Mastering The 'Eating In' Date

One big hurdle to get over when dating a woman is the first invite to your house where you prepare dinner. It can be a wonderful intimate experience for both of you to kick back and truly relax. Unfortunately it can also lead to disaster very easily. Without being overly specific, these simple tips should help you get through that event.

If you’re really worried or inexperienced at making dinner for someone, the best thing for you to do is subtly ask her what her favorite cuisine is during a date, and order that from a reputable establishment. It might lack the “home-cooked” element that girls like, but it’s not a deal breaker. If you feel competent to actually cook for her, then the following are some easy considerations to take into account:


Menu Do's

Unless your date does not like wine, or does not drink at all, wine is a good choice. It shows sophistication, and at the same time shows her that you can do more than just guzzle beer. Pick something appropriate. A red like a Merlot or Cabernet sauvignon for red meats, or a white, like pinot grigio, chardonnay, or sauvignon blanc for chicken or fish. And do not cheap out or go too expensive. Something in the $12.00 to $20.00 a bottle range for a dinner date will likely prove sufficient, and will be acceptable even if she has a more educated pallet than you do.

Even if she is not into Japanese sushi or maki, then picking up some simple vegetarian California rolls ahead of time and keeping them in the fridge would be appropriate.

One of my best standbys is spaghetti. There is a small Italian deli near where I live that sells homemade sauce in jars, and the spaghetti will cook in about 12 minutes. This allows you to have the sauce on warm and put in the spaghetti only after she arrives.

Before undertaking the first cooking date, make sure you have any food allergies down cold. The life threatening ones are worry some, but the annoying little sensitivities can prove to be an intimacy killer as well. Keep an over the counter anti-histamine around for emergencies. Benedryl is one of the better known. Ask your pharmacist for another appropriate alternative to have on hand as well if benedryl is a problem.

Speaking of, you should keep the meal light – that way if you do have dessert and then want some “adult times”, you won’t be too full of food to really “move it”.

Candles and music are a must. Choose something that is easy to listen to. A relaxed sonata is easier to digest to than a booming overture.


Things Not To Do

If you are trying to impress her, then cook it several times and eat it yourself before the big date. You do not want any slip-ups on the big night. It can spoil the evening.

Avoid anything involving garlic and onion unless you buy her an extra toothbrush in a sealed package. Explain that you didn’t buy it expecting her to use it in the morning, but because you might want to do some kissing. She’ll blush.

Don’t serve your meal on paper plates, and don’t serve your drinks in plastic cups. You don’t have to break out the fine china, but you don’t want it to look like a cookout in the bush..

Do not over spice, and stay away from gassy foods like cucumbers. For a similar reason, serving soda pop or beer should be avoided. Burping is just not romantic.

Desert

You never want to load her down with so much food that if things do get sexy, she’s too full of food to really give it much effort. Serve something light like a sherbet, or a fruit cup.

Keep some whipped topping in the fridge in case the evening is an unqualified success.

Good luck and bon appetite!

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