before, let me apologize for that. Remember though, it's tough to perceive a meal as a sensual treat if it seems like an altered version of something you normally would enjoy. I really would suggest finding something that you both like that you can build from the ground up.

Again, good luck!

 

[fanzee1]

gotcha, good idea! it looks real!

ty. She had some real artistic talent.


It was a hit in the mosh pit, too. LOL.

 

[Titania1616]

owie! you ok?

 

[Needssome]

Thanks for the help....I'm all up for pasta only he won't eat tomato-based sauce and will only eat alfredo and I'm slightly lactose-intolerant and can't really eat that (a little bit of sour cream and cheese and I'm okay, okay not great).....I think we're doomed...

 

[Titania1616]

Text book pricing

tell me about it! its absolutely crazy. i buy all my textbooks second-hand.

 

[Needssome]

Re: Text book pricing

tell me about it! its absolutely crazy. i buy all my textbooks second-hand.

Must be nice.....I keep getting courses where the prof is using the new edition or a brand new text book altogether....I got a free text book when I TA'd a course.....Too bad they don't give those to the students as well....

 

[Titania1616]

i know! ive found however, in the case of new versions, that the new is the same as the old except for some some TINY changes. i think its worth it to buy the previous version, because once a new version is out the previous devalues incredibly. you can always compare books with a friend who has the new one and see what your missing, just an idea!

 

[Needssome]

Actually I'm lucky now....most of the courses I'm taking are seminar courses which means no text book to buy!!!! The rest of my profs seem to delight in bringing in never before used text books at my school.......which means no secondhand buying..

 

[Titania1616]

oh...sorry, better luck next semester!

 

[Vivacia]

I'm not trying to be mean or anything but I just want you to stop for just a second and think about this guy. If he's that picky over food, what else is he picky about. Can you truely live with his pickiness for the rest of your life?

BTW--I think pizza can be romantic----it's the setting and who you're with, not the food that makes the situation romantic.

Pizza by candlelite is fine... I have done that a time or two (ok so the last time was more romantic still coz it was a valentines meal in a proper pizza place that did PROPER Italian pizza - in VENICE) but hey, pizza is good food...

Add a bottle of nice wine and maybe feed it to each other, make it fun, that helps the feeling of closeness!

 

[Needssome]

Okay so.......I put some candles on the table, I put the pizza on a fancy plate and hide the box, make a fancy dessert and put some Canada Dry (the champagne of ginger ales) in fancy glasses (I don't drink alcohol myself).....Sound about right? Or does anybody have a better idea?

 

[Vivacia]

Okay so.......I put some candles on the table, I put the pizza on a fancy plate and hide the box, make a fancy dessert and put some Canada Dry (the champagne of ginger ales) in fancy glasses (I don't drink alcohol myself).....Sound about right? Or does anybody have a better idea?

Sounds like you have a plan! <smiles> Good luck!

 

[exvitermini]

Is it possible to screw up a good bowl of spaghetti? Boil, add noodles, cool until al dente. Heat up sauce, spice with some garlic and oregano - serve with grated romano on top. Shooot, I'm hungry!

 

[Needssome]

Is it possible to screw up a good bowl of spaghetti? Boil, add noodles, cool until al dente. Heat up sauce, spice with some garlic and oregano - serve with grated romano on top. Shooot, I'm hungry!

Mmm.....sounds good only he doesn't eat tomato sauce and all I have is whole wheat spaghetti!