Charlie Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 A certain friend is coming round on Friday night and I'm meant to be cooking something but don't have a clue what to make. I need something that's cheap, easy(ish), tastes and looks good and isn't boring (ie. spag bol). Any ideas? My recipe books don't seem to have many things in them for a decent meal... I'm thinking a curry but I don't have a clue where to start... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jordan Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Heres one Letty taught me. Super simple and fast. Cook up some pasta twirls/twists, shuve in a can of tuna and half a can of beans. Cook till all is hot. Failing that, theres Tuna Pasta bake. Can you tell i like Tuna? Anyway, what i just suggested really isn't what you want to cook for a lady friend. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caris Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Pot noodle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 Anyway, what i just suggested really isn't what you want to cook for a lady friend. :p Who said anything about it being a girl? (but yeah, it is a girl) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowV7 Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Order a chinese/indian and make it arrive before she does, heat it up in oven and your sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 The meal I had last night was excellent, and cheap! All you need is: 2 Chicken breasts 1 Onion Garlic Asparagus A bottle of Pesto Some Pasta Pack of Mushrooms 1. Chop up the Chicken, onion, mushrooms and garlic. 2. Boil the Pasta and aparagus. 3. Fry the Chick, onion, mushrooms and garlic. 4. When both look cooked drain the water from the pasta/asparagus and mix in the fried bits. 5. Mix in the Pesto to taste. 6. Serve. Easy to do, very tasty, cheap and you can do it without any of the bits you don't like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conzer16 Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 A lasagne is easy - the basic spag bol mix - and is a little different! Just layer spag bol with pasta sheets and pour cheese sauce on top then put in the oven till pasta is cooked. Serve with garlic bread and a side salad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxigen_Waste Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Hotdogs! Hotdogs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyellowbloke Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 Maccaroni cheese, it's easy, tasty, cheap and makes you look like pro. Also when done right it can guarantee you a damn good seeing to, if you catch my drift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 THE MR. MASH! http://tales.namco.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=44261 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Buttons are Magic! Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 pasta + chicken + sauce = win in my book also, pasta + cheesey sauce + bits of bacon is always good - and them you grill it with some crisps on top yummmmmmmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Letty Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 What about soup? I know carrot and orange soup, its nice: 4 carrots an onion an orange stock cube. 500ml water blender (its better if it is blended) Chop your onions and put them in a pan, and fry them. Then add your carrots (which are also chopped and peeled,). Boil the watter, and put a stock cube in it. Put the stock/water in the pan aswell, and boil the soup. Then when its cooked (25 mins ish) put it in a blender, and mix it up. At the end, squeeze the orange juice into it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Dude- make rare steak. it takes about 25 mins, you can make it with no skills whatsoever, it looks great, tastes better and will generally just seem impressive. here's what I do: grab some sirloin steak from a butchers as not to cost you the earth for sides you get a red onion and as many medium sized boiling potatoes as you want to eat each. You also want a small box of button mushrooms. now, once you get these together, the first thing you do is boil the potatoes as per for about 20 mins. they shouldn't be too soft because they need to be firm for part two. while this is going on, you wanna start preparing the steaks. All you need to do is beat the shit out of them with your palms for a bit to tenderise them, then you rub in salt and ground black pepper in to the meat on both sides of each steak. after that, sprinkle them with rosemary, again on both sides. When you're done, but those aside. now you just need to chop up the veg. the onion should be in strings, not chunks and the shrooms should be at least halved. by now, your spuds should be on their way. when they're cooked but firm, drain them and cut them in to thin round slices. now for the final stages. Fry your potato slices in plenty of oil first till they start turning brown. now, heat a 2nd pan and fry the steaks, onions and mushrooms together till everything cooks together. serve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaggle64 Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Pita-Bread