Dating - Good/Bad Experiences

[nyalpine90]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

What are these frozen clams you speak of? NEVER!

ohhhhh shame on u.

well there is a story behind, i will make it short. for the holidays christmas and new year the wife and her mom cook 7 fishes or seafood platters, no meat. So its shrimp, mussels, clams, octopus, calamari some other seafood critters lol.. its very very delicious. the key is to get them all fresh, 2 or 3 weeks before the holiday week.

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by nyalpine90

I havent seen it but i google it, i clicked on 2nd image where a hot chick slaps her cheek... thats not it right

The one I'm thinking of shows a lone burnt turkey with the caption When you marry Megan, and a table full of all kinds of food for When you marry Maria. I have to google and see what you're talking about.

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by nyalpine90

ohhhhh shame on u.

well there is a story behind, i will make it short. for the holidays christmas and new year the wife and her mom cook 7 fishes or seafood platters, no meat. So its shrimp, mussels, clams, octopus, calamari some other seafood critters lol.. its very very delicious. the key is to get them all fresh, 2 or 3 weeks before the holiday week.

When I used to do Christmas Eve, I would put my order in with the fish market before Thanksgiving and pick it up Christmas Eve during the day. That place was a mad house.

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by MKSixer

Shrimp a'la vodka. (Prep time 10 minutes. Cooking time 30 minutes.)

Pan sear shrimp in olive oil.
Add cracked red pepper to taste and flash with vodka.

In a separate pan sautee chopped mushrooms, shallots, red onions. When completely soft, VERY SLOWLY pour in heavy whipping cream and let simmer until nice and buttery in flavor. (You will not need to add butter...the creme will release the flavor from cooking.)

Add the shrimp to the sauce. Pour over pasta. I recommend Fettuccine.

Enjoy with 2016 or 2017 Sonoma Cutrer Chardonnay.

Tiramisu for dessert with a nice port.

Prepare for copious amounts of hot sex.

You're welcome.

Cutting and pasting - will be doing this sometime, hopefully next week. Recommendations on shrimp? You peel them first I assume? How much whipping cream and rest of ingredients do you use?

Thanks!

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by Turkish Pickle

I like the potato idea, think I'll go with chicken parm, potatos and some form of greens (thinking brussel sprouts or asparagus, neither of which i know how to make but either i love to enjoy).

Potatoes are great - do them sometime if not that dinner.

Asparagus - super easy too. I tend to like the thinner asparagus cooked so it isn't mushy (though I like that way too)...just little bone in it still is my preference.

I take the end (the bulky fibrous end) and place my other hand about halfway up the stem (but little more towards the end and snap it wherever it decides to snap. Be different for each, but that way, you should be left with the good stuff and not the fibrous crap that tastes awful.

So snap them all, throw them in a frying pan of appropriate size for the amount you bought, don't want too big a pan, and slather on a decent amount of butter and cook at medium heat. Also add some kosher salt at this point, get the butter all over all the asparagus, just turn them around till they are good. Once it starts to heat up a little, but pretty early on in the process, I like to then add lemon juice over top as a base for it to cook in. At this point, once the lemon juice gets hot, they steam cook pretty fast, so watch them. They should turn a nice bright green and they are good to go if you want them with a bit of a bone in the middle, or leave them a little longer and they'll get softer.

So butter, kosher salt, and lemon juice.

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by cmyx6go

Uhhh, you forgot the garlic

I agree with Now_Rudi on the grilled steaks as far as ease but you wanted Italian.

Trust me - I have a serious love of garlic, bordering on the unhealthy.

My wife does this AMAZING beurre blanc with gremolada for scallops that is out of this world. And garlic plays a nice role in that, as does ginger root.

[Alfisti]

She roots gingers?

[Joekerr]

Originally Posted by Alfisti

She roots gingers?

No, you silly Aussie, that's a pastime shared the world o'er for those who like to live dangerously.

Aussie Aussie Aussie

(go ahead - I know the words bubbled to your lips right away)

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by Joekerr

Cutting and pasting - will be doing this sometime, hopefully next week. Recommendations on shrimp? You peel them first I assume? How much whipping cream and rest of ingredients do you use?

Thanks!

Hmmmmm. A handful of all the veggies.

About a pint of the heavy whipping cream. Peel and devein the shrimp...medium sized for this dish.

[FuriouslyFast]

mmmm garlic.

Guys, never cook for a woman super early in the dating game. Make them earn that shit. I speak from experience.

[Turkish Pickle]

Originally Posted by FuriouslyFast

mmmm garlic.

