Poe college girl tryIN to impress mate.

HELP ME...


I want to impress my man. I can only cook a few meals. I will always follow directions and whatever I do turns out fine. 9 years of prepcooking I learned a little, BUT I need cheap but delicious meals to cook for my man. I'm serious PLEASE HELP ME.

What type of stuff are you looking for?Desserts,is there a vegitarian,etc.?I got a gorge foreman recipe book if meats are okay.

The main thing that I'm looking for is something that is simple, cheep but still tast really good. You know like chicken over rice...I need a lot of ideas....we both eat meat...we don't like tomatoes....

Stir Fry Chicken Teriyaki
Submitted by Marina A. Turner

Category: Chinese, Dinner, Poultry, Stir-fry

Rating:

Yield: servings
Ingredients:
5 boneless skinless chicken breast halves/sliced into cubes or small strips
1 large onion
1 cup of mushrooms
1 large green pepper/sliced lengthwise
3 cups of broccolli/fresh or frozen
2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
1 jar kikkoman teriyaki marinade
1 jar kikkoman teriyaki baste/glaze
2 cups of cooked white rice

Procedures:
1 Heat a large skillet with oil and fry chicken until golden brown, then add onions and cook until almost transparent.
2 Then add peppers and mushrooms and grill well.
3 Then add just enough marinade, until all is covered and stir for about 5 minutes on medium heat.
4 Then add teriyaki glaze until all is covered, stirring continuously and follow by adding broccoli last for a more crisp taste/texture, let sit for about 5 minutes. Serve over white rice.

For a pretty good dessert:

Viennese meringue bars

1 cup butter
1 1/4 cups sugar,divided
2 egg yolks
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
1 cup seedless raspberry jam
1 1/2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
3 egg whites
1/2 slivered almonds,toasted

Preheat oven at 350.Beat butter and 1/2 cup sugar in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy.Beat in egg yolks and salt.Gradually add flour.Beat at low speed until well blended.

With buttered fingers,pat dough evenly into ungreased 15X10 inch jelly roll pan.Bake 22-25 minutes or until light golden brown.Remove from oven;immediately spread jam over crust.Sprinkle evenly with chocolate chips.

For meringue topping,beat egg whites in clean large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until foamy.Gradually beat in the remaining 3/4 cup of sugar until stiff peaks form.gently stir in almonds with rubber spatula.

Spoon meringue over chocolate mixture;spread evenly with small spatula.Bake 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.Cool completely,cut into squares.

Easy Pepper Steak


McCormick? Brown Gravy Mix allows you to enjoy this favorite Chinese dish in 30 minutes.
Makes 8 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes





1 package (0.87 ounce) McCormick? Brown Gravy Mix
3/4 cup water
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 pounds flank or sirloin steak, thinly sliced diagonally
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 medium onion, sliced
2 bell peppers, cut into thin strips


1. Combine Brown Gravy Mix, water, and soy sauce. Set aside.

2. Heat oil over medium-high heat in large skillet. Saut? meat 7-8 minutes or until brown.

3. Stir in brown gravy mixture, onion and bell peppers; bring to a boil and simmer 10 minutes. Serve over rice if desired




Easy Beef Stew


Prep Time: 30 min
Total Time: 3 hr 30 min
Makes: 8 servings









2 lb. beef for stew, cut into 1-inch cubes

2 cups beef broth

2 cups diagonally sliced carrots

2 cups diagonally sliced celery

2 cups quartered onions

2 cups cubed peeled potatoes

2 Tbsp. MINUTE Tapioca

1/4 tsp. ground marjoram

1/4 tsp. pepper

1/4 tsp. ground thyme

1 bay leaf


PREHEAT oven to 300?F. Mix all ingredients in large casserole dish; cover.

BAKE 2-1/2 to 3 hours or until meat and vegetables are tender, stirring after each hour.

REMOVE and discard bay leaf.

If you want a REALLY simple, REALLY easy desert, try this:

1 box icecream sandwitches

Put 5 or 6 icecream sandwitches in a bowl, stir for a really long time, or until it is batter like and the chunks are all gone. Put in a microwavable bowl, dish, whatever would make a nice mold. Then stick it in a microwave for about 2 minutes or more. Make sure to check it is cooked all the way until you flip the bowl, dish, whatever onto a plate. There you have it, Icecream Cake. I thought of this when I was merely eight years old. Enjoy.

Or you could do it like this lady:
http://www.recipelink.com/mf/1/1371<BR>

I really need to check the dates on these comments before I comment... ha, I'm just about a month late.