Pizza. It's quick and it's pocket sized, making it ideal for easy carrying. If you don't mind a messy pocket. Grab yourself a pita bread, wet it slightly on one side and smother it with a layer of pasta sauce. Sprinkle generously with your preferred flavours of cheese, then throw on anything else you want on there: mushrooms, ham, olives, bacon, whatever grabs your fancy. Bung in the oven for about ten minutes at at least 200c. Consume. Ideal as a side dish or as part of a larger meal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog-amoto Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Risotto is a good choice, and it's pretty easy. Fry some chicken, onion and garlic in a pan till the chicken has browned, and whilst this is doing it, make 3 pints of chicken stock. Add some arborio rice to the pan (keep stirring), along with plenty olive oil, and after 5 mins, add a tin of chopped tomatoes, and a few slices of courgette (optional) and about 2 pints of stock. Keep stirring regularly over a medium heat otherwise the rice will stick to the pan. Use the other pint of stock if the risotto is getting thick and not cooked yet. Once cooked, let it stand for about 20 minutes. Add some butter and some sour cream. Really tasty, a bit more interesting than spag bol, pretty easy and damn cheap to make. But the best thing to do though is tell your friend to bugger off cos you'll be playing Mario Galaxy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted November 14, 2007 Author Share Posted November 14, 2007 Risotto is a good choice, and it's pretty easy. Fry some chicken, onion and garlic in a pan till the chicken has browned, and whilst this is doing it, make 3 pints of chicken stock. Add some arborio rice to the pan (keep stirring), along with plenty olive oil, and after 5 mins, add a tin of chopped tomatoes, and a few slices of courgette (optional) and about 2 pints of stock. Keep stirring regularly over a medium heat otherwise the rice will stick to the pan. Use the other pint of stock if the risotto is getting thick and not cooked yet. Once cooked, let it stand for about 20 minutes. Add some butter and some sour cream. Really tasty, a bit more interesting than spag bol, pretty easy and damn cheap to make. But the best thing to do though is tell your friend to bugger off cos you'll be playing Mario Galaxy! That sounds quite good actually - I may try it out tomorrow night to make sure I can do it. I haven't even decided if I'm getting Mario Galaxy or not, although I have the money, I can't really afford it and I really want Assasain's Creed.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McPhee Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Get some tagliatelle pasta, honey roast salmon flakes (sainsburys do em, dunno bout other shops) a red onion, creme fraiche and broccoli. Basically cook the broccoli and pasta as normal Chop onion and fry it off in a seperate pan Add Creme Fraiche and a little Honey, stir til it thins Add the salmon, remove from heat Stir in pasta Serve and use the broccoli to garnish No idea what it's called, made it up the other day when i was bored and needed food. Looks good though and tastes great. I'd prob go for the Risotto though, just posted this cause someone might use it or you might need something else some time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demuwan Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 That sounds quite good actually - I may try it out tomorrow night to make sure I can do it. I haven't even decided if I'm getting Mario Galaxy or not, although I have the money, I can't really afford it and I really want Assasain's Creed.... Get Galaxy over Assasins Creed. You won't regret it. Oh and Spag Bol is always good:heh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triforcemario Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Order a chinese/indian and make it arrive before she does, heat it up in oven and your sorted.Winnar! desudesudesu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Boil water. Put chicken breast in water. Put Smash into a pot. Remove chicken from water. Pour water into Smash for slightly chickeny flavour Smash. Boiled chicken and slightly chickeny Smash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalin Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Men cooking for women? Seen it all now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted November 14, 2007 Author Share Posted November 14, 2007 Men cooking for women? Seen it all now. It was originally meant to be her cooking for me but that changed somehow..... (She said she's cooking next time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stalin Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Take her out to an expensive restaurant and reap the benefits of capitalism while you still can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Posted November 14, 2007 Author Share Posted November 14, 2007 Take her out to an expensive restaurant and reap the benefits of capitalism while you still can. I think I'm more likely to go for the carry-out option and pass it as my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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