Guys, never cook for a woman super early in the dating game. Make them earn that shit. I speak from experience.

you can't say that and not give a reason why!
on one hand we have this, on the other we have Now_Rudi coming in with a special recipe to "make her follow you like a lost puppy"


either way, it's happening - i was a total headass the first time we met, apologised and asked for a "nice dinner" and she asked your place or out, and i took that as a play to have her come over. can't bail out of this situation

would be good to know for future reference though

[UncleWede]

Originally Posted by Joekerr

Potatoes are great - do them sometime if not that dinner.

Asparagus - super easy too. I tend to like the thinner asparagus cooked so it isn't mushy (though I like that way too)...just little bone in it still is my preference.

I take the end (the bulky fibrous end) and place my other hand about halfway up the stem (but little more towards the end and snap it wherever it decides to snap. Be different for each, but that way, you should be left with the good stuff and not the fibrous crap that tastes awful.

So snap them all, throw them in a frying pan of appropriate size for the amount you bought, don't want too big a pan, and slather on a decent amount of butter and cook at medium heat. Also add some kosher salt at this point, get the butter all over all the asparagus, just turn them around till they are good. Once it starts to heat up a little, but pretty early on in the process, I like to then add lemon juice over top as a base for it to cook in. At this point, once the lemon juice gets hot, they steam cook pretty fast, so watch them. They should turn a nice bright green and they are good to go if you want them with a bit of a bone in the middle, or leave them a little longer and they'll get softer.

So butter, kosher salt, and lemon juice.

After what you just did to asparagus, u just lost my vote

Break, steam, enjoy

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by Turkish Pickle

you can't say that and not give a reason why!
on one hand we have this, on the other we have Now_Rudi coming in with a special recipe to "make her follow you like a lost puppy"


either way, it's happening - i was a total headass the first time we met, apologised and asked for a "nice dinner" and she asked your place or out, and i took that as a play to have her come over. can't bail out of this situation

would be good to know for future reference though

No offense to my man Fast and Furiously, but we are cut from the same cloth, but opposite sides of the fabric. Similar in many ways but one of us is a bang'em and slang'em out the door guy and the other is reformed hopeless romantic. One of us appreciates a toy, the other appreciates the inner mechanics and all the gears that make the toy do what it does.

[JP10]

Originally Posted by Turkish Pickle

you can't say that and not give a reason why!
on one hand we have this, on the other we have Now_Rudi coming in with a special recipe to "make her follow you like a lost puppy"


either way, it's happening - i was a total headass the first time we met, apologised and asked for a "nice dinner" and she asked your place or out, and i took that as a play to have her come over. can't bail out of this situation

would be good to know for future reference though

You'll be fine, just have a good time. Make sure you clean up afterwards, chicks hate a mess even if they don't say anything about it. Leaving a mess shows immaturity as well, she'll be impressed afterwards. Obviously don't know what she is like, so I'm generalizing.

[CTinline-six]

Originally Posted by JP10

You'll be fine, just have a good time. Make sure you clean up afterwards, chicks hate a mess even if they don't say anything about it. Leaving a mess shows immaturity as well, she'll be impressed afterwards. Obviously don't know what she is like, so I'm generalizing.

+1

Make her dinner, then clean up and do the dishes. After that go check the oil in her car before she leaves. You won't be able to keep her away.

[cmyx6go]

Originally Posted by CTinline-six

+1

Make her dinner, then clean up and do the dishes. After that go check the oil in her car before she leaves. You won't be able to keep her away.

Adding check tire pressure because the temps dropped so her tires are probably down a few psi.

Oh - and clean as you go. Don't wait until after dinner to clean everything.

[nyalpine90]

check under the hood make sure everything is in place, check for any strange fumes

[dinonz]

Check the back seat for room and "comfort". She'll appreciate that.

[FuriouslyFast]

Originally Posted by Turkish Pickle

you can't say that and not give a reason why!
on one hand we have this, on the other we have Now_Rudi coming in with a special recipe to "make her follow you like a lost puppy"


either way, it's happening - i was a total headass the first time we met, apologised and asked for a "nice dinner" and she asked your place or out, and i took that as a play to have her come over. can't bail out of this situation

would be good to know for future reference though

How long have you been dating?

My reason why is b/c I have done it a few times & then you seem like a pushover etc & they just roll looking for the bad boy type. Maybe not quite that cut & dry, but you get the point. Like many things in life, timing is key...

[upstatedoc]

if I make dinner SHE is cleaning up

[CTinline-six]

Originally Posted by upstatedoc

if I make dinner SHE is cleaning up

Clean up together in the shower.

[King Rudi]

Originally Posted by CTinline-six

Clean up together in the shower.

It's also friendly to the environment by reducing water consumption!